Campus dining just took on a bit of Southwestern flair. Qdoba, one of the top Mexican food franchises in America, has signed a contract to become the fourth new food vendor that will serve the campus community when renovation of the Holmes
Read more
Software partnership brings data to life for Geoscience students
Collecting and analyzing data is a function found in many facets of today’s world and the study of the Earth and environment is no exception. In order to maintain its strong commitment to teaching, research and preparing future professionals, NIU’s department of
Read more
Making campus welcoming: Debbie McGinn
The Building Services team provides routine, intermittent and restorative cleaning for all academic, research, residence hall and athletic facilities on campus. On a daily basis they support the university’s mission to provide students, faculty and staff with top quality academic, research and
Read more
101-year-old alumna and donor reflects fondly on her time at NIU
NIU alumna Helen Woods Milligan, ’41, still gives back to her alma mater as a donor nearly 80 years after leaving campus. Milligan, who recently turned 101 and now lives in Colorado near family, graduated from Northern Illinois State Teachers College with
Read more
Summer schools tap CI doctoral students to boost learning of international students
Laura Crisp For each of the previous 15 summers, NIU College of Education doctoral student Laura Crisp has spent six weeks teaching teens from China and South Korea. The students come to the United States for multiple-year stays, most arriving in time
Read more
‘Keep talking’: Educators witness strength, advocacy at Social Justice Summer Camp
Joseph Flynn They were different women of different ages, sitting in different rooms, hearing different words on different subjects at different times. Yet their response – their natural, human reaction – was the same. The proverbial lumps in the throat, the moisture
Read more
Students encouraged to purchase parking permits early
Student parking permits for the 2019-2020 school year are now available for purchase through NIU Parking Services. The permits are offered on an annual or per-semester basis, with a variety of price points. NIU Parking Services offers several purchasing and payment options:
Read more
Oak Crest fitness program boosts health, prepares students, joins two generations
During DiAnne Schmitt’s many decades living in DeKalb, she has savored the “communiversity” culture afforded by living in a college town. Now that her address is an apartment in the Oak Crest Retirement Center, she continues to consume NIU’s culture of arts and Division
Read more
Individuals invited to participate in audiology study
The NIU Human Auditory Physiology Lab (HAPL) is looking for individuals to participate in a project designed to examine how changes in cognition following concussion affect a person’s ability to function in complex auditory environments, like a noisy classroom. Matt Wilson, associate
Read more
NIU Athletics tickets going mobile in 2019
Northern Illinois University Athletics will join the hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, venues and organizations across the country to use mobile tickets for single game and mini-plan purchases for all of the Huskies’ ticketed sports in 2019, allowing fans an easy
Read more
NIU Law creates innovative program to decrease barriers to law school
The Northern Illinois University College of Law recently launched a new and innovative program called The Legal Education, Access, and Recognition (LEARN) Program at Northern Illinois University. The program, which is funded by a $125,000 grant from AccessLex Institute, is directed by Interim
Read more
Kerry Freedman, professor of art education wins national Ziegfeld Award
Kerry Freedman, professor and past division head of art and design education in NIU’s School of Art and Design is the 2019 recipient of the United States Society for Education Through Art’s (USSEA) Ziegfield Award. The award is named in honor of
Read more