Last year’s merger of NIU’s bus system with those operated by the City of DeKalb continues to reap benefits as money savings and other efficiencies allow the City to offer new and additional routes. Beginning Oct. 7, the bus shuttle to the
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Last year’s merger of NIU’s bus system with those operated by the City of DeKalb continues to reap benefits as money savings and other efficiencies allow the City to offer new and additional routes. Beginning Oct. 7, the bus shuttle to the
Read moreJohn M. Dunn A university president. A provost. A dean. A department chair. A vice chancellor – and two terms as an interim chancellor. An internationally respected researcher. John M. Dunn, recently retired from a decade of successful leadership of Western Michigan University and now fulfilling that second
Read moreThere have been a handful of loyal followers over the years of Assistant Professor Nicholas Hryhorczuk’s tales of his visits to Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst and biggest nuclear disaster. But ever since HBO began airing the Emmy award-winning “Chernobyl”
Read more“It’s always been acting,” Ray said. “Mom would do costumes and hair for the students. When I was probably 5 or 6 years old, they were doing “Annie Get Your Gun,” and I can remember it like it was yesterday. I
Read moreYanghee Kim and Michael Tscholl at the Grenoble workshop. Yanghee Kim and Michael Tscholl are generating international excitement for their work with NIU’s CREATE Center. During the summer, the researchers from the NIU College of Education’s Morgridge Endowed Chair Office participated in research workshops in Europe. They made
Read moreFriends of Jane Adeny Memorial School for Girls will hold its fourth annual fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 11, 6 to 9 p.m. at Faranda’s, 302 Grove Street in DeKalb. Attendees will sample Kenyan food, be greeted with African drumming and celebrate the
Read moreThe Disability Resource Center partners with students who have disabilities and offers guidance, services and resources to help students gain access, fully participate and succeed at NIU. “Our office works to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students and the campus community,”
Read moreA hidden gem is now part of RecWell. FitWell, NIU’s recreation and fitness program for employees and their families, alumni, retirees and area residents is now a seamless part of the Recreation and Wellness offerings on campus. The evolution is a result
Read moreA noted religious studies scholar will discuss the bridges between the intellectual and popular interpretations of the book of Revelation during the 16th annual Lincoln Lecture, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Northern Illinois University’s Altgeld Auditorium. The presentation is
Read moreMechatronics engineering student Di’Quan Ishmon has solved the problem every person with a mobile device faces: a dead battery. In fact, he is gearing up to enter his invention in the Falling Walls Lab Competition in Champaign, Illinois on Friday, Sept. 27.
Read moreSusan Caplan has been named the chair for the NIU School of Nursing. Caplan comes to NIU from Rutgers University where she was a professor of nursing. Also, she taught at the University of Southern Maine, and holds a Ph.D. degree in
Read moreNIU’s Parking Services collected more than 650 pounds of food and wiped out 157 parking tickets during its two-week Food for Fines campaign. The food will benefit the Huskie Food Pantry, which aims to help students focus on academic success as opposed
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