Category: On Campus
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences External Programming will host the 2011 Northern Illinois Regional History Fair Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Holmes Student Center. The history fair provides a venue for junior high and high school students to test their merits as scholars while exploring local history. Volunteers are needed to judge the students’...
Ready for some Outdoor Adventures? The Outing Centre of Recreation Services is planning two events for Groundhog Day — Wednesday, Feb. 2 — including a sledding trip. First, a winter sports clinic is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Outing Centre. Come check out the great possibilities of winter, warm up with hot chocolate and...
The NIU College of Business fared extremely well in a recent BusinessWeek magazine story citing a 2010 survey of senior-level students across the country ranking how well their business school integrated ethics into the curriculum. An overwhelming majority of NIU business students gave the college’s BELIEF Initiative an “A.” That level of satisfaction ranked second only...
Students who need to know the most-current location of the Huskie Bus can turn to NIU Today for that information: NIU Today now features a quick and easy-to-find link to the Huskie Bus Tracker, which refreshes every 20 seconds. The NIU Huskie Line bus system is one of the largest transit systems in the state...
It’s cold outside! Come warm up with a free cup of hot soup and warm bread sticks while learning more about how to be successful at NIU. NIU’s Office of Student Academic Success is launching Soup & Success, a series of workshops that are student-centered and encourage student success initiatives. Each is based on a topic critical being a...
The NIU College of Business is celebrating its 50th birthday, but the first present will go to the winner of the contest to officially name the year-long celebration of that milestone. Suggestions for the theme can be submitted online through Friday, Feb. 18. The winning slogan will be included on all materials promoting the anniversary....
The LGBT Resource Center‘s Ally Program is now accepting reservations from students, faculty and staff for spring workshops. The Ally Program is designed to foster a welcoming and supportive campus environment for LGBTQ individuals by creating a visible network of allies. It is an opportunity for all people to learn about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
ELS Language Centers (ELS), which opened its DeKalb location last September, will celebrate that milestone with a grand opening event at noon Friday, Feb. 11, in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. Mark Harris, president and CEO of ELS Educational Services, and Alexandra (Sasha) Zilovic, vice president of North American Operations & Business...
NIU Today — your guide to what’s going on campus and in the campus community — has unveiled several changes to its homepage for the spring semester. Among new features along the right column: A Huskie Bus Tracker link Local Google weather A customized tab box including Latest News, Popular and Tags Randomly selected videos Other new additions include a photo...
Nancy Castle’s students were doing service learning before service learning was cool. “Years ago I began sending my graduate students out to do things in the community that we’d later process in the classroom. It was a long time before I knew the name for that was service learning,” says Castle, who has taught in...
Registration is open for the second annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day. This year’s event will take place Wednesday, April 20, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has participated in a faculty-mentored creative or research project is encouraged to showcase his or her work. ...
The non-profit Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) will present “Test In Test Out” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, to help minority and/or low-income students who are considering law school. The event co-sponsored by the NIU College of Law and NIU Student Support Services takes place in Swen Parson Hall Room...
