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Staff from Sponsored Programs Administration are hosting brown-bag lunches throughout the academic year to chat informally with researchers about their interests. The next is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Room 304 of Lowden Hall. No registration is required; faculty and any others interested in the research process need only bring...
UPDATED! The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting a series of faculty-staff appreciate nights for home NIU men’s and women’s basketball games at the Convocation Center throughout the months of January and February. “We very much appreciate all that our faculty and staff do for Northern Illinois University and for their continued effort to put...
MLK Day of Service
NIU will host several events in recognition of MLK Celebration Week, which begins Monday, Jan. 18. This year’s theme is “The Fight for Social Justice: A 1000-Mile Journey,” inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 trip to Chicago, where his protest of housing segregation led to a march of about 700 people in Marquette...
holiday ornaments
NIU’s Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Council will host its annual holiday social from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14. Like other events sponsored by the SPS Council, the holiday social is open to everyone. And, in the spirit of changing things up, the venue is the newly dedicated James B. and Roasalyn L. Pick...
NIU graduation cap
NIU will hold commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13, inside the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy. Participants in the ceremonies should assemble in Victor E. Court at least one hour before each ceremony begins. Late arrivals are not guaranteed participation in their ceremony. Saturday, Dec. 12 – 4 p.m. Graduate...
Newfoundland
Final exams begin Monday, Dec. 7, but NIU students can find unique ways on campus to beat the stress. Want to pet a friendly dog? Super-friendly Newfoundlands Gladus and Shurlee will visit Founders Memorial Library from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Remember how many...
Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular logo
Olympic champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White will headline the Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular along with 10-time world gymnastics champion Simone Biles at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. The show begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m. Select tickets are now only $15 and can be purchased at...
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NIU’s College of Education is now accepting donations of food and personal hygiene products for the Huskies Student Food Pantry. The pantry, which relies on donations and volunteers, strives to provide non-perishable, supplemental food and other necessities for NIU students who are in need of support. Kathy Zuidema, who works in NIU Career Services and...
Members of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, now in its 39th season, plans to delight concert-goers once again with their annual Holiday Pops Concert: Winter Wonderland. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The KSO will play music of the holiday season, including...
Photo of a Value Transfer Station
As the NIU campus becomes more cashless, Document Services and the Office of the Bursar have evaluated the use of Value Transfer Stations at NIU. The study has concluded that the staff labor needed to support, and the risks associated with, these devices are greater than the value they bring to the university. Starting Monday,...
Deborah Haliczer
A retirement party for Deborah Haliczer, who has dedicated 25 years to NIU and has touched the lives of many, will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Haliczer supervises the Employee Assistance Program and serves as employee relations and training director. She also is president of the Supportive Professional Staff Council....
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The NIU Community School of the Arts will host several winter recitals and concerts from Saturday, Dec. 5, through Saturday, Dec. 12. Solo and ensemble performances are featured in the Recital Hall and Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. All are free and open to the public. Saturday, Dec. 5 Showcase Recitals are at...
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