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NIU College of Law has been named by Law.com as one of the top schools — coming in at fourth in the nation — for placing graduates in government and public interest jobs. The rankings were determined by using data submitted to the American Bar Association for the class of 2016, with NIU Law having 30.68 percent of...
The NIU Supermileage team is celebrating a third-place overall finish and its best-ever combined score after last weekend’s SAE Supermileage competition in Marshall, MI. In the competition, teams of engineering students design and build single-occupant, ultra fuel-efficient vehicles. The teams compete for the best design, highest fuel economy and greatest vehicle endurance. The NIU vehicle...
The Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences (FCNS) Child Development Lab (CDL) is proud to announce it has received the Family and Community Engagement Award of Excellence through ExceleRate Illinois. NIU’s CDL is one of 26 programs out of an eligible 1,300 across Illinois to earn this award. The CDL received the award at a celebration...
A team of NIU faculty and administrators has been selected by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) to participate in the AAC&U summer Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success at Boston University in late June. The Institute is designed to help campus teams develop highly engaging approaches to learning that improve both...
NIU’s 11th annual EIGERlab FastPitch Competition — your chance to prove the potential of your business idea in three minutes or less — will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the NIU EIGERlab, 8500 E. State St., in Rockford, IL. Initial presentations will kick off at 3:30 p.m., and final presentations will start at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to...
NIU Athletics would like to invite you and your family to join them for the 2017 Huskie Summer Circuit, the annual “tour” that brings NIU Athletics head coaches and staff in contact with fans and alumni throughout the region.At each event, fans will hear from Sean Frazier, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics,...
The Community School of the Arts at Northern Illinois University announces a new Summer Percussion Workshop for middle and high school age students. Participants work with NIU percussion instructor Ben Wahlund, NIU professor and Fulbright award recipient Greg Beyer, DeKalb High School Director of Bands Steve Lundin, and several other professional educators and percussionists during...
The Figure Skating Team took to the ice on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the Skate-on-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Figure Skating Competition sanctioned by the U.S. Figure Skating Association and hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, placing eighth out of 18 teams. All seven girls on the roster competed this spring. Christi Helm, a...
The NIU Mars Rover team, Picus Martius, won first place in the mechanical engineering division and best overall in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Spring 2017 Senior Design Day. Each year, seniors in the college form teams to work on a project that demonstrates what they have learned. This semester, 158 students...
The Latino Resource Center celebrated its 5th annual Latino graduation on Sunday, May 7, in the Carl Sandburg auditorium. This year’s theme was “Pasos cortos, vista larga” (short steps, long view). During the ceremony, President Doug Baker welcomed over 200 people in attendance for this year’s graduation. Special recognition was paid to Dave and Suzanne...
The annual Kishwaukee United Way Day of Caring will be on Monday, June 22, with a kick-off rally and volunteer check-in at 8:15 a.m. The Day of Caring is an organized day of volunteer service in the community – much like NIU Cares Day. Each year, approximately 200 community volunteers complete projects at 30 nonprofit...
Some levels of the parking deck will close for maintenance and cleaning from Monday, May 22, through to Saturday, May 27. Levels will open as work is completed. During this time, any valid blue or yellow permit holders will be able to park in any legal parking space on open levels, with the exception of...
