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Northern Illinois University’s School of Art and Design presents Back/To/For/ward, the Fall 2016 Master of Fine Arts group exhibition of first-year graduate artwork. Please join students as they host an opening reception on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Gallery 215 at 215 North Fourth St., in DeKalb. Back/To/For/ward is the introductory...
Cor Cantiamo, a professional chamber choir in residence at the NIU School of Music, will present the world premiere performance of The Seven Heavens, composed by Grammy-nominated British composer James Whitbourn on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at NIU. This 30-minute multi-movement work is a musical biography of...
Next May, NIU faculty, staff, students and alumni — along with fans and visitors from across the country — will experience the excitement and pageantry of a national championship tournament up close and in person when NIU and Rich Harvest Farms host the 2017 NCAA Golf Championships. For two weeks – May 19-24 for the...
The Operating Staff Council is hosting bimonthly workshops called The Giving Project where scarves and other items are being made for Huskie students in need of support and for other members of our community. We are looking for contributions of washable yarn, crochet hooks and knitting needles. If you have items you would like to...
Students, staff, family, friends and community members are invited to attend Bryan Stevenson’s open presentation, “American Injustice, Mercy, Humanity and Making a Difference,” on Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m., in the Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will visit NIU for an evening designed to...
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s Assistant Director and Curator Peter Olson accepted a competitive Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) Award of Excellence that recognizes museums in the state that exemplify professional best practices and standards in the field of museum curation at the professional organization’s annual conference. Olson accepted the...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present as its next Mainstage Series production, a classic piece of French literature that is considered the first Absurdist play in the history of live theatre. The political drama-comedy, King Ubu, written by Alfred Jarry, opens Oct. 20 at Huntley Middle School Auditorium in DeKalb. King Ubu is...
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 7-8 p.m., in the Rare Books and Special Collections section on the fourth floor at the Founders Memorial Library, join Dr. Tin Naing Win, associate professor of History, from Mandalay University for a public lecture on the “Art of Cartography in Ancient Burma.” Come celebrate Halloween early on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 1-3 p.m., by...
Light up the night and show your Huskie pride! On Thursday, October 20th, at 7p.m., NIU encourages you to invite your friends, family members and neighbors to watch the Northern Lights Homecoming Parade! A long-standing Huskie Homecoming tradition, the Homecoming Parade brings Huskies and members of the DeKalb and Sycamore communities together on a lighted...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present a roundtable discussion about electoral politics and democracy in America from 4:30-6 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the Montgomery Auditorium. This CLAS Research Forum program will include short, 5-7 minute presentations by the following faculty members followed by discussion: Matt Streb (Political Science), Electoral College...
From 10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, and all day Thursday, Oct. 20, Parking Lot 3 (south of the Visual Arts and Music buildings) will be closed so that it can be utilized for NIU Homecoming activities. Blue permit holders who normally use Lot 3 are asked to find alternative parking in other campus lots. Suggestions include the...
NIU Campus Parking Services is excited to announce the installation of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The charging station is located on the west side of the parking garage drive-up ramp off of Carroll Avenue. This project is part of an initiative known as the “Workplace Charging Challenge.” The Workplace Charging Challenge aims to...
