The process of transferring is more seamless than ever thanks to a growing number of community colleges that have completed a guaranteed admissions agreement with NIU. In recent months, Kishwaukee College, Sauk Valley Community College, College of Lake County and the Chicago
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Arcomusical, a sextet of Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, directed by NIU Professor and Head of Percussion Studies Gregory Beyer, is on the ballot for consideration for the 2018 Grammy Awards in the category of Best World Music Album. Arcomusical’s album, “MeiaMeia” represents three years
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Technology applications related to health and wellness are evolving quickly, and NIU faculty, students and alumni are at the forefront of important breakthroughs in the use of technology to promote personal and community wellness, and manage healthcare. Take, for example, associate professors
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Thousands of area kids who attended NIU’s STEMfest event last weekend took at least two things home with them: the idea that science can be fun and the realization that all types of people can be scientists. Nearly 7,000 children and families
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Erin Heath, associate director of government relations for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will visit campus next month to talk about federal funding for scientific research. Her presentation, which is part of NIU’s PI Academy Professional Development series,
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Action taken by the NIU Board of Trustees today will help NIU recruit more U.S. students from outside the borders of the Land of Lincoln. The NIU Board of Trustees approved a new domestic rate structure for tuition that will set out-of-state
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Legendary grunge rocker Chris Cornell committed suicide Thursday, May 18, in his hotel room following a concert in Detroit. Only two months later, on Thursday, July 20, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington took his own life at home in California. Bennington had
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Motivated by an effort to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective services, the students and staff of the Holmes Student Center (HSC) were hard at work this summer making several strategic changes to consolidate campus services and gear up for an impending
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NIU senior Jasmine Carey has had her eyes opened to a range of career possibilities in STEM education through her work with the STEM Outreach team at NIU’s Center for P-20 Engagement. As an instructor at the center’s STEM Outreach camps and
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If you could draw up the perfect NIU Move-In Day, chances are it would look a lot like the one last Friday. “It was smooth as butter,” said Tim Trottier, who chairs the Move-In Day Committee. “Everything about the day just flowed
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Family Weekend at NIU promises to give Huskies plenty of opportunities to show their loved ones what life on campus is all about, and organizers said they’re prepared to break records as generations of Huskies come together. More than 25 events are
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National Council for Home Safety and Security named NIU to its list of the 2017 Top 100 Safest Colleges in America At Northern Illinois University, community safety is our top priority. That’s why we we’re extremely proud to be included in the top
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