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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, will be held from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, in room 200 of...
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 tuition for domestic students at the equivalent of the in-state tuition rate, effectively...
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 performed at Cornell’s memorial service. The two had been friends. Between them, they...
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 renovation. These changes will ultimately save the university financial resources while increasing the...
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 classes, Carey has connected with students from elementary through high school to share...
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 – at all locations. Traffic kept moving, cars were unloaded and students moved...
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 slated for the weekend of Sept. 8 – 10. “Family weekend is an...
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 100 rankings of the Safest Colleges in America 2017 report. The National Council...
Dr. Terry Bishop, associate professor in the Department of Management at NIU, will deliver a Jobs PLUS session on ethics and leadership on Monday, Sept. 11, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., in the Campus Life Building 100. The event will examine the strong relationship between ethics and effective leadership and will focus on how one’s...
Huskies on and off campus will be rewarded for displaying their pride on Fridays this year, as campus officials plan to give everyone another reason to celebrate the most popular day of the week. The effort – dubbed Red and Black Fridays – kicks off on Sept. 1, which also happens to mark the first home...
The 2017-2018 recipient of the Golden Hanger award is the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies. The Golden Hanger Award, the first of its kind at NIU, was part of a friendly competition/clothing drive between offices and departments sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) in preparation for their annual Clothing Expo. The...
The NIU School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD) is coordinating a support group for caregivers of children (0-22 years old) with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. This support group will provide caregivers a place to discuss their personal experiences and hear presentations from speakers on topics ranging from educational,...
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