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Esports – competitive video gaming – is a growing phenomenon on college campuses. In October 2018, there were more than 80 collegiate varsity esports teams and more than 270 collegiate esports clubs in the United States. NIU recognizes the importance of esports for building community, promoting healthy gaming practices, and supporting new technologies in learning...
Nearly 150 Rockford-area high school students visited NIU-Rockford for a school field trip to learn about careers in engineering, and the educational pathway to obtain one. The Gearing Up for Engineering school field trip provided prospective students with information on NIU’s six engineering bachelor’s degree programs offered in DeKalb as well as the NIU Engineering...
NSF grant paves way for paid summer research experiences in Estonia Travel to northern Europe. Work with leading scientists. Conduct real-world—and really important—research on climate change. And get paid! This isn’t a too-good-to-be-true offer. It’s a new project that will involve small groups of select students who will travel to historic and picturesque Estonia to...
The Northern Illinois University College of Law’s Civil Justice Clinic was honored by the Illinois State Bar Association with its 2018 Excellence in Legal Education Award. Established by the ISBA’s Committee on Legal Education, Admissions and Competence, this annual awardrecognizes a law school program that serves as an example of excellence in the practice of law; demonstrates records of...
Students who have attended high school in Illinois—especially those from DeKalb County and the city of Chicago—are the focus of new scholarship incentives announced this week. Funded by a $2.73 million grant from the state of Illinois matched by the university, NIU’s AIM HIGH Scholarships will boost the institution’s available awards nearly 30 percent. The...
Chad McEvoy NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will launch a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management next fall. The new program capitalizes on the department’s rich heritage of preparing graduate students for careers in the thriving sport industry, which includes all of Chicago’s major professional teams and other pro baseball, basketball, football and hockey clubs across the country....
In 1968, NIU launched the McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program, welcoming about 50 African American students from Chicago to the DeKalb campus. Founded by Davis and then NIU President Rhoten Smith, the program was created to offer students access to higher education and provide them with the tools to succeed. Mission accomplished. A half century...
One friendly conversation at a time, a team of NIU students helps Huskies Get Connected. They’re not in it for fanfare, but the work they’re doing to help new students find their place at NIU is invaluable. Run by Student Success Team Members in First- and Second-Year Experience, the Huskies Get Connected program pairs trained...
Jim and Becky Surber Soon after new Illinois standards for school principals were introduced in 2010, Jim and Becky Surber joined the NIU College of Education’s efforts to modify its program to comply. NIU’s program soon became one of the first in the state to gain approval for its updated curriculum and, five years after...
If you’re a first-generation student at NIU, we’ve got your back. Efforts are underway to create a culture of first-generation awareness at NIU. More than half of NIU’s undergraduate students are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college. But national statistics show at least 75 percent of first-generation college students...
“I’m a First-Gen College Student” will bring together first-generation students, faculty, staff and recent alumni with Welcome Events from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 4 and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 5 at Founders Memorial Library. To help launch the program, we’re telling just some of the many first-generation stories here at NIU....
“I’m a First-Gen College Student” will bring together first-generation students, faculty, staff and recent alumni with Welcome Events from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 4 and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 5 at Founders Memorial Library. To help launch the program, we’re telling just some of the many first-generation stories here at NIU....
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