Category: Students
NIU leads the way with new wayfinding program Evolving as a leader in efforts to increase accessibility, NIU has piloted a new wayfinding system that will benefit all Huskies, especially those who are blind or visually impaired. The wayfinding system will allow students, faculty, staff and visitors to hear key information and navigate their way...
Jessica Reyman’s preparation to become associate dean of the NIU Graduate School seemingly began the moment she set foot on campus in 2006. A professor of English for the past 16 years, Reyman has served as director of graduate studies and job placement coordinator in her department. She’s also served as director of the NIU-STC...
Northern Illinois University has been recognized as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. NIU is one of 394 institutions to earn the inaugural award that lauds colleges and universities for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. “It’s a great honor to be...
Two members of the Huskie family recently earned awards for their contributions and achievements in international education at NIU. Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail, an instructor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and program director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies’ Philippine Youth Leadership Program (PYLP), won the Outstanding International Educator at NIU Award for...
A proud Huskie alumna has returned to campus, bringing her enthusiasm for helping students and connecting with the community to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC). Christina Carpio joined the AARC as Associate Director in late November, bringing a variety of professional experiences to the role. A second-generation Filipina-American born in Chicago, Carpio earned a...
It’s all systems go on NIU’s planned $23 million Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS), as the State of Illinois has released the remainder of its funding set aside for the project. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Governor JB Pritzker announced yesterday the release of $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the...
A team of NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) students showed their hematology acumen during the 2022 National Cell Bowl sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Under the guidance of Professor Rouzbeh Chegeni, MLS students Theresa Andrews, Alexander Barrett, Salma Geith, Madelyn Gluck, Emma Lamarca, Lina Opanasiuk, Bethany Schoepski, Samantha Ortiz, Rachel Kelly,...
Jim Ressler (right) conducts mock job interviews of P.E. majors. Earning a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education is only the first step. Standing between Anderson Hall and each K-12 gymnasium is a successful job interview. But future teachers in Jim Ressler’s classes have a leg up on their competition. Ressler, professor in the Department of...
When big problems seem insurmountable, young minds often bring a fresh approach to viable solutions. NIU’s inaugural Huskie Hack event proved this point when it challenged students to come up with practical plans to improve food sustainability and the future of food resources. In November, the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships hosted this free...
NIU Libraries are happy to announce that the 2023 “Wildlife from the NIU Campus and Along the Prairie Path” calendar is now available for purchase. A collaboration between NIU Libraries and local wildlife photographer/English Professor Emeritus Michael Day now in its second year, the calendar features a “hyperlocal” selection of photographs of birds, animals, and...
NIU is ramping up its efforts to go green, with the intent of turning campus into a “living laboratory” on sustainability. Professor Courtney Gallaher, who will move from part-time to full-time in the role of campus sustainability coordinator this January, is heading up a new Sustainability and Climate Action Planning Task Force. It will spearhead...
Returning to NIU after decades, 90-year-old Huskie earns degree Joyce DeFauw has always liked happy endings. This December, she’s getting hers. Having just turned 90 years old, she’ll graduate from NIU with a Bachelor of General Studies degree. It’s a degree seven decades in the making. One, she says, anyone could achieve, really. She’ll tell...
