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During the December 2021 graduation celebration for Northern Illinois University Executive MBA students, Alan Handley, CEO of LRS (formerly known as Lakeshore Recycling Systems) and NIU alumnus, provided an inspirational keynote address outlining important life lessons. The event was held at The Signature Room and Lounge at 875 North Michigan Avenue — the former Hancock Center — in...
The Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is pleased to announce that  J Pappas (they/them/theirs) has accepted the position of interim director for Social Justice Education. Their exceptional leadership is appreciated as the division conducts a national search for a new director. J has served as the assistant director for Social Justice Education for...
Today, as the director of the music program for the Alpha School of Music in Kingston, Jamaica, she has the opportunity to instill in young students a passion for music she discovered in herself decades before. Magnus spent her early years in Nassau, Bahamas, rural St. Ann, Jamaica and Kingston, the bustling capitol of Jamaica....
As Northern Illinois University seeks new leadership to helm Student Affairs, the division’s interim vice president is designing staff clusters according to how units function for Huskies. Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Charles J. Fey, Ed.D., shared plans internally to start the spring semester aligned along the division’s three main focal points of support:...
In July of 2021, NIU Associate Professor Courtney Gallaher stepped into a new role as NIU’s first sustainability coordinator. While sustainability efforts have been active across campus for at least a decade, the sustainability coordinator will help to unify the work of many different departments and organizations. For her first year, Gallaher has three main...
As an orthopedic technician, Ray Decker, ’98, combines his love of sports with creativity and science. “I like to say that being an ortho tech is like a combination of shop and art class,” he said. “I get to work with power tools and plaster and fiberglass. I get to handmake custom devices for patients....
As of  Monday, Jan. 31, researchers from across campus and the wider community have expanded access to the unique research collections held by the NIU Libraries. The Special Collections and Archives (SCA) Department is a newly created unit that coordinates the collecting, services, and programs of the Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) and the...
Lesia Kozych took what she’s learned in the classroom and used it to inspire seventh and eighth-grade science students at St. Mary’s School in DeKalb. The NIU School of Nursing student and fellow classmates had the teaching opportunity thanks to a community health clinical rotation at the area school. “Our students are benefitting and the...
Robert Sims, professor of music in the NIU School of Music is featured in a PBS American Masters documentary film on renowned American vocalist Marian Anderson. Sims worked as a music consultant, interviewee and actor on the project. “I was honored to be included in this fabulous film about the great Marian Anderson,” Sims said. “Emmy...
This just in… When Andy Carrigan, ’16, is dedicated to something, there is no stopping him!Since earning his B.S. in media studies in 2016, Carrigan has been working his way up at WREX, the NBC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois, first as a photographer, then as an award-winning producer, assignment editor and now as the TV...
Huskies will have the opportunity to take a night off meal planning with Campus Dining’s new Huskie Fresh meal kit service. The meal kit concept has been around since 2012 with several companies now dominating the market including Hello Fresh, Blue Apron and Home Chef. “Now more than ever, our Huskie family’s time is stretched...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proudly welcomes Marcia McNutt, geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences, as the next guest in their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 4 p.m. CST Feb. 17. The event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between Dr. McNutt and Dean Robert Brinkmann on how disciplines...
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