Category: Students
The Northern Illinois University Chemistry Club invites the public to its fall 2012 Chem Demo Night at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Faraday Hall 143. The theme of the demonstrations will be “take-home science,” featuring experiments that can be performed at home. “I wanted members of the public who would be coming to the...
A gathering of NIU students, administrators, staff and dignitaries braved “Huskie weather” to attend this afternoon’s ceremonial groundbreaking for the university’s new 27-acre outdoor intramural sports complex. Completion is expected in time for the Fall 2013 semester. “The complex will create opportunities for our students to forge new friendships, help them connect to campus and...
Freshman forward Matt Pritchard (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep) scored the first goal of his collegiate career Wednesday night. But it wasn’t enough. The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team was unable to recover from a two-goal halftime deficit, falling to Valparaiso 2-1. Playing in rainy conditions for the third-straight match, Northern Illinois (3-8-2) fell behind by a...
Wayne Duerkes has a little more life experience than your average college undergraduate. Duerkes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served as an air defense controller during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. He and his wife, Jennifer, are raising three children. He spent years building up a successful newspaper distribution...
Northern Illinois junior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) has been added to the Watch List for the 2012 Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the organization announced Wednesday. Lynch is one of 10 midseason additions to the Watch List, which originally contained 25 names and was released in August. In his...
Delta Zeta will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes and eggs from 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, through 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25. Funds raised will go to the Painted Turtle, the Delta Zeta philanthropy in California. Children with more than 30 serious medical conditions celebrate just being kids at Painted Turtle through innovative, camp-based...
NIU students and faculty/staff groups are teaming up with community organizations to present a week of events in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, scheduled from Saturday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 18. Sponsored on campus by Student Involvement & Leadership Development, the week features a variety of service opportunities with the Northern...
NIU Career Services will host an Internship/Job Fair Preparation Workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Room 100 of the Campus Life Building Room. The workshop will provide strategies and tips for meeting employers at the Internship Fair and Job Fair, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, and...
Zombies currently appear in everything from television’s “The Walking Dead” to the “Resident Evil” movies to video games. George A. Romero’s 1968 classic film “Night of the Living Dead” started it all. The NIU Film Society will show Romero’s film during a Halloween week screening from 9 to 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in Reavis Hall...
It is time again for all NIU employees to complete Ethics Training. Under the terms of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, all full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees must complete online ethics training. The training covers such topics as prohibitions against accepting gifts and bribes,...
NIU Career Services will host the ABCs of Getting an Internship Workshop in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center from 5 to 7 p.m. today. “This workshop will feature both an employer panel that will discuss the value of an internship as well as help students gain insight into what employers are looking...
Northern Illinois cornerback Marlon Moore, a true freshman from Mobile, Ala., has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Moore earned the honor after intercepting two passes and making five tackles, four solo, Saturday in NIU’s 45-3 win over Buffalo at Huskie Stadium. He picked...
