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NIU students, faculty, staff and local residents can renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, purchase annual vehicle license plate stickers, register as organ and tissue donors or conduct other transactions on campus at a mobile office of the Illinois Secretary of State. In addition, NIU collegiate license plates will be available for purchase. Twenty-five dollars...
NIU’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy will host an Environmental Studies Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, on the third floor of the Health Services Building. All are invited to the new office location to help celebrate the launch of the environmental studies major. Come to...
The Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 win at Milwaukee Tuesday night at the Klotsche Center. In a battle of two teams who were preseason picks to win their respective leagues, the Huskies (7-2) reigned supreme over the Panthers (5-2), who NIU is now 14-7-1 against...
Student Involvement & Leadership Development will host its annual Volunteer Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Stevenson Towers Food Court. This event is open to the NIU community including students, faculty and staff who are interested in giving back through service. SILD has invited area community agencies and not-for-profit organizations...
Senior defender Pat Sloan kicked the game-winning goal for the second consecutive match as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team defeated Michigan, 1-0, Sunday afternoon. Sloan’s 38th minute strike kept the Huskies perfect record intact as they move to 3-0 on the season. The victory, coupled with a tie between Butler and Oakland, gave NIU...
Despite a strong showing by their top three runners, the NIU cross country team dropped all seven of the duals Saturday as it kicked off the 2011 season at the UIC Opener. “I knew what we were up against,” Huskie head coach Greg Hipp said. “We have a long way to go to be a...
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For the first time since 2001, the Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team received votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Poll, as voted on by the nation’s coaches. With six votes, the Huskies rank 37th in the country in the latest edition of the poll, which was released Monday. “It’s great for...
After passing for a career-best five touchdowns and rushing for another in leading Northern Illinois to its first season-opening win since 2003, Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week Monday by the league office. Harnish completed 12-of-19 passes for 195 yards in the Huskies’ 49-26...
Move over, Chicago. There’s a new home for jazz in Illinois. For more than 25 years, the NIU Jazz Lab Band, or Laboratory Band, has impressed audiences both locally and internationally with award-winning performances. Now, with some help from NIU resources, the band is celebrating the release of its first album, “Quintessence.” The Lab Band,...
With a 3-0 win over South Dakota, the Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team won Creighton’s Bluejay Invitational Saturday night at D.J. Sokol Arena.  The Huskies (6-2) used a .250-.155 hitting and 8-4 blocking edge to take down the Coyotes (1-6) for their fourth straight victory. “South Dakota did a really good job with their system...
Behind the offense’s 509 yards and Chandler Harnish’s five touchdowns through the air, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Army Black Knights, 49-26. Head Coach Dave Doeren collected his first career victory at Northern Illinois in his first game at the helm. “It was a great game for both sides of the ball,” said Doeren...
NIU President John G. Peters
President John G. Peters charted Northern Illinois University’s course toward the future today, calling for enrollment growth to 30,000 by 2020, attracting more high-performing students and increasing the university’s dedication to hands-on learning that prepares students to be leaders after college. Those were among the highlights of Peters’ 12th State of the University address, which...
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