Category: Students
Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced Wednesday that Marquavis Ford, Keith Gray and Kevin Gray have signed national letters of intent to join the Huskie basketball program in the fall. Ford is a 6-foot-2 guard from Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Mich., while Keith and Kevin Gray are 6-foot-7 twin forwards from...
For the third time in four days, the Northern Illinois baseball team earned a victory Tuesday afternoon as the Huskies defeated Illinois State 4-1 at Duffy Bass Field. Fittingly, the main factor in the win was starting pitcher Tony Manville, who also earned his third straight win, coming over his last three starts. Sparking the Huskies...
Northern Illinois starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. To earn the honor for the first time in his career, Gonzales was flat-out dominant in a 2-0 win over Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, which gave NIU a 2-1 series win over Miami (Ohio) at...
As of Friday afternoon, Northern Illinois linebacker Devon Butler’s status has been upgraded from “critical” to “serious,” according to officials at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Butler, a junior from Pembroke Pines, Fla., was the victim of an off-campus shooting in DeKalb earlier this week. He was transported to the Rockford hospital shortly...
NIU faculty and students engaged in honors now have enhanced opportunities to study abroad thanks to a substantial financial gift to the NIU Honors Program. John and Nancy Castle of DeKalb have designated the university’s Honors Program as the recipient of $1 million through a charitable remainder unitary trust. NIU President John Peters announced the...
Colin Goddard, who survived the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech University and still carries three bullets in his body, will visit NIU to speak about his life and his advocacy for gun control. The event takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Goddard also will screen and...
NIU students looking for money to study abroad have some special opportunities this summer. The Office of the Provost is offering a minimum of $20,000 in travel grants for summer 2011 study abroad programs. The Provost’s Travel Grant for Study Abroad will award grants in amounts between $200 and $1,000 to students who enroll in...
Incoming freshmen will have a new place to call home in 2012 as Northern Illinois University President John Peters will break ground for a 1,000-bed residential facility for first-year students. The ground-breaking ceremonies will be held at noon Monday, April 18, at the new residence construction site north of Lincoln Hall. The new living complex is scheduled...
Mary Bull & Jenner Sio Mary Bull and Jenner Sio of the Northern Illinois women’s track and field team both were named to the Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC Indoor team, announced by the league office. Seven other Huskies also received academic honorable mention recognition. “This is a huge achievement for our program to be recognized...
Students will take their turn in the director’s chair when the NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents “Love Scenes,” its next Studio Series production. The show will be performed from Thursday, April 14, through Sunday, April 17, in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre. “Love Scenes” will consist of four short plays revolving around the theme...
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...
The NIU Steelband will present its 2011 spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis. The concert, which takes place at School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, also will feature the Miami University (Ohio) Steel Band. Under the leadership of founder and director Chris Tanner,...
