Category: Students
Collaboration with ComEd and EPRI will produce vegetables – and data to improve regional food systems. In early December, a special delivery arrived behind NIU’s Anderson Hall. The 40-foot-by-8-foot box may look like a standard shipping container, but inside you’ll find a complete, self-contained hydroponic farming system. Dubbed “the Hydropod,” this container garden was provided...
Northern Illinois University is among Carnegie-classified R2 universities for high research activity. This year, the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) and the University Honors Program are taking the celebration of research to the next level, with the debut of Research Month in April. This month-long celebration will highlight research accomplishments and provide...
Founders Memorial Library opened a new exhibit displaying large Mexican sculpture pieces known as alebrijes. The exhibit, which will remain open until November 15, presents a collection of 23 pieces created by six artists from Mexico City. The DuPage Mexican Cultural Center in West Chicago selected the pieces and provided them to the library. Several...
As the global director of public relations and enterprise social media for John Deere, Jen Hartmann, ’94, M.A. ’97, is responsible for managing the image and reputation of the company. Hartmann leads media relations, social media community building, and handles crisis events and issues that could have a negative impact on the brand. Hartmann’s leadership...
Transfer students thrive at Northern Illinois University. Approximately half of NIU students have credits from other institutions and, as part of our University Goals to enhance opportunities and improve support for transfer and working adult students, NIU accepts credits in transfer from any regionally accredited institution of higher education. Johana Ortega Lopez transferred to NIU...
Communicating may be something we do every day, but the ability to do this effectively is a significant asset to both our professional and personal lives. Northern Illinois University students are learning how to effectively communicate in a way that empowers them, as part of the COMS 100 course required for all undergraduates. “This is...
A new online service provides added support to NIU students facing challenges that often come with being in college. NIU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS) recently added Togetherall to its suite of services. Togetherall is a peer-to-peer round-the-clock support service that allows students to speak anonymously to other college students, via an online chat, about...
Randiss “Wonder” Hopkins, ’17, experienced a dream in his youth that propelled him to do backflips—literally. The dream and the events immediately following have led Hopkins to live and work with the mindset, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Hopkins recounts the dream with clarity as he shared in this LinkedIn post....
“NIU is a great school, it’s close to home, and this program is very beneficial and definitely has affected me in a positive way.” Izzy Rundall from Rockford is in her second year at Northern Illinois University as part of the Rockford Promise program, majoring in child development. “Rockford Promise has had a big impact...
NIU’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts continue to receive national recognition. The latest accolade recognizes the University Libraries team. NIU’s Libraries earned the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. New this year, the LEAD Award...
When accountancy graduate student Lauren Jacobs signed on to be a part of the College of Business’ International Business Seminar (IBS) last summer, she was not sure what to expect but was determined to try something new. “My overall seminar experience was extremely positive,” Jacobs said. “I made memories that will last a lifetime, and...
Mary (Mansell), ’77, and John Chiappetta, ’77, met at NIU during the first week of their freshman year at a fraternity party. Both marketing majors, they would see each other frequently in class and at social events. Mary would recall, “I was always secretly crazy about him.” After graduation, the two reconnected and began dating....
