About three dozen of NIU’s most tech-savvy teachers are volunteering their time to help smoothen the transition for colleagues as the university shifts to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester. The Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center (FDIDC) recruited the
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As the world faces the challenge of a lifetime in the spread of COVID-19, our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends is ready to face this monumental challenge with grit, perseverance, and compassion. The College of Business is embracing technology
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As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and
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As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and
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What is artificial intelligence and how will robots affect your future career? How do humans respond to disasters? What does democracy mean and under what circumstances is it just? These are just a few of the questions honors students will have an
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Like many new employees, Mary Kay Soesbe was nervous about starting a new job when she was hired in October, 2019 in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education. “My previous position was with a small family business that grew into a
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An important office has a new home. Effective March 13, the Academic Advising Center will move from the Health Services Building to the second floor of the Campus Life Building. “We are excited to join the variety of student interfacing offices that
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April is a time to unleash your #HuskiePride and reflect on what makes NIU a special place to live, work and learn. Beginning April 1 and culminating on April 18, the university is hosting four distinct events that that celebrate the people,
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Like many of you, Marty Johnstone, ’09, loves Northern Illinois University. It is apparent in his attendance at alumni events, his volunteer role as president of the NIU Huskie Marching Band Alumni Council, and his stepping up as one of the youngest
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Many students dream of traveling to another country and studying abroad, but options might seem limited if they do not have financial means to pay for a trip. NIU’s Foreign Language Residence Program (FLRP) is a language-immersion special interest community for students
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The 125th Anniversary Oral History Project is a celebration of the many people and events that make up NIU’s rich history. Led by Amanda Littauer, NIU associate professor, Department of History and Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, and JoAnn Losavio, a
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Hammock’s Second Season Features Six Home Games, Big Ten Match-Ups A pair of Big Ten Conference opponents, a Chicagoland game versus one of the most storied independent programs in the nation and five games at Huskie Stadium highlight Northern Illinois University’s 2020
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