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For the 115th edition of homecoming, Northern Illinois is reviving the time-honored tradition of a bonfire. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the entire DeKalb County community are invited to participate in this free event, 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, in Parking Lot C-3, located between the Convocation Center and the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex. In...
NIU will host a non-traditional hackathon for college students on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6, with a focus on food systems sustainability. The 24-hour Huskie Hack challenges teams of students to use their multidisciplinary skills to create solutions to pressing sustainability problems worldwide. Students of all skill levels are welcome to participate in...
Ten NIU faculty members have been selected to participate in this year’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Program, which aims to bolster leadership capacity across campus. The effort is led by Alicia Schatteman, director of the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, and Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs Chad McEvoy. The Provost’s Office first launched the initiative...
While the greeting card industry is only beginning to reflect our diverse world, Black business-owner and artist, Otis Richardson, ’90, has the solution for more inclusive wishes. “The best part (of creating cards) is getting feedback from customers and grocery staff that they appreciate the uniqueness of my cards and are happy to have another option...
What provides the key to driving solar-powered model cars to the finish line? Observations and questions, apparently. At least that was the case for a dozen Rockford middle-schoolers who spent a week with Pi-Sui Hsu this June. “The purpose of the summer program was to introduce students to the engineering design process,” says Hsu, an...
A new NIU Homecoming event will transform downtown DeKalb into a pep rally of community festival proportions. Downhome in Downtown DeKalb: A Huskie Homecoming Block Party is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in and around the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Special guests include NIU President Lisa C. Freeman, DeKalb...
Gaylen Kapperman has attended countless professional conferences during his nearly half-century in academia. But the professor emeritus in the Department of Special and Early Education’s Visual Disabilities program is hard-pressed to remember a meeting room fuller than the one he encountered this summer in St. Louis. Presenting that Saturday at the biennial gathering of the...
It hasn’t been difficult for Karinne Bredberg to hit the ground running as NIU’s new director of innovation in the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS). Bredberg’s education and professional experience have prepared her well. She’s a double alumna of NIU, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and Master of Public Administration degree....
A group of NIU students turned summer break into a learning experience when they traveled to Ireland for two weeks as part of the university’s study abroad program. Led by Presidential Teaching Professor Jeanette Rossetti of the School of Nursing, seven Huskies explored the history of Ireland’s healthcare system and current health services including specialties...
Kerry Wilks is one step closer to realizing her vision to improve the recruitment and retention of graduate students at NIU. The dean of NIU’s Graduate School since March has posted two job openings that will expand her leadership team with an associate dean and an executive director of Graduate Enrollment. NIU will conduct an...
‘A moment I’ll never forget’ A unique collaboration brought students, faculty, staff, alumni and donors together to tour Black Wall Street before cheering on Huskies at a football game in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Sept. 9-10 experience—a partnership between NIU Athletics, the Division of Student Affairs, the NIU Alumni Associationand Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion —impacted...
Northern Illinois University is once again part of an elite group of schools to earn distinction on the roster of “Great Colleges to Work For.” This marks the second consecutive year that NIU has been acknowledged by one of the nation’s largest and most respected workplace recognition programs. It honors the colleges that get top...
