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Perhaps you have been a bystander, saw a problematic situation and wanted to help but didn’t.  Sometimes it’s because we don’t know what to do, or we think someone else will help.  This is very different from being an active bystander.  An active bystander uses specific intervention techniques to safely defuse a situation, decrease the...
The University Honors Program (UHP) is excited to announce the 2022-2023 Honors Faculty Fellowship call for proposals. Faculty selected to teach Honors seminars are recognized as Honors Faculty Fellows during the year in which they teach their Honors seminar. The Honors Faculty Fellowship program began in the fall of 2020 with a cohort of NIU’s award-winning professors...
Megan Nordstrom wears many hats. Whether leading a group of Northern Ambassadors, running a Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) or Music and Memory organization meeting, or directing hundreds of Huskie Marching Band members during a performance, she wears them well. Described by faculty and peers as enthusiastic, hard-working, and a leader who leads by supporting...
History Professor Sean Farrell and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings have a new book out that sheds light on the history of Irish people in Illinois from the colonial period to the 21st century. Farrell and Billings, now a faculty associate in history and political science at the University of Indianapolis, will deliver a...
College students from all backgrounds often require assistance with even the most basic human needs, including food, housing and mental health. For those who are undocumented and worried about revealing their immigration status while in search of help, Sandy Lopez has a message. “Typically, the students I work with are first-generation, low-income students who are...
Domestic violence does not discriminate. Domestic violence affects people all over the world including our NIU community. It takes all of us to help prevent violence and create a safe and healthy community. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a monthlong opportunity to raise awareness and give voice to a subject that is hidden. “Domestic...
NIU Associate Dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences Beverly Henry, ’83, wears her Huskie Pride like a badge of honor. After 35 years in health care education, she firmly believes in the university’s mission and the good its students are doing in the world. “I think NIU continues to be an institution...
There is dramatic evidence that the population is aging nationwide. There will soon be more older Americans than children for the first time in U.S. history. Illinois’ population is no exception to this trend, with residents aged 60 and older growing at a much faster rate than other age groups. As the population ages, communities...
Michael Peres, an award-winning photo educator, author and science photographer in the School of Photographic Art and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting at the NIU School of Art and Design, Thursday, October 7 on “Images Within Images.” The presentation is in conjunction with the exhibition, “IMAGES from SCIENCE 3” open now through...
In its first full year of utilizing test-free criteria for admissions and merit scholarships, NIU has attracted the most diverse incoming class in university history. Nearly 70% of all incoming freshmen identify as persons of color, with 38% identifying as Black, 21.5% as Hispanic, 4% as Asian and 6% as “other.” The remaining 30% identified...
The Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC) – of which NIU is a founding member – is growing by leaps and bounds – adding new teams, new games and a new partnership with eFuse, an esports platform that will produce, stream and showcase ESC tournaments and events throughout the 2021-22 season. As it grows, the conference provides...
NIU College of Business Dean Balaji Rajagopalan is pleased to announce a new home for the college’s Chicago-based, one-year MBA program. Since the beginning of fall 2021, the program has been housed in residence within MATTER, a global health care incubator located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The new location, along with the collaborative arrangement, provide expanded hands-on learning opportunities for NIU MBA students through MATTER’s global health care startup...
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