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When Casey Walters, ’19, M.S. ’20, was growing up in St. Charles, Illinois, she had no idea what technology developers did. But her time at NIU helped her to find her passion for information systems and coding. “I never had a great answer for the, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’...
Born in 1960 to parents from the so-called Greatest Generation, Hidetada Shimizu grew up surrounded by values that were shaped by both the before and the after of World War II. Shimizu lived in the countryside of Takasaki, Japan, where his father, Noboru, a school principal, took him hiking in the mountains to collect plants...
The process of completing your education involves a series of choices. At Northern Illinois University, we are working to make sure students do not have to choose whether to purchase course materials as part of that process. Cost of course materials is a direct factor in how students approach their collegiate experience. A recent study...
The NIU Esports Arena recently purchased two accessible controllers to make it easier for NIU students with disabilities to play video games. The new controllers are one more way for NIU Esports, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, to bring to life the program’s vision of an inclusive space for students and...
“Being able to explore different avenues has really allowed me to find out who I want to be.” Alexandra Alcantar is a first-generation college student at Northern Illinois University, majoring in Political Science with minors in Latino and Latin American Studies and Computer Science. Alcantar currently is representing NIU as the university’s 2023-2024 Newman Civic Fellow....
Arthur D. Graffam, a 1941 alumnus of Northern Illinois University (NIU), has posthumously made a monumental contribution to his alma mater. His estate has generously donated over $2.4 million, split between the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) and the College of Education (COE). COE acting Dean Bill Pitney expressed deep gratitude for this...
A new partnership between Meta and Northern Illinois University engages local high school students from underrepresented groups in university programming that will develop their skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “NIU is pleased to partner with Meta to ensure that students who have been historically underserved and overlooked will have exciting opportunities to...
NIU Doctor of Audiology students took part in the eighth annual Clinical Rounds Poster Presentations event on Nov. 21 held at the Wellness and Literacy Center. Each year during their final on-campus fall semester, members of the cohort of audiology students choose a clinical case, read relevant research and present their findings to peers and...
The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) hosted a Manufacturing Innovation Symposium in November to introduce companies from across the region to how CEET and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) can partner with them to help their businesses thrive in a highly competitive marketplace. “We have a tremendous range of expertise in the...
Procurement Services and Contract Management is pleased to announce that Terrence (Terry) Michels joined the team as director on Dec. 4, 2023. Michels reports to Antoinette Bridges, executive director of PSCM. Michels brings broad experience in procurement, contract and vendor compliance, Illinois Higher Education procurement code and administrative rules, management of commercial card programs, product...
Northern Illinois University Libraries is pleased to announce the completion of the Street & Smith Project. First begun in 2020 with a grant of $338,630 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this project involved partner libraries at NIU, Villanova University, Stanford University, Bowling Green State University, and Oberlin College and Conservatory, digitizing 113,342...
Growing up in rural Stillman Valley, Illinois, Nichole Harper, ’23, was a very adventurous and outgoing kid. “I loved to be outdoors as much as I could, and I still do to this day,” she said. “Growing up in a small town with a population of 1,000 people, I wanted to be a lawyer.” Over...