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Fourteen NIU students competed in the intercollegiate Model Illinois Government legislative simulation from Feb. 29-March 3. The simulation takes place in the state Capitol building in Springfield, using the actual committee rooms and the House and Senate floors. Model Illinois Government is one of the preeminent intercollegiate government simulations in the United States, providing students...
About five years ago, NIU Psychology Professor Brad Sagarin’s passion for playing Pokémon Go sparked a research project that sought to answer this central question: What effect does the augmented reality game have on players’ sense of belonging? Along with his Pokémon Go-playing wife, Elmhurst University Chemistry Professor Kimberly Lawler-Sagarin, and then-NIU student Andrew Pederson,...
Orientation and First Year Programs is excited to share that Week of Welcome planning is underway. OFP is excited to plan and implement Week of Welcome through the utilization of the following groups: WOW Executive Committee – share out schedule updates to divisional and departmental leadership and listen to updates and recommendations made by workgroup...
You know you’re a Huskie when you think of Mission every time you see a dog of that breed. You know you’re a Huskie when you look for the Holmes Student Center towering over the cornfields when driving into, or passing by, DeKalb. You know you’re a Huskie when you smile widely thinking of McCabes,...
Molly Kettelhut spent her childhood dreaming of one thing. “I wanted to teach for my whole life. I went through a short period where I wanted to do something else, but then I quickly realized – like I always had known – that I wanted to work with kids,” says Kettelhut, a seventh-grade teacher at...
Jahrita McNeal gets it. As an honors student in the NIU School of Nursing, she has taken challenging courses and learned how to excel in them. Now, she’s taking what she’s learned and paying it forward thanks to the grant-funded initiative Supporting Black Nurses. “As an African American honors student in the nursing program, I wanted...
The NIU community is as strong, diverse and vibrant as ever, and we are counting on our community to help support NIU’s groundbreaking programs and hard-working students. To continue an annual tradition, the Huskies United Day of Giving begins on Wednesday, March 20, at 4:25 p.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. Over...
NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality, a quality rating system for early childhood programs in Illinois that focuses on four areas: teaching and learning, family and community engagement, leadership and management, and qualifications and continuing education. “We go through the renewal process each year as a way to show...
Paul Priester, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named as a member of the 2024-2025 Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellows. The Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellowship began in January and runs through May 2025. Fellows receive a $4,000 stipend to elevate the story of the positive potential of religious diversity...
The NIU College of Business partnered with the university’s Asian American Resource Center (AARC) and sponsored a cultural excursion to Chinatown in Chicago in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Students departed Barsema Hall in the morning by bus and made their way to the Chinese American Museum of Chicago where they learned about the...
On Thursday, Feb. 1, the College of Business’ De La Vega Innovation Lab hosted its Young Trailblazers panel. This event featured innovators and changemakers who shared their career journeys with students, faculty, staff and members of the NIU community. The panel drew dozens to the event, as its speakers discussed their inspiration, how they prioritize...
On Feb. 3, NIU Esports partnered with the NASCAR Chicago Street Race team to welcome visitors of all ages to campus for the Rocket League Rev Up. The event included a free Rocket League tournament, drop-in game play and the chance to play the NASCAR Chicago Street Race simulator. “This was an awesome opportunity to...
