For the first time in the history of CEET, four of the Senior Design teams in this year’s program had students from the School of Art and Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts on their teams to help the engineering teams with
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NIU Sales, RNMKRS and something like BB8
Nearly 75 NIU sales students from the Department of Marketing found themselves competing in a RNMKRS Dell Technology Virtual Sales Competition in the spring 2020 semester, just as life turned itself upside down around the world. Bryant University hosted the event, drawing 1,600 students from more than 40
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NIU Center for Economic Education celebrates state economic poster contest winners
This past month, the NIU Center for Economic Education and Econ Illinois virtually honored the regional and state winners of their annual economics poster contest. “Although we missed seeing all the students, families and teachers in person, we were glad to be able to
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Moving NIU forward: Why Allison Gladfelter gives back
For Allison Gladfelter, working with NIU students is a privilege that continually leaves her impressed and amazed. “Our students are truly inspiring,” shares Gladfelter. “It is a joy to teach and advise them as they begin their journeys as future clinicians and
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Yolanda King named Associate Dean at NIU Law
Yolanda M. King has been named the new Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the NIU College of Law. She replaces Professor Marc Falkoff, who served in the position for four years. “We are extremely fortunate to have Associate Dean King step
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Social Justice Summer Camp 4.0 turns to podcasts to continue vital momentum
Joseph Flynn Joe Flynn heard the news without any sense of surprise. “It came out in late April that there was a disproportionate representation of African Americans and Latinos who have been contracting and, most importantly, dying from the virus,” says Flynn, an
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June 24 NIU Online STEM Café explores backyard wildlife
There’s a lot more to urban wildlife than squirrels, geese and raccoons. American toads, blue-spotted salamanders, red foxes and coyotes all make their homes in urban or suburban areas, including DeKalb and the Chicago suburbs. Find out more about how scientists study
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Moving NIU forward: Why John Hulseberg gives back
“It just feels right!” For NIU staff member John Hulseberg, those four words capture perfectly the reason he donates to Northern through the NIU Foundation. There were other reasons, too, and after additional consideration, Hulseberg was glad to share: “Contributing financially to
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Stephanie Richter named to Blackboard Community Leadership Circle
It’s safe to say Stephanie Richter is an expert’s expert on Blackboard Learn, an important virtual learning environment for educators and the platform at the heart of NIU’s pivot to remote learning this spring in response to the pandemic. Richter, director of
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NIU STEAM Virtual Summer Institute helps educators incorporate hands-on learning, even in the online classroom
Now, more than ever, teachers are concerned about engaging students and making learning relevant to them, whether that learning happens in school or at home, in person or online. This July, NIU STEAM’s virtual summer institute will offer educators four weeks of
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Drop-off, curbside hearing aid services available at NIU clinic
NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is offering selected audiology services through July. Patients may schedule curbside or drop-off hearing aid repairs at the clinic, 3100 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. Call 815-753-1481 for same-day, curbside service. Drop-offs are accepted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Ergonomics and working from home: PT professor shares tips
NIU faculty, staff and students are getting adjusted to working from home which means many hours will be spent in front of a laptop or desktop computer. This will inevitably result in neck and back or even hand and wrist pain. Research
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