More than 13,000 pounds of items have been diverted from landfills and will end up in the homes of savvy shoppers thanks to a partnership between NIU and Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois. The Goodwill Move-Out campaign encourages Huskies to donate items
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The Division of Administration and Finance is enhancing the university’s commercial card program to create more flexibility for faculty and staff who are authorized to purchase supplies for their departments or travel for business purposes, and graduate student employees who are authorized
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On Saturday, May 4, NIU Esports hosted the first Illinois high school Overwatch state finals championship, organized by the Illinois High School Esports Association (IHSEA). NIU Esports Club members volunteered as student ambassadors, and the new NIU Naperville Esports Café shone as
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Due to changing demographics, data analytics, and enhanced training and nutrition regimens, sports have changed significantly in recent years. How have women’s sports grown in recent decades as more girls and women embrace the opportunity to play? How have sports changed at
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Joyce Laben As a former middle school principal and assistant principal in the McHenry County towns of Woodstock and Cary, Joyce Laben knows well the value of listening to the “stakeholders” at those institutions. It’s something she stresses in the EPS 512:
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Students practice being the dog leader – and the dog. Visitors to Graham Hall, whether inside or outside, are familiar with the site of students wearing sleep-shade blindfolds and navigating hallways, stairwells and sidewalks with white canes. For two days each year,
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A major project has been in the works that will improve accessibility for Huskies who use wheelchairs. As part of the university’s continued efforts to enhance technology accessibility, printers at 20 locations throughout the DeKalb campus have been modified so they are
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NIU’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education has revised its moniker to better reflect its mission. Meanwhile, this fall will mark the launch of a new minor expected to enroll large numbers of undergraduates. “The big news for the department is the name change.
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The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) held its inaugural Senior Design Demonstration Day on May 3 at the NIU Convocation Center. More than 200 seniors representing nearly 80 teams showcased the capstone projects they’ve been working on all year that
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Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been appointed assistant professor of music in the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He will teach jazz guitar and improvisation in the school’s Jazz Studies Program. Born on New York City’s Upper West Side, Broom
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Following the end of the 2019 spring semester at Northern Illinois University, marked officially by four graduation ceremonies at the NIU Convocation Center in early May, a relative sense of calm has settled over the DeKalb campus. Classrooms are quiet, foot traffic
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Andrew Glendening, currently the dean of the School of Music and professor of music at University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., has been selected as the next director of the School of Music at Northern Illinois University. Glendening will begin his new
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