Would you rather have hands for feet – or feet for hands? Would you rather have the hiccups for the rest of your life – or the feeling that you’re about to sneeze? Would you rather eat brownies for the rest of your
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Eric Jones named 2017 Outstanding International Educator
Associate Professor Eric Jones, from the Department of History of History and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, has been selected as the recipient of NIU’s 2017 Outstanding International Educator Award. The announcement was made during the annual International Recognition Reception, one of many
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Mechanical engineering honor society takes root
Just days after receiving its charter and Student Association approval, the NIU chapter of the Pi Tau Sigma honor society for mechanical engineers was already hosting its first event. The Beta Lambda chapter presented a career talk by a UTC Aerospace engineer
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LEPF doctoral student leads multilingual efforts in Uruguay
Languages are deeply valued in Uruguay, where multiple tongues beyond the native Spanish are the norm. “Uruguay is a country of immigrants,” Aldo Rodriguez, a Ph.D. degree candidate in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF), says of his homeland. “We have
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NIU community celebrates ‘The Power of Together’ with record participation in 2017 Giving Tuesday campaign
More members of the NIU community came together than ever before to show their support for NIU students during the NIU Foundation’s most recent Giving Tuesday campaign. More than 300 donors participated, with annual gifts totaling nearly $95,000. “We’ve seen steady growth
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Student engineers developing electric motorcycle and company to market it
NIU sophomore Chad Wilson isn’t waiting until he graduates to take on the business world. Wilson and his business partner, Jordan Horwitz, are developing an electric cruiser motorcycle prototype they hope will eventually become a product on the market. “This is
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NIU Mock Trial team hosts successful Huskie Cup
One of the youngest programs in the country, NIU’s undergraduate mock trial program started in 2012 and is already earning a national reputation, recently hosting a tournament on campus that drew teams from across the United States. Last month, NIU’s Political Science
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Hard work pays off: Four students awarded for outstanding theses and dissertations
The Graduate Council’s Student Awards Committee is honoring four scholars for outstanding work on their theses and dissertations for work covering an impressive array of scholarly pursuits in two broad categories: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education; and Health Sciences and STEM.
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NIU’s Global Internship and Leadership Development Program (GILD) impacts students
Jazmin Bandera has been a part of the Huskie community since 2013. She came to NIU as an undergraduate and received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in the summer of 2017. She is currently in graduate school, pursuing her
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And now … Sport Management grad students sell Chicago Bulls ticket packages for class project
Students in an NIU College of Education graduate class in Sport Management are asking an unusual question this semester. Wanna buy some Bulls tickets? The class, LESM 551, teaches the practice, strategies and art of ticket sales in the sports industry. And
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Award honorees share dedication to service
NIU College of Law Interim Dean Mark Cordes and the NIU Law Alumni Council celebrated alumni and friends who embody what is best about the College of Law during their 2017 Awards Reception on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Union League Club
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Distinguished Graduate Faculty to be honored at December ceremony
Michael Barnes and Victor Ryzhov have been selected as the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. The award honors exceptional members of the graduate faculty for their scholarly achievements and outstanding contributions to graduate education at the university. In addition
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