Roxanna Conner Roxanna Conner, an experienced theater professional with a background in education, administration, production and as a community builder and mentor, has been selected as the director of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Conner will begin her new role at NIU on July 1. Conner is currently serving as interim director of...
NIU has been selected as an education partner for the Amazon Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees with financial support to pursue NIU undergraduate degrees and certificates. Amazon employees who have completed 90 days with the company are now eligible for the Amazon Career Choice program at NIU. Career Choice is Amazon’s pre-paid tuition...
For 2023, the Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity (PCORE) will acknowledge the contributions of graduate student, Dulce Hernandez; President of the Faculty Senate and Associate Professor, Ismael M. Montana, Ph.D. Senior Associate Athletics Director/Sports Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics, Courtney Vinson; the Black Male Initiative (BMI) and Supporting Opportunities for Latinos (SOL). The Deacon Davis...
The NIU School of Music is collaborating with the NIU Division of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Asian American Certificate Program; Latino Resource Center; and Asian American Resource Center to put together the 2023 World Music Festival, Many Voices, One Community Celebrations of Music and Cultures in Our Time that will take place from April...
It has been almost four decades since the last meaningful immigration reform was passed, five decades since the stonewall riots, and six decades since the civil rights movement. Year after year, the necessity to continue these fights has grown immensely. Today more than ever, it is crucial to honor and build upon these movements. This...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proudly presents its inaugural International Roundtable as part of their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. CST April 12. The Roundtable showcases the research of college faculty in areas related to democracy and a global society. The event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between five...
Spend a few minutes reviewing materials supporting English Professor Timothy Crowley’s nomination for the University Honors Program’s Great Professor Award and you’ll see the passion he brings out both in his students and his colleagues. Writing on behalf of her colleagues in the English Department, Melissa Adams-Campbell, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, noted...
An upcoming OFP Kick-Off event encourages faculty and staff to experience first-hand what it’s like to be an incoming Huskie. NIU’s Orientation and First Year Programs is hosting the event—described as a mock orientation day—from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the Holmes Student Center. Faculty and staff are invited to come...
The annual Diversity and Inclusion luncheon for the Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity (PCORE) will take place on Friday, April 7 at noon in Ellington’s located in the Holmes Student Center. Students, staff, faculty and members of the community are invited to attend all or parts of the summit. Those interested in attending are...
Hospitality and Tourism Management, the program responsible for bringing us Ellington’s, has settled into its new home in the College of Business. Once a part of the College of Health and Human Sciences as its own major, it is now an emphasis made available to students studying Business Administration. For the first time this semester,...
NIU will launch a new recognition week April 2-8 to celebrate the accomplishments of its nearly 4,000 graduate students. Graduate Student Appreciation Week will recognize the impact of these students not only on campus as students but also as teachers, leaders and alumni in the state and throughout the world. The Huskie community can learn...
Honors students chose the theme of “creation/destruction” for Honors seminars next academic year. This evocative pair of concepts speaks to students’ interest in confronting change and finitude with an eye to renewal, progress, imagination, and resilience. Faculty were inspired by this call and proposed innovative and engaging seminars. Many of the seminars selected also meet...
