As the new associate director for the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL), Emily Reilly is no stranger to the NIU campus and supporting research. In her new role, she’s all about encouraging Huskies to show off their work. Among various initiatives—the annual Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement (CURE). To be held...
Northern Illinois University has long been a leader in the field of early childhood education. The new Center for Early Learning Funding Equity (CELFE), in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, is helping to advance that work by studying and advancing funding equity so that every family has access to quality early childhood...
The Huskie family is growing by one small, adorable member. Meet Mission III, a three-month-old puppy who shares beautiful black-and-white markings and crystalline blue eyes with his mascot siblings, Mission I and II. Mission III comes from premier breeder Debra Debalys, who is based in British Columbia, Canada, and NIU mascot trainer Lisa Boland is...
Collecting and analyzing data is a function found in many facets of today’s world and the study of the Earth and environment is no exception. In order to maintain its strong commitment to teaching, research and preparing future professionals, NIU’s department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment has partnered with Petroleum Experts, Ltd. since 2019 to...
Jessica Nunez knows change can be intimidating. However, she also knows sometimes a nudge is what you need to gain new professional experiences. It’s that attitude that has her motivated to begin her role as the 2023 President’s Office Staff Fellow. The fellowship program began in 2022 to allow an NIU staff member to experience...
The NIU Concert Choir and NIU Black Choir will have the unique and exciting opportunity to perform on the same stage as music legend Mavis Staples as part of her concert, February 3 at 8 p.m. at DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre. A limited number of free tickets are available to NIU students who can pick them...
Katy Jaekel Katy Jaekel has assumed the role as acting director of NIU’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS) through June 30. Jaekel, an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, has served as a faculty affiliate of the center since 2016. They took on the leadership role...
Sam Guerrero and Erin Smith recently joined the NIU Foundation’s corporation and foundation relations team. The NIU Foundation recently welcomed two new members to their team who will collaborate with NIU faculty, staff, and researchers and advance partnerships with corporations and foundations. Erin Smith joined the Foundation in August as its senior director of corporate...
Rep. Lauren Underwood visited Northern Illinois University Friday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Congressionally directed funding of $1.5 million to the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology for modernization of its Microelectronic Research and Development Lab. The Community Project Funding grant will help transform the college’s existing 4,200 square foot cleanroom lab space into a state-of-the-art...
Avalon String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence in the Northern Illinois University School of Music’s January 27 performance (7 p.m., Recital Hall) will feature music by Joseph Haydn and Johannes Brahms, and the world premiere of a piece for string quartet and narrator by prominent Chicago composer Stacy Garrop. Garrop’s piece, “For Such a Time as This” is...
Madison Lonzrick, ’17, had begun studying accounting and business administration at Aurora University when an internship changed her plans in a big way. “After my junior year, I accepted an internship role in merchandising at Walt Disney World, and this was a pivotal moment in my career goals,” she said. “I had lightly researched transferring and knew...
In November, Dr. King Chung and five NIU audiology students joined forces with students and faculty from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Brazil on a mission trip to Kraków, Poland, where they provided free hearing services for school children, members of a community center, and Ukrainian refugees at Krakow, Poland. The...
