Public radio station 89.5-WNIJ invites listeners, supporters and friends to an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Broadcast Center, 801 N. First St. in DeKalb. An official cake-cutting ceremony is planned for 4 p.m. The gathering officially celebrates WNIJ’s 20 years of broadcasting with refreshments, displays of memorabilia and staff-guided tours...
With less than an hour to go before the federal government would have been forced to shut down everything except “essential” services operated by “essential” personnel last Friday, Congress and President Obama agreed to a one-week Continuing Resolution (CR), set to expire Friday, April 15. This short-term CR was needed to allow the House of...
The Friends of NIU Libraries is sponsoring its annual Book Appraisal Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of Northern Illinois University’s Founders Memorial Library. Appraisals will be provided by Thomas Joyce of Thomas J. Joyce & Co. and the Chicago Rare Book Center,...
Late last month, Speaker Mike Madigan and House Minority Leader Tom Cross appeared together at Higher Education Appropriation Committee hearing in a rare public showing of bipartisan cooperation. They testified in support of a bill that would fully fund the 2012 fiscal year group insurance costs and pension contributions. Questions of how those payments would...
NIU is hosting the 2011 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 14, and help is needed to make this event a success. Volunteers are needed for all days and for three daily shifts. The morning shift takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The afternoon shift takes place from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m....
NIU faculty and students engaged in honors now have enhanced opportunities to study abroad thanks to a substantial financial gift to the NIU Honors Program. John and Nancy Castle of DeKalb have designated the university’s Honors Program as the recipient of $1 million through a charitable remainder unitary trust. NIU President John Peters announced the...
Colin Goddard, who survived the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech University and still carries three bullets in his body, will visit NIU to speak about his life and his advocacy for gun control. The event takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Goddard also will screen and...
NIU students looking for money to study abroad have some special opportunities this summer. The Office of the Provost is offering a minimum of $20,000 in travel grants for summer 2011 study abroad programs. The Provost’s Travel Grant for Study Abroad will award grants in amounts between $200 and $1,000 to students who enroll in...
Incoming freshmen will have a new place to call home in 2012 as Northern Illinois University President John Peters will break ground for a 1,000-bed residential facility for first-year students. The ground-breaking ceremonies will be held at noon Monday, April 18, at the new residence construction site north of Lincoln Hall. The new living complex is scheduled...
Mary Bull & Jenner Sio Mary Bull and Jenner Sio of the Northern Illinois women’s track and field team both were named to the Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC Indoor team, announced by the league office. Seven other Huskies also received academic honorable mention recognition. “This is a huge achievement for our program to be recognized...
“The art of teaching,” said the late Mark van Doren, a professor of English at Columbia University for more than 40 years, “is the art of assisting discovery.” Such is the mission of this year’s class of Presidential Teaching Professors, who share a deep commitment to creating and nurturing comprehension and knowledge despite their separate...
The NIU Chamber Choir will once again showcase their talents at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. They will present J.S. Bach’s Cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden, (Bach’s Easter Cantata) with guests the Avalon String Quartet. Also on the program is Son of God Mass, a piece...
