NIU Today

NIU is looking for alumni to serve as project site leaders from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, for NIU Cares Day. Students volunteer each spring in the DeKalb area to help with community service projects, such as painting, lawn service, planting, helping at soup kitchens and working at animal shelters. Now in...

How is the state budget impasse, now in its eighth month, hurting DeKalb County? Bianka Rios has an answer. Rios, who’s pursuing a degree in human resources from Kishwaukee College with a minor in accounting, plans to transfer to NIU. A wife, and the mother of a 3-year-old son, Rios already juggles two jobs, one...

When Gavin Engel (B.A. ’97, sociology) attended NIU Spring Homecoming last year, he learned about the Student-Alumni Mentoring Program and thought it was a great way to give back to NIU and help undergraduates find their way. He ended up getting more than he bargained for. “I enjoyed the experience because I got something out...

DeKalb County Community Gardens (DCCG) has added a fourth Communiversity Garden site at Northern Illinois University, part of a growing partnership with the university. The Annie Glidden Heritage Garden, consisting of four 5-foot-by-10-foot raised beds, is located on the property of the NIU Foundation, next to the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. “We are pleased...

Alumni and friends of NIU are invited to network and reconnect with the university Friday, May 1, at a regional event in Dallas. The event will begin with an open bar and appetizers at 6 p.m. at Urban Crust in North Dallas (Plano), located at 1006 E. 15th St. in this historic downtown. Guests will be...

The Chicago White Sox and NIU have partnered to host NIU Night at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday, June 17, when the White Sox host the Pittsburgh Pirates (7:10 p.m. start). NIU Night includes specially priced tickets and a giveaway item for the university’s students, alumni and fans. The first 1,500 fans who purchase their...

NIU’s Peer Mentor Summit will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Barsema Alumni Visitor Center. Registration is available online. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Students, faculty and staff are especially encouraged to attend if they are involved in mentoring or plan to be involved in mentoring in...

What do you love about NIU? During I Heart NIU Week  – Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27 – you can join thousands of students, faculty/staff and alumni as they share with the world just what makes NIU so special. “This year, I Heart NIU Week is full of ways for people to engage in...

Northern Illinois University invites alumni Tuesday, March 10, to its annual regional event in Washington, D.C., for a networking opportunity at the National Press Club. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and will hear about NIU initiatives from Joseph Matty, associate vice president of the Division of University...

Root for your favorite Chicago baseball team Friday, March 27, at the Crosstown Classic in Mesa, Ariz. NIU invites alumni and friends to its annual Cubs Park event, which includes the Cubs vs. White Sox game, a lunch buffet and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks. The spring training event, which begins at noon with...

One more finalist for the vice presidency of the Division of University Advancement will visit the NIU campus Tuesday, Dec. 16. An open forum has been scheduled from 1 to 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol South Room of the Holmes Student Center for faculty, staff, students and community members to meet the candidate. All are...

As Veterans Day approaches, Northern Illinois University alumna and Illinois State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit is reflecting on fellow veterans who sacrificed their lives for freedom and on her service in the Marine Corps. After graduating high school, Kifowit joined the Marines on an impulse and didn’t tell her family until after she had signed up....