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Nabal Jefferson
You don’t have to tell the people at Northern Illinois University that Nabal Jefferson is special. Already the winner of a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award worth $15,000 and a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the second team Capital One Academic All-American noseguard for the Huskies has drawn admiration from his teammates, coaches and professors throughout...
Approximately 75 students representing different facets of Northern Illinois University gathered Tuesday morning at the New Residence Hall Complex Community Center to participate in the College Challenge, which aired live on the WGN Morning News. The “Minute To Win It”-inspired feature brought WGN morning host Frank Holland to NIU’s campus, where he interviewed students and...
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In conjunction with the Mapping Exhibition Suite, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum has announced programming for the month of May continuing into June. Exhibitions from this suite will be on display until Friday, May 24. Rare Books – Map Viewing Thursday, May 2 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Founders Memorial Library, Fourth Floor Join us for...
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From Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow and Chief O’Neill’s music to Michael Flatley and mayoral politics, Chicago has a central place in the history of Irish America. Chicago welcomed a very different type of Irish event from April 10 through April 13, as Northern Illinois and DePaul universities co-hosted the international meeting of the American Conference for...
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Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and Huskie Family Connections will host the third regional meeting of the year at home on NIU’s DeKalb campus. Families of NIU students are invited from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, to Room 100 of the Campus Life Building. Participants can meet Student Affairs administrators and share dialogue...
Coach Rod Carey
Northern Illinois head football coach Rod Carey has accepted an invitation from the Chicago Cubs to throw out the first pitch and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch Wednesday, April 17, of the Cubs’ game with the Texas Rangers. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. and the game will...
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Because of unplayable field conditions at Ralph McKinzie Field, Northern Illinois baseball’s home-opening series with Mid-American Conference foe Kent State has been moved to Les Miller Field on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Les Miller Field is located at 901 W. Roosevelt Road in downtown Chicago, near Interstate 90/94. Admission is free to...
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A group of NIU families from the Chicago urban area met Feb. 20 at Goose Island Brewery in Chicago for a winter evening of earnest dialogue with administrators and staff from Huskie Family Connections, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and the Academic Advising Center. This was the second in a series of three meetings with...
Dream Action NIU and V.A.L.U. students visit Chicago for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
by Emily Prieto and Adam Lopez When we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one aspect that stands out is the strength to speak out against injustices which too often occur in the world. Although not recognized as a national holiday with the ability to shut down banks, all schools or post...
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Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and Huskie Family Connections are hosting two regional meetings to provide an evening of conversation between NIU families and SAEM administrators. Meetings are planned Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Naperville and Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Chicago. Administrators from SAEM and HFC would like to know the compliments and concerns of NIU...
Lindsey Diehl
Sycamore native Lindsey Diehl started her college years at another institution. “I just didn’t love it,” she says, reflecting on her time there. “And so, I thought to myself, where do I see myself being? I’d loved (NIU) for such a long time, so it was an obvious choice, and the best decision I ever...
Edna C. Williams
Edna C. Williams, who taught voice in the NIU School of Music from 1965 to 1994, died New Year’s Eve in Chicago. She was 79. The internationally known soprano, who also was born in Chicago, continued to give private lessons after her retirement from NIU and also served as a piano accompanist for many musical...
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