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On Feb. 3, NIU Esports partnered with the NASCAR Chicago Street Race team to welcome visitors of all ages to campus for the Rocket League Rev Up. The event included a free Rocket League tournament, drop-in game play and the chance to play the NASCAR Chicago Street Race simulator. “This was an awesome opportunity to...
Collaboration with ComEd and EPRI will produce vegetables – and data to improve regional food systems. In early December, a special delivery arrived behind NIU’s Anderson Hall. The 40-foot-by-8-foot box may look like a standard shipping container, but inside you’ll find a complete, self-contained hydroponic farming system. Dubbed “the Hydropod,” this container garden was provided...
Northern Illinois University received $158,531 in U.S. Department of Labor funding to promote workplace safety, health training and education. With this grant, employers and employees without high amounts of funding can receive free mental health and suicide prevention training. This will be targeted towards small businesses, as well as at-risk and hard-to-reach workers in the...
A new partnership between Meta and Northern Illinois University engages local high school students from underrepresented groups in university programming that will develop their skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “NIU is pleased to partner with Meta to ensure that students who have been historically underserved and overlooked will have exciting opportunities to...
Northern Illinois University has been chosen as the new home of the Illinois High School Esports Association (IHSEA). Beginning in the 2023-24 schoolyear, NIU will host championship tournaments for the association’s competitive video game leagues. Tournaments for the twelve games – ranging from PC games such as League of Legends to console games such as...
The program welcomed college-bound high school students with disabilities to learn, have fun and prepare for the college transition. Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Community College Board, 20 college-bound high school students with disabilities experienced a life-changing week on NIU’s campus this summer. The students in the Huskies BELONG program met with NIU...
While many Huskies left for home during the summer, some business administration majors with an emphasis in hospitality and tourism management (B.A. in HTM) stayed behind for an incredible experiential learning opportunity. Through our BADM 458 internship course — a required course for students studying HTM —students gain firsthand knowledge about event planning and hospitality...
Each year the Public Media Journalists Association recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories. This year, 89.5 WNIJ took home three awards, including first place for commentary. WNIJ is part of Northern Public Radio, the broadcast arm of Northern Illinois University, which is housed in the Division of...
Food is fun. It’s familiar to all of us and so ordinary we might take it for granted. Yet, food also offers endless opportunities for hands-on scientific exploration and experimentation. That’s why food provides a wonderful pathway into scientific fields for high school students who take part in NIU’s new Food and Nutrition Science Career...
For well over a decade, NIU STEAM has offered science, technology, engineering, arts and math camps for elementary through high school students on the campus of Northern Illinois University. This experience made NIU STEAM, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, an ideal partner for Associate Professor Bryan Dallas, who recently won a...
The network is continuing this important work from its new home in the NIU Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development. In 2022 the Illinois MTSS Network(IL MTSS-N) became part of the NIU Division of Outreach Engagement and Regional Development, joining the Illinois P-20 Network,  Illinois Interactive Report Cards Office, NIU STEAM and other programs...
For nearly a decade NIU has been home to the Illinois P-20 Network – a partnership of educators, policymakers and researchers who work with learners across the lifespan, from newborns and toddlers to higher education and ongoing adult education. The network’s goal is to ensure that all Illinois residents benefit from the best possible learning...
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