NIU Today

NIU President Lisa Freeman was invited back to her alma mater, Cornell University, Saturday, March 16, to address veterinary students about to begin their clinical rotations. The event, known as the White Coat Ceremony, is a rite of passage for third-year veterinary students meant to instill in them the importance of professionalism, humanity, respect and...

NIU strategic planning will now be guided by a new set of formal statements about the university’s mission, vision and core values. Following three months of work by a faculty and shared-governance committee and a campus-wide survey, the new statements were formally approved by NIU’s Board of Trustees earlier this month. “At this critical point...

Members of the Northern Illinois University community are partners with NIU leadership in creating a positive NIU experience. With that in mind, President Freeman invites NIU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members, to meet with her during newly scheduled office hours. “I welcome respectful and constructive dialogue about NIU,” says President Freeman. “I am excited about...

A faculty and shared-governance working group has created new drafts of the university mission, vision and values statements, and now invites members of the  university community to comment on their work. “At this critical point in the life of our university, it is important for us to clearly articulate our guiding principles,” explained NIU President Lisa...

Discover Financial Services and Northern Illinois University recently marked the opening of the new code_orange program, an exciting initiative that is providing tech-savvy students with opportunities on the university’s campus to help research and develop new technologies for the company. “Not only am I learning these hard computer skills, but we’re having to work in...

On nice days, Lisa Freeman will walk the mile or so from Northern Illinois University to her DeKalb home. Along the way, she’ll stop behind the fountain near Davis Hall, with the building’s observatory rounding out the sky. She’ll take it all in. The nearby modern art sculpture. The sun reflecting off the lagoon waters....

Thanks to a leadership gift from Northwestern Medicine, Northern Illinois University will establish the Northwestern Medicine Performance Center, which will directly benefit all Huskie student-athletes, NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier announced last week. “Providing our student-athletes with everything they need to compete and develop physically is an important aspect...