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Huskie Alternative Breaks (HAB) will offer NIU students the chance to participate in eight alternative break trips throughout the 2015-2016 school year. An alternative break is a service-learning trip where a group of college students engage in volunteer service. These break trips occur on weekends, during the university’s winter and spring breaks and during May...

NIU is partnering with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to present Hunger Action Month to the campus community this September. Hunger Action Month is a nationwide campaign created by Feeding America to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. The campaign brings greater attention to hunger in the United States and...

Do you want to become an involved student leader? Would you like the opportunity to improve your leadership skills? If so, enroll in Student Involvement & Leadership Development’s (SILD) Leadership Academy. NIU’s Leadership Academy is a three-tiered, self-paced leadership program – you can complete the activities as your schedule allows – that includes Personal Leadership, Campus...

Are you a member of a student organization on campus? If so, Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) has a wonderful workshop curriculum available for you to make the most of your organizational experience. SILD’s Student Organization Workshop Series offers student organization members and leaders professional development opportunities to help their organization function effectively. Organizations...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) will host a poster sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, through Friday, Aug. 28, in the MLK Commons. Representatives from poster company Beyond the Wall will sell decorative posters, vintage posters, movie posters and much more. The rain location for this event is the Duke...

NIU is partnering with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to present Hunger Action Month to the campus community this September. Hunger Action Month is a nationwide campaign created by Feeding America to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. The campaign brings greater attention to hunger in the United States and...

Do you have a passion for service and leadership and love to travel? Become a Huskie Alternative Breaks (HAB) site leader. Northern Illinois University’s HAB program presents students with a non-traditional spring break opportunity where they can travel to perform service in another community. Applications are available online and can be submitted by email at...

Are you a staff member, faculty member, or graduate assistant looking to work alongside students who are doing great things for the community? Consider volunteering for NIU Cares Day, which takes place Saturday, April 18. Student Involvement & Leadership Development is currently looking for individuals to serve as project site leaders (PSL) from 7:45 a.m....

Student Involvement & Leadership Development will offer a Student Organization Workshop Series this spring for current members and leaders of NIU student organizations. The curriculum offers professional development opportunities for participants while emphasizing skills to help student organizations function more effectively. All workshops take place in Room 100 of the Campus Life Building. Spring 2015...

Do you want to become an involved student leader? Would you like the opportunity to improve your leadership skills? If so, enroll in Student Involvement & Leadership Development’s Leadership Academy. NIU’s Leadership Academy is a three-tiered, self-paced leadership program which allows participants to complete the activities as their schedules allow. Developmental tracks include Personal Leadership,...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) is sponsoring a poster sale in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Representatives from the poster company Beyond the Wall will sell a variety of prints in the ballroom from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Jan. 16. The selection includes decorative posters, vintage posters,...

NIU students and faculty/staff groups are teaming up with community organizations to present a slate of events in recognition of the National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, scheduled from Saturday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Nov. 23. The goal is to educate NIU students about hunger and homelessness in their neighborhoods, their country and around the...