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NIU’s LEAD Summit is one of NIU’s premiere professional conferences for students and provides great opportunities to attend various leadership related workshops, hear from a national keynote speaker and network with other student leaders and professionals. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, the event is free for all undergraduate students 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. The Leadership Academy is a three-tiered, self-paced leadership program; participants can complete the activities as their schedules allow. Staff members in SILD have spent...

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. Officially unveiled for the first time this fall, SILD’s Student Organization Workshop Series offers student organization members and leaders professional development...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development is currently looking for staff volunteers to assist with Huskies Helping Huskies (HHH) stations Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26. Volunteer time slots are for one hour, every half hour (9 to 10 a.m., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., etc.), beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Participants...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development will recognize all Leadership Academy members with an end-of-the-year celebration. Leadership Academy members are invited from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, for food, conversation and activities. This event will be held in Room 100 of the Campus Life Building. An RSVP is required to attend this event. RSVP...

Sixty-seven NIU students and alumni donated almost 1,000 hours of their 2014 spring break time to non-profit organizations in Pensacola, Fla. These volunteers enriched the lives of residents in the community, built lifelong friendships and proved that NIU students and alumni truly strive to be contributing members of the global community A variety of students...

NIU Student Involvement & Leadership Development is asking the campus community to start collecting beverage can tabs as part of the Huskies Can Make a Difference campaign. All tabs are donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, a non-profit organization that provides families with children in the hospital a low-cost place to stay, eat and...

Team member registration for NIU Cares Day 2014 will be available from Saturday, March 1, through Friday, March 28, at niucaresday.niu.edu. NIU Cares Day will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12. Students, faculty, and staff members will be stationed around DeKalb and Sycamore to complete service projects that will benefit not-for-profit...

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, scheduled Saturday, April 12. Project Site Leaders Serving as a project site leader can be a great opportunity to connect with students outside the classroom as...

The eighth annual NIU Cares Day is right around the corner! From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12, more than 1,000 students will be out in the DeKalb community assisting with various projects for not-for-profit organizations, community agencies and DeKalb county residents. Volunteer registration will occur in waves this year, starting with team leader...

Are you an involved student leader? Do you believe you should be recognized for all you do as a leader at NIU? If so, consider applying for a Kevin D. Knight Leadership Award. Student Involvement & Leadership Development is offering students the opportunity to be recognized for their leadership and involvement at NIU. Institutional tuition...

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; participants can complete the activities as schedules allow. Through the Leadership Academy, students have the opportunity...