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Course Transformation Project, in conjunction with Outreach, Engagement and Information Technologies Division, is inviting faculty members, departmental chairs and deans to upcoming talk by Diane M. Doberneck from Michigan State University (MSU) titled “Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure.” The talk will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in the Sky...

NIU students and faculty/staff groups are teaming up with community organizations to present a week of events in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, scheduled from Saturday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 18. Sponsored on campus by Student Involvement & Leadership Development, the week features a variety of service opportunities with the Northern...

Students with a love of the outdoors have several opportunities this fall, thanks to NIU’s Outdoor Adventures. Special Points of Interest The Thanksgiving Break Backpacking Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is rapidly approaching. There will be a trip-planning meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the Adventure Center located in the...

NIU’s PROMISE Scholars will host a “virtual lecture” by Neil Shubin from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Room 354 of the Engineering Building. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to all. Shubin researches the evolutionary origin of anatomical features of animals and is an expert on the evolution of...

Northern Illinois University’s Society of Women Engineers (NIU-SWE) received two awards from the Chicago Regional Section of SWE. NIU-SWE won two awards in the Small Section category. The first award was an honorable mention for the best collegiate section. The second was an award for the best collegiate website. NIU-SWE received $300 in cash in...

Three Huskie Research Rookies are taking their research to the next level. Elaine Rodriguez, Noemi Rodriguez and Guadalupe Lopez submitted abstracts based on work they completed in the Research Rookies program to the SACNAS National Conference: “Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World.” The trio was accepted as presenters for the conference scheduled from...

It all began with an email from the Huskie Research Rookies program. It was an invitation that changed biology major Evan Wittke’s first-year experience as a Huskie into something extraordinary – not only for him, but perhaps someday, for the world. For Wittke, the title “Research Rookie” meant he could join biology professor Barrie Bode...

For a second summer, students from NIU’s School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences will be cooking at Aurora’s Farmers Market and showing customers the simplicity of eating healthy. The students, enrolled in the College of Health and Human Sciences, will feature fruits and vegetables from produce being sold by the market vendors. They then...

Bolstered by a set of new recruitment efforts, Vision 2020 initiatives and the new Honors House that will open in August, the Northern Illinois University Honors Program is building major momentum heading into the 2012-13 academic year. University Honors’ May graduating class will be a record setter at 166 students, compared to 104 in 2011,...

NIU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host its annual benefit concert, “Rock Forward, Together,”  at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 The event, previously known as “Rock 4 Life,” takes place at Fatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy. in DeKalb. Funds raised go to NIU’s “Forward, Together, Forward” scholarship....

Northern Illinois University will host seven financial literacy and money management events at its Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford and main DeKalb campuses during the Federal Reserve Bank’s Money Smart Week. The week is scheduled from Saturday, April 21, through Saturday, April 28. “Money Smart Week is an excellent opportunity to provide free and valuable information...

V-Day NIU 2012 will present a two-night benefit performance of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls” in the Cavan Auditorium of Gabel Hall. The shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28. Tickets are $5 and available at the door,...