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Campus Life Building
Being the first person in your family to attend college can be a stressful experience. Family might not be able to provide guidance about successfully navigating campus life. There might be a sense of pressure or responsibility to do well. It might be difficult to feel integrated socially and academically. One of the main factors...
Anna Quider, director of Federal Relations for NIU, talks to summer research students about her role on behalf of the university.
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning will host the third annual Summer Research Symposium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in Altgeld Hall. Undergraduate students who have participated in faculty-mentored research or artistry projects will showcase their work through posters and oral presentations. The three main summer programs include the...
Huskie Service Scholars
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is currently accepting applications for the Huskie Service Scholars (HSS) program for the 2015-2016 academic year. HSS is a program for new first-generation or low-income freshmen or transfer students who enjoy serving in the community. In addition to seeking first-year students, or fellows, HSS is also accepting applications...
U.S. Capitol
NIU students will have the opportunity to test their political acumen on Capitol Hill this summer as part of NIU’s Washington D.C. Congressional Internship program. Four students were selected as interns for Illinois representatives in their D.C. congressional offices, and will live, learn and work in the nation’s capital. Kiranjit Gill, a senior majoring in...
Lincoln Memorial
Three NIU students will take on Washington D. C. this summer as part of an innovative internship program sponsored by The Washington Center, the largest academic internship program in the country. Since 1975, more than 50,000 students have benefited from the unique living, working and learning program in the nation’s capital. NIU students Daejzonna Muschamp,...
Mission
NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences and university mascot Mission will host a “Mission to Health Walk” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. Members of the college’s “Healthy Huskies” student group planned the event as a way to de-stress before final exams, which begin Saturday, May 2. The walk will begin in front of...
Photo of a yellow highlighter on an open text book
Have questions about preparing for graduate school? Trying to decide whether to work or earn another degree after graduation? From noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 23, the PROMISE Scholars Program will host “Preparing for Graduate School Workshop.” Marilyn Lorch, engaged learning coordinator for the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, is the presenter....
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...
The verdict is in on NIU’s mock trial team, and they’re guilty of winning. At the American Mock Trial Association regional competition held last month in Joliet, an NIU mock trial team went undefeated and advanced to the national tournament for the first time in the university’s history. “We’ve made remarkable strides since the beginning...
NIU Showcase of Student Writing
NIU’s First Year Composition Program (FYComp) will host its eighth annual Showcase of Student Writing from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 6, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The showcase is a platform for hundreds of NIU’s English students to share their scholarship with the university and local communities. Last...
NSSE survey poster
The Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is encouraging student participation in the National Survey of Student Engagement, a survey that NIU participates in every three years. NSSE is exclusively taken by freshmen and seniors. This survey takes into account the opinions and perspectives of freshman and seniors on their abilities, experiences and...
2014 SROP students visit FermiLab with Julia Spears and Stephanie Zobac.
Calling all highly motivated sophomores, juniors and seniors who are not graduating this spring or summer: Applications for Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) are now open. The application deadline is Friday, Feb. 27. Applications are available online near the top right of the screen (under “Program Info”). SROP gives NIU students the chance to conduct...
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