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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Week poster
NIU’s 2015 third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Week will take place the week of Jan. 19. The week will promote civic reflection, community service, equality and diversity awareness throughout campus and in the community. In preparation, DeKalb and Sycamore students in middle school and high school will have the opportunity to write...
Project ROAR at Cortland Elementary School
Sitting in clusters of three, the Cortland Elementary School second-graders write things for which they are thankful onto “leaves” and “pumpkins” cut from red, orange and yellow construction paper. Friends. Clothes. Cousins. Mama. Teacher. Food. Halloween. Next, they squirt Tacky Glue onto their harvest-colored shapes and press them onto paper plates as they create Thanksgiving...
URAD
Mark your calendars! NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning will host the sixth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. More than 300 students presented their work at last year’s event; the 2015 edition is...
Photo of the word "research" circled in the dictionary
Artistry requires research, and a great deal of research also requires more than a little artistry. To that end, University Honors has developed a unique approach to integrating artistry with research by funding six new entry-level projects for the 2014-15 academic year. Six students will work with several different NIU faculty members to develop their...
Global dinners
The NIU Dietetic Interns are hosting a series of “Around the World” themed dinners in the dining halls this semester. All are invited. Meal plans, Huskie Bucks, flex dollars and are debit/credit are available as payment options. The interns hope that these dinners will expose students to a taste of cuisines from around the world...
Gabriela Arriaga (left) and Jenna Jane, recipients of the 2014 Eli Whitney Award of Excellence
Students who identify as non-traditional have unique and individualized needs while they provide a wide range of diversity to the NIU student population. Non-traditional students at NIU often identify with multiple titles such as transfer students, commuters, parents, older than 24, living in off-campus housing, international students or members of the U.S. military. They often...
Founders Memorial Library sign
Dozens of students, faculty and staff come every week to the Division of Information Technology’s Contact Center, located in the Telecommunications and Security Building. It’s there that they seek help from the Mobility Support team. “Can you help me get NIU email on my phone?” “I just got this new tablet – how do I...
Ice skaters at the East Lagoon
Although the autumn chill has yet to settle in permanently, and the leaves mostly remain green and still clinging to their trees, the holidays are not far away. NIU President Doug Baker sends holiday cards throughout the university and community each winter, using designs created by NIU students. Baker’s new annual tradition allows him to...
NIU Career Fairs
A human resources department knows what to look for in an employee. So what better source is there than an HR representative to give tips on preparing for upcoming career fairs or interviews? “It takes time out of your day, but you have to know how to present yourself,” said Karen Baker, associate vice president...
ABC alphabet blocks
What is Student Affairs? How does Student Affairs support student readiness and success? How is Student Affairs changing? Those questions and more will spark conversation from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, during a presentation and panel discussion titled “The Role of Student Affairs in Supporting College Student Readiness and Success.” NIU’s Center for the Interdisciplinary Study...
African Student Alliance logo
After three decades as the NIU African Student Association, the organization has changed its name to the African Student Alliance. “I changed the name to ‘Alliance’ because I believe that it is a better fit for the organization,” said ASA President Yannick Koua, a CLCE major with a minor in black studies. “ ‘Association’ made...
Chicago skyline
Leaders of the Save Chicago Campaign have exciting news. On behalf of our organization, we are thrilled to announce that we will be changing our name to The Remember Project (formerly Save Chicago). The Remember Project (established Aug. 24, 2013) is a non-profit organization that provides unique opportunities for college students to volunteer in the...
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