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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...
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...
University Village barbecue
Sometimes, it really does take a village – or, in the case of DeKalb, a University Village. NIU, University Village, the City of DeKalb Police Department, DeKalb County Community Gardens, DeKalb County KEYS/Ben Gordon Center, Kishwaukee Community Hospital, the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Live Healthy DeKalb County, New Hope Baptist Church and Voluntary Action Center have come together to create...
Photo of cleaning equipment
Kishwaukee United Way’s Day of Caring committee is planning its 10th annual community-wide Day of Caring, scheduled for Thursday, June 19. This event promotes teamwork while giving people an opportunity to volunteer and make a difference in the community. The event was moved to June several years ago to encourage more youth and family participation....
NIU Cares Day 2014
More than 1,200 NIU students were up with the sun Saturday morning, which was appropriate since they spent the day spreading sunshine across DeKalb County as part of the annual NIU Cares Day. The early start was worth it, said Kaitlyn Fritz, a member of the Sigma Lambda Sigma service sorority, which spent the morning...
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