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Do you have a passion for service and leadership – and love to travel? Become a Huskie Alternative Breaks (HAB) site leader. NIU’s HAB program presents students with non-traditional opportunities to travel to various communities in the nation and abroad during the university’s winter, spring or summer break to participate in service projects. An alternative...

NIU is looking for alumni to serve as project site leaders from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, for NIU Cares Day. Students volunteer each spring in the DeKalb area to help with community service projects, such as painting, lawn service, planting, helping at soup kitchens and working at animal shelters. Now in...

NIU’s second-year students are invited to sign up for the fourth annual Sophomore Days of Service occurring throughout February 2016. Sophomore Days of Service, sponsored by First- and Second-Year Experience, provides several brief service opportunities for students to get involved with the NIU campus and surrounding communities. Second-year programs, such as Sophomore Days of Service,...

NIU once again is proud to partner with the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the 2015 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football State Championships Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at Huskie Stadium. Volunteers play a big role in the success of the event, and the IHSA Destination DeKalb team is...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) is in search of project sites and NIU volunteers (students, faculty and staff) for NIU Make a Difference Day. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, with volunteer check-in occurring from 9 to 9:30 a.m. and service projects happening from 10 a.m....

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...

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...

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....

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...

The Save Chicago Campaign, a student-led movement at NIU with a goal of increasing the unity, love and peace in Chicago, is seeking students interested in making the city a better place. Chicago native and NIU student Randiss Hopkins, one of the campaign’s organizers, invites all Huskies interested in joining the effort to an informational...

Engineers Without Borders is dedicated to bringing the classroom to other countries to design and build new projects that can help fix problems and build portfolios. Based in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, this group of boundary-crossing individuals travel to remote places and help others to design projects which alleviate issues. Some...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development is currently looking for staff volunteers to assist with Huskies Helping Huskies (HHH) stations Aug. 26 and 27. HHH provides an avenue for interacting with students and networking with others from across the university, as well as an opportunity to bask in the excitement of the new academic year. Volunteering for...