Activities for this year’s homecoming begin Oct. 16 and will continue through Oct. 22. The celebration this year is themed “Huskies through the Decades”.

There are a wide variety of events for students, community members, staff and faculty to participate in. Deadlines for event registration; however, are quickly approaching.

To participate in Powder Puff Football, students must be enrolled by Sept. 23. To run for Homecoming Royalty, students should be registered by Sept. 30. The deadlines for Paint the Town, Recycled Boat Race or “Dec” Out the Campus, are Oct. 7. Applications to be a parade entry in the Northern Lights Homecoming Parade are due Oct. 13, and Huskies Pull Together: Pop Tab Collection registration ends Oct. 20.

Applications to register for these events are to be submitted through Huskie Link by 4:00 p.m. on the day of each deadline.

If you need more information, you can download a Homecoming 2016 Information Packet from http://niu.edu/homecoming/ or contact Campus Activities Board at either (815)-753-1580 or by email at [email protected].