Nancy Kasinski, handler with Oaken Acres of Sycamore, holds Hamlet, a barred owl Wednesday in Montgomery Hall's auditorium. Christy Gebritz, director of operations at Oaken Acres asserts, said if an injured animal is found in the wild to call a shelter immediately and keep the animal in a warm, dark, quiet space and not to feed it or give it water. Students can learn more about caring for wildlife with Oaken Acres by volunteering or interning with the organization.
Littlejohn, Tilton and Mary Morgan elementary school children cheered on the Huskies during their field trip visit for Wednesday's game against the Toledo Rockets at the Convocation Center. Kids held up handcrafted signs and posters, participated in on-court games and competitions and got a chance to meet and high five Victor E. Huskie.
Senior marketing major Tyler Scannell (left) and Brett Tudela, producer at Northern Television Center and senior journalism major, monitor and edit a mock broadcast for students who attended the Anchor Night Open House on Wednesday. Students were offered the chance to read from the teleprompter and learn about the television broadcast station at NIU. NTC news broadcasts on campus channel 20 Mondays through Thursdays and has a YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/NTCNIU/videos.
Graduate anthropology student Steve Jankiewicz listens as anthropology professor Dan Gebo explains the history of the discovery of human origins in Africa. Participants traveled to Madison, Wisc., to hear from Donald Johanson of Arizona State University. He discovered the most complete skeletons of one of our earliest human ancestors: Lucy. Johanson's talk, The Story of Us: Becoming Human, was sponsored by National Geographic Live.
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Association will hold an informational wildlife event at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Montgomery Hall Auditorium.The event will feature a presentation from the Oaken Acres Wildlife Center, 12140 Aldrich Road in Kingston. Members from the...
NIU will hold an open meeting with residents and businesses Monday to discuss the Smoke-Free Campus Act.The Smoke-Free Campus Act, which goes into effect July 1, will prohibit smoking on all Illinois public university campuses, including outdoor spaces.The...
CAUSE will hold its third annual Social Impact Summit 8:30 a.m. April 10 in the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center.The summit is held to teach students about social entrepreneurism and to facilitate networking.Breakfast and registration will run 8:30...
College of Education alumni will share how they've introduced innovation into their classrooms at an upcoming panel event, according to a College of Education news release.Renee Gust, owner of Kids Connection in St. Charles; Meg Van Dyke, a teacher at...
Why is New Hall still called New Hall? What will happen to Grant South and Lincoln Hall this fall? Find out the answers to these questions and more through Eric Weldy's, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Twitter takeover of...
Free stickers saying "This is a What Feminist Looks Like" are available today at Reavis Hall.Buttons bearing the phrase are also available for $1 in Reavis Hall, Room 103. Free stickers are available in Reavis Hall and at the Gender & Sexuality Resource...
The College of Law will hold a Medical Marijuana Symposium 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 17 in Altgeld Hall, Room 315.This event is a conference to discuss Illinois’ marijuana pilot program, according to an NIU news release. Illinois’ marijuana regulation...
The Department of Communication has launched a newsletter, Communication Connections, to update alumni.The newsletter, released Tuesday, features stories about students, alumni, faculty and administration aligned with the department.
