The College of Education will begin screening an ongoing series of films covering the theme of diversity.The films explore the subjects of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability and how they intersect within culture.All movies will be shown at...
Students transferring from Kishwaukee College can now complete their associate’s while earning their degrees at NIU, with more community colleges joining that list in the future.NIU President Doug Baker and Kishwaukee College President Tom Choice signed...
NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips spoke about his plans for NIU’s police department at Sunday’s Student Association Senate meeting.The Senate also approved the formation of a committee to look into possible improvements for Senate elections.Phillips said...
NIU hosted an open recruitment event for people interested in volunteering for projects created by Venture Grant finalists Friday.The Foundation Venture Grants program allows faculty to submit their creations in technologies that are ready to be sold....
Classes will be canceled and the university closed Monday and Tuesday due to extreme cold and snow.Temperatures during the day Monday will have a low of -7 degrees, with wind chill values going as low as -33, according to the National Weather Service.Residence...
Students are penning their dreams on NIU’s commemorative MLK Dream Wall for Martin Luther King Jr. service week.The Dream Wall was organized by the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning and was divided into six panels and delivered...
NIU’s Supermileage team is preparing its car for upcoming competitions this spring and fall.The team has now started work on tests and designs for the car. Team members are preparing for a competition in April, where they can test their own cars’...
With a little more than two weeks to the Sochi Winter Olympics, students and staff are apprehensive about attending.According to a Jan. 21 article by The Associated Press, there are still about 300,000 tickets left to purchase to attend the Olympics.People...
Secretary of State Jesse White’s office will be on campus to provide driver and vehicle services Monday.From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the office will be in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center.The services being offered include driver’s license...
Former quarterback Chandler Harnish, who is now a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, will watch DeKalb and Sycamore high schools face off in a basketball match Jan. 31 at the Convocation Center.The match, called the Annual Castle Challenge, pits...
Students took part in a discussion on diversity Monday night in the Holmes Student Center Tuesday night. This was one of several events that will take place this week in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on Monday.
Students and community members reflected on a photo about the march from Selma to Montgomery during a discussion about Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday in the Holmes Student Center.The discussion detailed King Jr.’s accomplishments throughout his lifetime....
