The Communications department added a Corporate Communications emphasis due to the loss of the advertising emphasis in the Journalism department, according to an August 30, 1985 Northern Star Article.Journalism Department Chairman Irv Kummerfeldt removed...
Janie Grillo, butterfly enthusiast, will introduce live monarch butterflies 1 p.m. September 10 at the Midwest Museum of Natural History.Grillo will discuss the butterfly life cycle and why butterflies are important to our ecosystem. There will be a monarch...
NIU’s new program, Take 5, is designed to teach adult learners how to navigate discussion boards, participate in virtual classrooms and feel more comfortable with today’s online learning environment.“Many adult learners are still skeptical of online...
Baskin Robbins encourages customers to take on their sweet deal of all regular ice cream scoops for $1.31 each.Today open to close, Baskin Robbins will host their “Celebrate 31” promotion to celebrate their 31 original flavors.You may also donate...
DeKalb Police reported a “suspicious package” found late Sunday in an apartment complex was nonthreatening to residents.After a resident at 408 N. Annie Glidden Road called police about a “bomb looking device” he/she found in the building, residents...
The Convocation Job Fair will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the NIU Convocation Center.There are part-time positions open in parking, conversions/stagehands and event staffing.Applicants must be 18 years old, able to work flexible hours and bring necessary...
DeKALB | The 2016 NCAA volleyball season begins Friday for the Huskies as they host Iowa, Loyola and DePaul for the annual NIU Invitational at Victor E. Court.The Huskies will face DePaul at 7 p.m.The tournament will continue Saturday with NIU versus Loyola...
The Convocation Job Fair will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the NIU Convocation Center.There are part-time positions open in parking, conversions/stagehands and event staffing.Applicants must be 18 years old, able to work flexible hours and bring necessary...
DeKALB | The last day for undergraduates to add or drop a full-semester course on self-service in MyNIU.niu.edu with approval from the course department is Friday.After Friday, all courses dropped will be considered withdrawal.Students withdrawing from...
DeKALB | NIU subscribed to an extended maintenance program for its information technology equipment rather than replacing the out-of-date systems, potentially causing the IT department to increase its debt.NIU was unable to spend the money required to...
DeKALB | Biological Sciences Professor Rangaswamy Meganathan is suing NIU on one count of race and national origin discrimination.Meganathan claims NIU officials have discriminated against him since he was hired in 1983 by “keeping [the] plaintiff’s...
