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Come to the Convocation Center Job Fair

By Northern Star staff | August 29, 2016

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...

Steve Briarton, 55, of Monroe Center plays guitar at his stall April 22, 2012 at the Colossal Clean Sweep in the Convocation Center.

Colossal Clean Sweep to return to Convocation Center

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2015

The Convocation Center will hold the Colossal Clean Sweep garage sale and flea market 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2.The Colossal Clean Sweep is being brought back after a year off due to heavy demand from the community, said Heather...

Crowds cheer durring Kid Cudi's performance that attrracted a sold out venue at the Convocation Center March 31.

Convocation Center has fewer fall shows

By Deanna Frances | October 8, 2013

The Convocation Center will have only two big performances this semester: Sheryl Crow with Gary Allan and Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles.According to the Convocation Center events archive, from 2003 to 2011 there were at least three to five large performances...

Kid Cudi concert tickets go on sale Friday

By Northern Star Staff | January 29, 2013

Kid Cudi will play the Convocation Center. A little more than 5,000 tickets will be sold for the event, according to Heather Priest, assistant director of marketing for the Convo. Cudi was selected because he was a popular choice in a survey about who...

Steve Briarton, 55, of Monroe Center plays guitar at his stall April 22, 2012 at the Colossal Clean Sweep in the Convocation Center.

Convocation Center holds annual ‘Colossal Clean Sweep’

By Hailey Kurth | April 22, 2012

Over 100 garage sales were packed under one roof at the convocation center Friday and Saturday for the Convocation’s annual Colossal Clean Sweep. Over 3,000 people were expected to come to the sale over the weekend, said Heather Priest, director of...

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Ticket pick-ups for graduation ceremony commence

By Juliana Leprich | December 1, 2011

While many NIU students will gear up in hats and gloves next weekend, some students will don caps and gowns. NIU's graduate commencement ceremony will take place 4 p.m. Dec. 10. According to the Convocation website, the first undergraduate ceremony Dec....

Stallions to horse around at Convo for your enjoyment

By Chris Krapek | February 16, 2011

They are horses of battle. They are horses of ballet. The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions will perform its equine ballet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at The Convocation Center. Tickets are $21.50-24.50 for adults, $13.75 for children 12 and under and $11.75...

Wiz Khalifa blazes his way to the Convocation Center

By Chris Krapek and Connor Rice | February 13, 2011

DeKALB | Roll out the green carpet. "Black and Yellow" rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at the Convocation Center at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13 as part of the Campus Consciousness Green Carpet Tour 2011. "Pretty Polly Productions out of Massachusetts...

Fred Hammond, seen here in an undated press photo, will be performing at the NIU Convocation Center this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose decades-long career earned him a Grammy in 2008, will be joined by the NIU Black Choir.

Fred Hammond to bring gospel to Convo

By Connor Rice | February 9, 2011

Sunday mass is coming to the Convocation Center. Famed gospel artist and Grammy-winner Fred Hammond will appear with the Northern Black Choir this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose career has spanned over several decades, is the second Christian-based...