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Students’ families invited for weekend campus activities

By Faith Healy | September 22, 2011

Today marks the first day of NIU's annual Fall Family Weekend, where students can invite their families to a number of events. The event is planned by Huskie Family Connections, an organization which aims to provide parents a connection to the university....

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Freshman sociology major and member of Omega Delta Danny Salazar helps paint the walls of First Church of Nazarene one afternoon as part of a past NIU Cares Day. Salazar and other members of Omega Delta started the day off washing windows at Lincoln Elementary and continued serving the community by painting and landscaping at the church.

NIU Cares Day is volunteer opportunity for students, faculty, staff

By Danny Ciamprone | April 13, 2011

Everyone says they care; now NIU is proving it. On Saturday, NIU will hold its fifth annual NIU Cares Day, which is a campus-wide day of community service. The goal is to bring students, faculty and staff together to complete service projects in the county...

Family weekend gives students chance to spend time with their loved ones

By MaryJo Kratochvil | September 9, 2010

Family weekend is approaching fast. NIU's annual family weekend is Sept. 10 through Sept. 12.. Christina Bieche, graduate assistant for Huskie Family Connections, said family weekend is a great time to show off the campus. "Fall Family Weekend is not...