NIU Honors Program will host a 5K Fun Run 9 a.m. Saturday at Hopkins Park. Same-day registration will be held before the race 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. and will cost $20 per person.This fundraiser is donating proceeds to Birthday Boxes, which provide children...

In DeKalb, Santa comes more than once a year. “They call us the Santa people,” said Jacqueline Beck, senior nursing major. Beck is a volunteer at Birthday Boxes, a non-profit organization started by the NIU Honors Program. Beck helps with the overall...

This spring the honors program at NIU will graduate its 40th class. The program has added new courses, including studying abroad courses, and has also made advancements on mini-sections, which are the groups of honor students taking regular courses as...