NIU Today

  The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s annual “Art to Lend” 2022 selection period will open for faculty and staff on campus. This annual service allows individuals and departments to enhance their private offices and the administrative areas of the university by renting original works of art. Artwork enriches the university’s welcoming nature for students,...

Eric Junco The NIU College of Education’s first director for Equity is ready to listen. Eric Junco, who is completing his dissertation in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, plans to inaugurate the new position with a “listening tour” that engages stakeholders who will include students, faculty, administrators and staff. His appointment is effective July...

Two students from the College of Health and Human Sciences(CHHS) have been named Interns of the Semester for the spring 2022 term by NIU Career Services. Danielle Havlik, a speech-language pathology major, and Caitlin Richmond, a human development and family sciences major, were selected for their outstanding contributions and are now eligible to compete for the...

For the first time, any NIU student gamer can apply for a scholarship in fall 2022, thanks to the generosity of Dr. Levi Harrison. Known as “the esports doctor,” Dr. Harrison is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of hand, arm and shoulder injuries. He’s also an avid video game player, mental health...

NIU continues to evolve as a leader in using an equity lens to champion the success of all students from all backgrounds. NIU’s vigorous, sustained university-wide efforts to address systemic inequities and foster a more inclusive campus recently gained recognition by the Illinois-based advocacy nonprofit Partnership for College Completion. The organization celebrated the inaugural graduates...

Patricia S. Siebrasse is a retired employee who served Northern Illinois University for 50 years as an administrative professional and was a valuable member of the Administrative Professionals Advisory Council (APAC) since its inception in 1995. The APAC presents the annual Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence to administrative professionals at NIU who demonstrates...

Laura Ruth Johnson Laura Ruth Johnson knew that some of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment’s out-of-date computers were just sitting in storage rooms. Johnson also knew where those 21 iMacs could return to life and to resume their mission of teaching and learning: Loiza, Puerto Rico. So she took that idea to...

Once again, Huskies United to do the impossible! Together, our alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University brought in $1,104,426 during our annual Huskies United day of giving, on June 22-23. This total exceeded expectations and topped last year’s total giving, when just over $1 million was raised. It only took the Huskie Nation 1,895...

This story, originally published by Fermilab, is reprinted here with permission. PIP-II, the state-of-the-art linear accelerator project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, received some help this year from undergraduate engineering students at Northern Illinois University. Every year, NIU’s Senior Design Program provides an opportunity for engineering students to apply the...

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Energy and Fuels has named NIU Chemistry Professor Tao Li as the recipient of its 2022 Emerging Researcher Award. The award, accompanied by a plaque and $1,000 prize, recognizes and encourages scientists who are early or midway into their careers and have made sustained and distinguished contributions to the field of fuel chemistry. It...

Just because Peter Pierro is getting up there in years, do not be fooled into thinking he is slowing down. Having just penned his 14th book, alongside co-author Peter McGahey—Grassroots Coaching: Using Sports Psychology and Coaching Principles Effectively—96-year-old Pierro is always looking toward the next fulfilling project. “I am a seeker. I am still very...

Kerry Freedman, professor and division head of Art and Design Education in the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design initiated and moderated a five-hour international panel that brought together arts educators from around the globe to discuss a post-pandemic view of visual arts education. Twenty lead arts educators from 18 countries on five...