A logistical problem for the NIU Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) turned into a valuable partnership with the University Libraries that will preserve CGS documents and make them more readily accessible to readers around the world. The NIU Libraries’ Huskie Commons – a digital repository to collect, preserve, and provide access to the scholarly and...
Four members of NIU’s Operating Staff have been chosen to receive the Outstanding Service Award for 2022. This award is presented each year to recognize individual Civil Service Operating Staff who make contributions to the university beyond a narrow reading of their job descriptions and also serve the community in which they live. This year’s winners will receive $1,500...
A new five-year partnership between NIU and Braven Inc., will provide students with a strong foundation of skills, networks, experience and confidence to land an internship during their time at NIU or a job after graduation. NIU’s Career Services Department will partner with Braven, a Chicago-based non-profit organization, on a new 3-credit course that empowers...
While NIU Cares has transformed from an annual day of service to an ongoing campaign, one main catalyst to get involved this year will be a Community-wide Cleanup next Friday, April 22, 2022. Huskies can register by Monday, April 18 to take part in this special event taking place across the campus of Northern Illinois...
When De’Andrea Robinson, ’95, sits downs to lead storytime at the Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) South Shore Branch in the South Shore neighborhood, she looks forward to seeing her “little friends” happy and excited to listen to a new book. “The thing I like most about my work is promoting literacy to children and seeing the excitement...
At the NIU College of Business, business ethics are infused into every course in the college’s curriculum offerings. Students are encouraged to participate in programs and events centered on ethics as a necessary component for success in life. Indeed, encouraging students to factor in ethical issues when making decisions speaks directly to the college’s core...
Gunel Karimova Gunel Karimova has spent the last several months learning about NIU and the United States as she visits and observes classes in the College of Education. Now the Fulbright Faculty Development Program participant from Azerbaijan is ready to teach NIU about her home country. Karimova, a Writing and Information Literacy instructor and junior...
Every day, NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) celebrates the many ways that biomechanics improves the quality of life for humans. But on National Biomechanics Day on April 6, 2022, a day of celebration across the globe for high school students and teachers, CEET is celebrating the research conducted in its biomedical engineering...
The Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics named Julie Patterson, assistant professor of Nutrition and Dietetics in the School of Health Studies, as its 2022 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year award winner. Each state selects a recipient for the annual award which recognizes the commitment to excellence made by an individual who has demonstrated outstanding...
The NIU Autism Caregiver Group welcomed caregivers and children to the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on March 24 where Jessica Wexell and Autumn Gabriel, of DeKalb-based RAMP Center for Independent Living (CIL), were the guest speakers. “I really appreciated the engaging conversation between the caregivers and the RAMP representatives,” said Allison Gladfelter, associate professor of Speech-Language Pathology...
The Northern Illinois University Chemistry Club invites the public to its annual Chemistry Demo Night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, in Faraday Hall, room 143. The theme of the free event is “Mike and Sully’s Chemistry Clash,” featuring experiments and characters based on Monster’s Inc. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. “The interactive show is sure to surprise and delight!” says...
Melanie Koss Some people are born into their callings. Consider Melanie Koss. “I just grew up loving books. I don’t ever remember a time when I wasn’t a book lover. I learned to read very young, and even before I learned to read, I would carry around books and ‘read’ the pictures, according to my...
