For many, volunteering means serving at a local nonprofit or community organization. For Corie Wild, an office administrator in NIU’s Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, giving back means stepping into a nursing classroom to share a story of resilience, healing and hope. “I have an extreme amount of documented medical history from the time...
When EC-United CEO Wheeler Coleman, ’83, spoke with NIU Executive MBA students last month during his Executive in Residence seminar, he asked them to consider their own guiding ethics. “Defining our core values and relying on them when making decisions as a leader is crucial,” Coleman said as he engaged in discussions about leadership principles...
What motivates educators to devote their lives to the process of teaching and learning? How do they find the energy to climb out of bed each morning, fill their water bottles, pack their lunches and drive through the darkness to their schools? How would they describe their work? How do they truly come alive when...
NIU congratulates Joseph C. (J. C.) La Barbera on being named a Lincoln Laureate for 2025. The Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award honors the accomplishments of NIU’s top graduating students; the award is given annually to an outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois. La Barbera is a...
The NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome Illinois Senate Minority Leader John Curran as the next guest of the Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 2 p.m. CT on Nov. 12. This event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between Curran, Dean Robert Brinkmann and College of Law Dean Cassandra Hill on various...
The traveling tour of the 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival makes its next stop at NIU, Wednesday, October 29. The traveling tour provides filmmakers the unique opportunity of having their work screened in front of audiences, for whom in many instances, the tour is their only access to this form of short-film art. The...
Clare Steffes has long been fascinated by the study of crime and its impact on individuals and society. So, when NIU officially launched a criminology major this fall, she jumped at it. The 21-year-old from Kankakee, who expects to graduate in December 2025, wants one day to become an investigator and bring to justice child...
Whether it’s an intuitive hunch, a sour mood or a belly pain, scientists have confirmed that signals between the gut and the brain can affect our cognition, emotions and physical health. It’s why the gut (or our intestines) is sometimes called the “second brain” of the body. “Our gut is home to trillions of tiny...
NIU is chock full of hidden gems, including the Huskie Den Bowling and Entertainment Center, located on the lower level of the Holmes Student Center. Open to students, staff, faculty and the public, the Huskie Den offers bowling, pool and a stage for live entertainment. It’s been voted One of the Best Bowling Alleys in...
This year, DeKalb County Court Services is partnering with an NIU Community-engaged Course: Gender and Crime (Criminology 487/Sociology 587), taught by Professor Carol Walther in the Department of Sociology and Criminology. The students are analyzing pretrial and probation data, with a particular focus on revalidating the pretrial risk assessment the county uses to help judges...
Anderson Hall will come alive Saturday, Oct. 25, with an immersive celebration of the martial arts of Southeast Asia designed to thrill all five senses. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in one of the building’s gymnasiums, the event will feature master teachers and their students from throughout the Midwest as well as music...
Looking for some Halloween fun for all ages? Make plans to join the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in Faraday and LaTourette Halls Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Revenge of the Haunted Labs will get you in the spirit with family-friendly hands-on activities – freaky physics,...
