Bobby Broom, associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies in the NIU School of Music, whose most recent album, More Amor spent several weeks atop Jazz Week’s North American Jazz Radio chart, has been selected to perform in this spring’s 15th Annual International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Chicago, April 30. Iconic Grammy Award...
Four NIU graduates were commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army following successful completion of their degree requirements and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. On Dec. 18, faculty and staff from NIU Department of Military Science celebrated Cadets Ricardo Montoya, Dennis Mathew, Wyatt Smith and Kamran Stringer during the military graduation held...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shaping teaching, learning, research and the workplace. NIU is committed to supporting ethical, transparent and responsible uses of AI and, to support this, has created a new resource – the AI at NIU website. This new website is a central place to bring together guidance, tools and campus expertise to...
After a successful inaugural event during the fall 2025 semester, NIU Career Services will be hosting its second Career Success Clinic. The event is scheduled for 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Holmes Student Center on NIU’s DeKalb campus. Last fall, 20 employers, alumni and campus partners volunteered to coach more than 150 students on...
With the start of this spring semester, the Office of Employee Well-being reminds employees of services we offer to address your well-being needs. We provide a wide range of services and resources to support you and your family members as you encounter difficult life situations. Our counseling services can assist you with issues such as...
Northern Illinois University will be a hub of robotics and STEM activity on Saturday, March 7 with the FIRST Tech Challenge Illinois Championship coming to campus. Open and free to the public, the tournament is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The event blends creativity and science,...
When the 24th season of “American Idol” debuts Monday, Jan. 26, Steve Pohl isn’t planning to watch. But that certainly wasn’t the case in the spring of 2019 during Season 17, when the NIU College of Education graduate played a pivotal role in the story of one of the contestants. Her name is Shayla Winn...
NIU’s College of Education and the University of Tetova, in the Republic of North Macedonia, have issued a call for book chapters that will anchor a new edited volume and international conference focused on peace as a transcultural, democratic practice. The project is part of the growing collaboration between the NIU-Tetova Center for Peace and...
The NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome political commentator and co-founder of The Seneca Project, Tara Setmayer, as the next guest of the Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 7 p.m. CT on Feb. 4. This event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion with Dean Robert Brinkmann on various topics, such as the...
For years, Jim Perona, ’08, has used music to connect with audiences, whether at a private wedding or party gig, or for a corporate event. It’s something that he loves to do and has built a successful career on. A serious medical diagnosis in 2022 didn’t slow him down; instead, it moved him to add a skill...
The Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center resembled a grocery store staging area as College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) faculty and staff arrived for their Jan. 9 Welcome Back meeting. Along with welcoming new employees and reflecting on a successful fall semester, college leaders used the gathering to support students through a hands-on service...
The research demonstrates how learning about the plight of animals can ease human suffering. The rusty-brown “pit-bull” mix learned avidly alongside his teenaged handlers in Lifetime Bonds courses, which empower young people who have committed criminal offenses by enlisting them to train shelter dogs for adoption. Northern Illinois University Professor Keri Burchfield has helped grow...
