NIU Career Services is excited about upcoming opportunities to engage with our programs, tools and campus-wide initiatives. Whether you’re looking to connect with students, integrate career readiness into your course, or streamline student employment processes, there’s something for you this spring. Observe UNIV 301 in action Interested in seeing the UNIV 301: Leadership and Career...
Nearly 500 middle- and high-school students from across Illinois turned the NIU Convocation Center into a high-energy hub of robotics, teamwork and problem-solving on Saturday, March 7th during the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship. The event drew 48 qualifying teams to DeKalb, each competing with 18-inch robots they designed, built and programmed themselves. In a...
Are people more likely to rely on and interact with a chatbot when it seems more human? That was the question NIU College of Business faculty members Andy Jeon, Devaki Rau, Matt Pickard and Biagio Palese set out to answer when they joined forces for an AI-age research project. In February, after four years of...
Hayley Gotzsche decided at a very young age that being a music teacher would be a great job. “I’ve always loved music,” she said. “Music has always been a source of joy and an expression of confidence. It was just natural to go into it. I love to get to bring those experiences to other...
Northern Illinois University Forensics took home awards, defended back-to-back team sweepstakes and even set a record in this year’s state competition. Half a dozen Huskies joined more than 200 undergraduates competing in this year’s Illinois Intercollegiate Forensics Association’s State Tournament, held Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7. Prairie State College in Chicago Heights hosted the event...
NIU’s campus and the DeKalb community will be full of #HuskiePride the week of Oct. 5 through 11, 2026 as we celebrate our 119th Homecoming celebration. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members interested in contributing to the celebration are invited to submit a proposal for a Homecoming grant. These grants are offered to help fund new...
Hi Huskies! We are excited to announce that NIU is participating in the Healthy Minds Study. We hope to use data from this study to improve our mental health policies and programs. If you have any questions for the study team, you can reach out to [email protected]. All students at NIU will be invited to...
From a young ESL student in Rochelle, Illinois, to a Marine Corps veteran and experienced educator, Billy Hueramo’s journey has come full circle — poised to lead DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 as its next superintendent effective July 1, 2026. Hueramo first taught in District 428 as a student teacher at Clinton Rosette Middle...
Kelly Gross, Ph.D., assistant professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has been named the 2025-2026 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA). Gross was honored at their annual conference in Schaumburg. “I sometimes joke that I’m an educator at heart...
More than 60 NIU faculty, staff members and students attended our College of Business conference — “Educating the AI-Ready Graduate: An Industry Perspective” — which was held in Barsema Hall’s auditorium three weeks ago. Attendees heard AI insights from our keynote speaker, John A. Tsaras, ’14, head of operations for The Coca-Cola Company, who discussed...
In February, John Tsaras ’14, head of operations for Operating Unit Digital Services at The Coca-Cola Company, joined NIU’s Executive MBA community for an Executive in Residence event at NIU Naperville. More than 70 Executive MBA students, alumni and faculty members gathered for dinner before Dean Joan Phillips-Hernandez and Associate Dean Sarah Marsh introduced Tsaras,...
Students in Fraternity and Sorority Life at NIU are building momentum for a busy spring semester after returning from the recent Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values (AFLV) conference inspired to strengthen unity, leadership and connection across campus. This spring, chapters and councils are planning philanthropic events, service initiatives and collaborative programs designed to bring...
