Transfer students are a vital part of the university community at NIU. National Transfer Student Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the many students who have found a home at NIU after beginning their academic journey elsewhere. The week is also an opportunity to highlight dedicated faculty and staff who have success stories...
Northern Illinois University congratulates Hannah Havel, a senior computer science and computational mathematics major, on being named NIU’s 2026 Lincoln Laureate. The Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award recognizes the accomplishments of Illinois’ top graduating students. Each year, an outstanding senior is selected from each of the state’s four-year degree-granting institutions of higher education. Havel, a...
A new partnership encouraging NIU alumni to start, relocate or expand their businesses in DeKalb and DeKalb County held its official launch during NIU Homecoming Week with an event for alumni and community partners at Jonamac Orchard. The Huskie Business Pack also aims to connect, support and celebrate Huskie-led businesses and nonprofits and develop a...
Hao Phan, Southeast Asia Curator, has received a $66,400 grant from the Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) – UCLA, funded by ARCADIA, a philanthropy that supports cultural heritage preservation and promotes open access to knowledge, to digitize audiovisual recordings documenting the rich oral traditions of Indonesia. In partnership with the Oral Traditions Association (Asosiasi Tradisi...
In late September, Governor JB Pritzker announced his latest appointments to state boards and commissions. Lázaro López, Ed.D., senior director of pathways for NIU’s Education Systems Center, was appointed to the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board. In that role, López will work with educators, employers, government and community organizations to create systems to help students prepare...
Nursing students at Waubonsee Community College now have a direct, streamlined pathway to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Northern Illinois University (NIU). Under the agreement, Waubonsee students who complete their Associate in Applied Science in Nursing can seamlessly transfer into NIU’s online RN-t0-Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program. Eligible graduates who...
Twenty NIU students studying Sport Management mingled with industry leaders Sept. 25 as they also gained inside wisdom on trends and opportunities defining the future of the field. Neal Ternes and Dave Serowka, an assistant professor and instructor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, respectively, drove the Huskies to the fourth annual Spotlight...
NIU is mourning the loss of John. E. La Tourette, 93, who served from 1986 to 2000 as the university’s 10th president, and the subsequent passing of his wife, Lili La Tourette, 92. Together they leave an enduring legacy on the university students, campus and academic enterprise. The La Tourettes recently died within weeks of...
Last fall, English Professor Melissa Adams-Campbell held her first undergraduate-level honors seminar in Northern Illinois University’s newly unveiled BookLab space at Founders Memorial Library. This year, the Mary Suzanne Schriber Endowed Professor of Literary Studies is one of three faculty members across the university to receive the David W. Raymond Award for Use of Technology...
Northern Illinois University has once again earned recognition as a 2026-27 College of Distinction, joining a select group of institutions celebrated for delivering an exceptional undergraduate experience. This award signifies a school’s adherence to four distinctions: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant community and successful outcomes. In addition to being named to the overall list, NIU...
Northern Illinois University has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to help minimize effects of road construction on natural resources and communities. Under the new agreement, NIU will provide IDOT with natural resource reviews and assessments for planned IDOT road projects in northern Illinois, including analyses of impacts on...
Melvin Rogers found his life’s fascination as a teenager in the Bronx, where he attended the now-shuttered Grace Dodge Career and Technical Education High School. For Rogers, that future inhabited a document from the past. “Grace Dodge had a very expansive understanding of the vocations, because it included everything from cosmetology to accounting to paralegal....
