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Deadline extended for President’s Holiday Art Card design contest
2026 NIU Holiday Card Design Contest Theme: Home in Many Ways President Lisa C. Freeman invites students to submit an original artistic design to be used as the 2026 NIU holiday card. Northern Illinois University is more than a campus. For students, alumni, faculty,...
After 15 years, Joe Minoso, ’04 exits “Chicago Fire”
For a decade a half, Joe Minoso has been Joe Cruz on NBC's long running hit Chicago Fire. His shift has come to an end, as Cruz left Firehouse 51 for the final time. Minoso, a 2004 M.F.A. acting graduate from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance told US Magazine that...
Co-founders of the Gráfica Latina Poster Archive to deliver lecture and workshop at NIU
Tatiana Gómez and José R. Menéndez, co-founders and curators of the Gráfica Latina Poster Project will deliver a visiting artist lecture and a workshop in the NIU School of Art and Design, Wednesday, November 11. The workshop, "Amplifying Voices in Your Community...
Music’s Robert Chappell to be honored by Percussive Arts Society
Robert Chappell, distinguished teaching professor emeritus in the School of Music, is being honored by the Percussive Arts Society with their Lifetime Achievement in Education Award at their national convention in Indianapolis November 11-14.
NIU steelpan alumnus performs for King Charles and Queen Camilla
The famed NIU Steelpan program does more than provide crowd-pleasing concerts every semester. The program has a world-wide reach from the students who earn degrees and the impact that they make after graduation. Khan Cordice, a 2015 alumnus of the NIU School of...
School of Music alumna Kara Eubanks to perform at NIU
The NIU Community School of the Arts presents University of Oregon pro tempore instructor of violin and NIU alumna Kara Eubanks, and NIU professor emeritus, pianist William Koehler performing works by Mozart, Ponce, Fritz Kreisler and more, Sunday, November 8 at 3...
Liam Teague to perform a benefit recital for the NIU Steelband Program, “The Magic of the Steelpan,” Nov. 6
Liam Teague’s faculty recital is an all-star affair, and fittingly, a fundraiser for the NIU Steelpan Program. Teague, professor of music, director of steelpan studies and NIU Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor, has enlisted the help of friends...
Add your support to the Olmec Heads Experience at NIU
The Olmec Heads Experience: Help Us Create a Monumental Experience for NIU Students! This fall, something monumental arrived at Northern Illinois University: "The Olmec Heads Experience brings 25 monumental, artist-designed sculptures to NIU, transforming our campus...
Theatre and Dance graduate design project chosen for 2027 Prague Quadrennial
A project in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance developed by students in the Master of Fine Arts Design and Technology program, with the mentorship of Professors Sahin Sahinoglu and Alex Gelman has been selected for inclusion in the United States Emerging Exhibit at...
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