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Douglas Boughton to serve as Director of the School of Art and Design
Douglas Boughton, Ph.D., who had been serving as Acting Director of the NIU School of Art and Design since the fall of 2020 has accepted the position on a permanent basis. It is Boughton's second stint as director of the school. He also served in the role from 2008 to...
Ed Klonoski selected Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Ed Klonoski has been selected as the Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University. He stepped into that role on an acting basis in the fall of 2020 after serving as NIU's Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate...
Graduation Stories: Angie Redmond, MFA Paining, Museum Studies certificate
Angie Redmond received her MFA in Painting with a museum studies certificate, and was one of many NIU students who were able to attend an in-person graduation ceremony over the weekend. Angie's story was featured in the master's degree commencement video. Also...
Graduation Stories: Jill Belluomini, Lincoln Laureate winner, Dance Minor
Jill Belluomini, NIU's 2021 Lincoln Laureate winner, chemistry major and dance minor, was featured in the commencement video for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Here's Jill's story: Also featured were Art and Design's Angie Redmond and Music's Izabella...
Graduation Stories: Izabella Gieron, BM Music Education and Violin Performance, independent study orchestral conducting
Izabella Gieron was one of a brand new group of NIU alumni to be able to attend an in-person commencement ceremony. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Violin Performance with independent study in orchestral conducting. She was also featured in the...
Congratulations to the Class of 2021
Congratulations to all of the graduates in the class of 2021. NIU is holding in-person commencement ceremonies Friday, June 3, Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 in Huskie Stadium. Programs are available online for the June 2021 commencement, May and August 2020...
NIU awards steelpan innovator Anthony Williams an honorary doctorate in human letters
One of the most unique and iconic aspects of the School of Music at Northern Illinois University, and the university as a whole, is the success and prominence of its Steelpan program. It is fitting that a man who has had both a direct and indirect influence will have...
NIU students partner with WNIJ reporters to tell stories with data
A collaboration between public radio station WNIJ and students in NIU’s data visualization courses helps to build student portfolios and improve reporting in the region. In 2020, NIU graduate student Bharat Kale prepared graphics to accompany WNIJ reporting in...
Still time to sign up for summer online arts camps
The NIU Community School of the Arts is offering online summer camps for kids ages 11-19 (grades 6-12). Have fun and make lifelong friends while exploring your love of performing and visual arts. Faculty, staff and alumni from the College of Visual and Performing Arts...
Thank you for your support of Curtain Call!
Thank you to everyone who helped support the College of Visual Arts first crowdfunding campaign. Donations to Curtain Call! totaled more than $2,000 and will help fund seniors in the Schools of Art and Design, School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance for the...
First-Generation Huskie Daniil Krimer, grows Kane Repertory Theatre
When Daniil Krimer graduated with his M.F.A. in acting in 2019, he had no way of knowing the kinds of changes that were on the horizon. When he founded the Kane Repertory Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, in 2019 and became its artistic director, he had no idea that...
Still time to give to Curtain Call! and the Dean will match your donation
Just two days remain to give to our Crowdfund campaign to support our senior artists. As a last minute incentive, Paul Kassel, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts will match the next $750 in new donations! Visit our crowdfund page to make your...
Huskie Spotlight: Matthew Kiser
Matthew Kiser Bachelor's in Music Performance, emphasis in Steelpan Studies What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As a kid, my interests were always evolving and changing. I always was...
NIU Philharmonic Orchestra joins Rockford Symphony Orchestra for “The Orchestra Sings” online
Due to the pandemic, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra's annual Youth Concert for students in grades three through five was not able to proceed “as usual.” However, the RSO wanted to find a way to offer the concert because it is a valuable experience for the students...
Huskie Spotlight: Izabella Gieron
Izabella Gieron Spring 2021 graduate, Bachelor's in Music Education and Violin Performance, Independent Study in Orchestral Conducting "I decided to study these majors because I want to be able to share my knowledge and passion for music through playing, teaching, and...
CVPA faculty serve as mentors on College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Senior Design Day projects
Every year seniors in NIU's College of Engineering and Engineering Technology engage in a year-long design project that involves creating or improving commercial products or industrial processes. They are mentored by faculty and industry professionals to get hands-on,...
Art History’s Sinclair Bell named 2021 Presidential Teaching Professor
In nominating Prof. Sinclair Bell for the Presidential Teaching Professorship, Judith Testa, professor emerita of the NIU School of Art and Design, described Bell as “that rare individual among university faculty members: a brilliant, innovative and extraordinarily...
Dance’s Paula Frasz named 2021 Presidential Engagement and Partnerships Professor
For the past 28 years, Paula Frasz has been designing dances that mirror her students, their experiences and the world we all live in. “All artists reflect wherever they are,” she said. “I don’t just see our students in the classroom. This is my community. This is...
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