As the 2023-2024 academic year comes to a close, the College of Visual and Performing Arts has named this year's award...
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Aaron Dworkin’s Arts Engines features Paul Kassel discussing collaborating with the arts ecosystem of a city
Paul Kassel, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at NIU was the guest on Arts Engines with Aaron...
April is Athletes for Artists Month
As part of an ongoing collaborative effort between the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts and NIU Athletics,...
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,...
CVPA’s Jessica Labatte and Paula Frasz among this year’s winners of Deacon Davis Awards
The Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity (PCORE), formerly the Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities (PSCM), has reimagined the annual Diversity and Inclusion luncheon as a virtual summit. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 14...
NIU Foundation launches crowdfunding campaigns, including one to support graduating artists
Those looking to make a difference at NIU have a new tool to help raise much-needed financial support. NIU Impact, the NIU Foundation’s new crowdfunding program at http://crowdfund.niu.edu and features ten campaigns. One of those campaigns is "Curtain Call! - Support...
College of Visual and Performing Arts Virtual Commencement video
In case you missed it, or want to see it again, help us congratulate the Class of 2020 once again with this year's virtual commencement. All of last weekend's virtual commencement ceremonies are available to watch online.
NIU hosts virtual commencement ceremonies this weekend
While the COVID-19 pandemic has robbed us of many special moments, Northern Illinois University is determined that the graduating classes of 2020 will get the send-off they deserve. This Saturday and Sunday, the university will host virtual commencement ceremonies to...
NIU educator-licensure programs rated highly in inaugural Illinois Preparation Profile report
A first-time report released Dec. 7 by the Illinois State Board of Education gives high marks to Northern Illinois University’s educator-licensure programs. The Illinois Preparation Profile (IPP), called a “continuous improvement and accountability system,” aims to...
Thousands Strong kickoff video features CVPA talent
The NIU Foundation kicked off its annual Day of Giving with a Thousands Strong video event, Wednesday, November 18, and the video featured a number of students and alumni of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The video is hosted by Kate Drury, a B.F.A....
NIU’s “Thousands Strong” Virtual Events Celebrate Huskie Pride
In celebration of our positive impact throughout the world, Northern Illinois Huskies and friends of the university are invited to participate in the NIU Foundation “Thousands Strong” virtual events, which will take place Nov. 18-20. From 7-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Scenes from Black Lives Matter street mural painting
Students, faculty, staff and community members joined together on Thursday, Oct. 1 on Castle Drive to enjoy music from the NIU Black Choir, percussion and jazz ensembles of the NIU School of Music and a performance by students in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance,...