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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,...

It is the year 1998, and NIU visual communication student David Spoehr is passionately cheering on the Huskies football team (who were on a significant losing streak) while decked out in full face and chest paint at Huskie Stadium. He is there with his best...

One of the most talked about pieces in the NIU Art Museum's current installation, the NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Continuum is a sculpture of a piano, "Tight Notes and Black Holes, CTINH (Conceptualize there is no Heaven"  created by Mike Rea, associate...

Growing up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Emily Vitrano, M.F.A. ’19, was a very imaginative child. She had lots of time on her own, creating different worlds and playing in them for hours and hours. “I was a very outgoing child and loved to make my older brothers laugh,”...