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Traveling Exhibition from University of Illinois Springfield on Lincoln’s Legacies Comes to NIU Art Museum

The NIU Art Museum will host “Making Our History – Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies,” a traveling exhibition from the University of Illinois Springfield set to open Tuesday, March 26. There will be a public opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4 with an...

STEM Cafe on theatrical special effects to feature School of Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally

As you watch a live performance, every minute of entertainment represents hours of work behind the scenes by entertainment engineers. Technical directors and designers use mathematics, engineering and artistry to keep performers and audiences safe while producing...

NIU students join Friends of the NIU Art Museum on Chicago museum bus trip

Two dozen Northern Illinois University students from the Fine Art House dorm and Art History Department joined over 30 members of the Friends of the NIU Art Museum on a recent bus trip to Chicago. “Celebrating Women Artists” took participants to see the monumental...

Ron Carter leaves a legacy as a distinguished educator and musician

Ron Carter, professor emeritus in the NIU School of Music, directed the NIU Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Studies program for 23 years, passed away, February 24.  During his time at NIU, Carter helped grow and diversify the Jazz Studies program and earn its ranking as...
Commencement profile: Sid Smith IV, School of Music

Commencement profile: Sid Smith IV, School of Music

Sid Smith IV, who earned his Master of Music in jazz studies from the NIU School of Music in December was featured with a video during the Graduate Commencement Ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVtclDtUjy0 Congratulations to Sid and to all of the fall 2023...

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