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Community School receives Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grant

The NIU Community School of the Arts has received a $2,500 Farny R. Wulitzer Foudation Fund Grant grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. This is a continuation of several years of Wurlitzer Grants received by the Community School. In all, $116,100 was...

Music’s Bobby Broom to host a new jazz program on WNIJ 89.5

Beginning in June 2024, NIU Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar and Jazz Studies Bobby Broom will host a new original program, Jazz Spectrum, on WNIJ 89.5. Broom is a jazz guitarist and associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies in NIU’s College of Visual and...

Commencement profile: Chih-I Hsiao, Master of Music

The renowned World Music program at NIU is what drew Chih-I Hsaio to DeKalb after earning his degree in Music Theory of Taiwanese traditional music at the Taipei National University of the Arts. He chose to earn a Master of Music in World Music at NIU. "I have had a...

Re-imagining: Two popular courses have undergone redesigns with today’s learners in mind

A major challenge facing educators is how to adapt courses to meet the learning neeeds of today's students. NIU's  gen ed (general education) courses present a particular opportunity because of the desire to offer an introduction for students who may or may not be...
NIU featured with cover story in Protocol

NIU featured with cover story in Protocol

Last summer, Northern Illinois University was selected as the site of the second annual Midwest Rigging Intensive, a weekend-long event, held August 17-19, with a focus on practical learning for entertainment riggers. Sessions were held in the Stevens Building and the...

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Enjoy upcoming performances by the School of Music in Chicago

Enjoy upcoming performances by the School of Music in Chicago

NIU's Golden Hour Showcase series opens Oct. 12 at the Epiphany Center for the Arts Join the Northern Illinois University School of Music for the first of their performances at Chicago’s Epiphany Center for the Arts Golden Hour Concert Series, Thursday, October 12...

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CVPA students special guests at NIU football game

CVPA students special guests at NIU football game

Students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts were special guests at the NIU home football game Saturday, September 23 versus the University of Tulsa. Students were invited by NIU Vice President/Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier to a pregame...

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