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Catherine Lang-Cline ’88, receives Alumni Achievement in the Arts Award
Award-winning CEO Catherine Lang-Cline, ’88, leveraged her 15-year career in creative marketing to build Portfolio Creative, a niche recruiting and staffing company exclusive to roles in marketing. Combining her marketing expertise with her love for problem-solving...
Steelpan Workshop open house, Sept. 27
Join us at the grand opening of the newly constructed, on-campus steelpan workshop! The workshop has a new home in the NIU Buildings Services West facility at 1615 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. An open house will be held, Friday, September 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. The open...
NIU’s Avalon String Quartet to present Dvořak’s Vision for America at PianoForte Chicago, Sept. 21
Avalon String Quartet, NIU’s quartet-in-residence in the Northern Illinois University School of Music will feature a special performance, Dvořak’s Vision For America, Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., at PianoForte, 1335 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Dvořak’s Vision...
Huskie Marching Band set for trip to perform at Notre Dame
On Saturday when NIU (1-0) heads to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time ever, to take on the third ranked team in the nation in Notre Dame (1-0), the Huskie football team won't be the only NIU students performing at historic Notre Dame Stadium. The Pride of the...
Roxanna Conner featured on PBS’ Arts Engines
Roxanna Conner, director of NIU's School of Theatre and Dance was featured on PBS Detroit's Arts Engines hosted by Aaron Dworkin, professor of entrepreneurship and leadership at the University of Michigan. Dworkin is a 2005 MacArthur Fellow and was President Barack...
Making the most of the first week
The first week of class provides an opportunity for faculty to create an environment where students feel comfortable and excited to be a part of the classroom. Learn your students’ names. Create community. Be authentic and encouraging. Anna Klis These are tips NIU...
Robbie Ellis to perform at NIU Week of Welcome
Robbie Ellis is a comedy songwriter, music director for improv, comedy and musical theater, a composer and a broadcaster on Chicago’s WFMT-FM. The New Zealand native brings his musical comedy show to NIU’s Week of Welcome with a free performance for all NIU students,...
Portrait suite to open this fall at Northern Illinois University Art Museum
Three exhibitions featuring the theme of portraiture are set to open Wednesday, Aug. 28, with a public opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. A talk with photographer Sandro Miller begins at 6:30 p.m. “Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place”...
NIU alumni can have dinner and a show at NIU, Oct. 4
NIU alumni, whether you come by yourself or bring a date, a friend, or a group of friends, you'll enjoy mingling and meeting others at Huskies Night Out! Join us at Ellington’s Restaurant in the Holmes Student Center on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-6:40 p.m. for dinner...
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