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Daniel Chukwunyem wins advanced classical voice category at NATS

Daniel Chukwunyem, a master of music student in the NIU School of Music won the Advanced Classical TBB Voice Category at the 59th Annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) convention in San Antonio, Texas. Chukwunyem is a native of Lagos, Nigeria who...

Andrew Glendening named Interim Dean of NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts

Andrew Glendening, D.M., has been selected as the interim dean for the Northern Illinois University College of Visual and Performing Arts. Glendening came to NIU in 2019 to serve as the director of the NIU School of Music, and has previous administrative experience as...

John Paul named interim director of NIU School of Music

John F. Paul, DM, an educator, musician and composer with more than 30 years of teaching experience and nearly 25 years as a department chair will serve as the interim director of the NIU School of Music. Andrew Glendening, who has been Director of the School of Music...

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Music alumna Marybeth Kurnat’s new NIU inspired work to debut at PREMIERE|Project Festival

Jun 14, 2023 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

A chance encounter with another choral composer in southern Ohio set off a chain of events that will result in School of Music alumna Marybeth Kurnat's new piece debuting at the PREMIER|Project Festival in Irvine, California, June 27-June 30. Kurnat earned her degree...

SoTD alumni J. Nicole Brooks and Matthew C. Yee to be interviewed by Stephen Colbert as part of Lookingglass Theatre’s Lunch Show, June 16

Jun 13, 2023 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

A pair of NIU School of Theatre and Dance alumni will be interviewed by CBS' The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, as part of Lookingglass Theatre's Lunch Show, Friday, June 16. J. Nicole Brooks, ensemble member and Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at...

New Art and Design graduate Quinn Sedig illustrates the unique opportunities for students at NIU

May 24, 2023 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

When Quinn Sedig transferred to the NIU School of Art and Design from Sauk Valley College, she knew she wanted to major in illustration, and her focus was on creative or storybook illustration, until she took her first class at NIU. "I had Todd Buck (professor of Art...

Graduate Profile: Edwin Perez-Hernandez, BFA in Photography

May 15, 2023 | Art and Design, xCVPA, xFeatured

We are proud of all of our new alumni who earned their degrees and are preparing to do even more great things in the world. This profile of Edwin Perez-Hernandez, who received his B.F.A. in Photography from the NIU School of Art and Design last weekend was featured...

Graduate Profile: Kirby Fellis, MFA in Jazz Performance

May 15, 2023 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Congratulations to all of our graduates. We look forward to seeing all of the great things you do. This profile on Kirby Fellis, who earned his MFA in Jazz Performance from the NIU School of Music was featured during commencement ceremonies over the weekend. ...

NIU offers summer graduate class for art teachers

May 2, 2023 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Thinking about an online masters degree or just seeking professional development credits? The NIU School of Art and Design is offering Research Readings in Art Education (ARTE 685), a three credit online course offered over four weeks from June 19 to July 16. There...

Art and Design BFA Show opens May 1

Apr 26, 2023 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The annual show of graduating Bachelor Fine Arts majors in the School of Art and Design opens May 1 and will run through May 8 in the Jack Olson Gallery and Annette and Jerry Johns Student Art Gallery in Jack Arends Hall. There will be a reception at the galleries,...

The Rite of Spring highlights this year’s Spring Dance Concert

Apr 25, 2023 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The spring semester programming in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance ends, fittingly, with Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" as part of the annual Spring Dance Concert, which opens, Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre on...

Photography major Brookelyn Sears named to All-MAC team in gymnastics

Apr 24, 2023 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Brookelyn Sears, a senior design and media arts major from Centerville, Ohio earned a spot in this year's All Mid-American Conference Academic team in gymnastics. Sears has a 3.68 cumulative grade point average and was a key member of a Huskies gymnastics team that...