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How to watch the NIU Jazz Orchestra compete at Lincoln Center this weekend
The NIU Jazz Orchestra is one of only 10 collegiate jazz programs invited to participate in the 2023 Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jack Rudin Jazz Championships in New York City. The competition is a two-day invitational, January 14-15. The championships are held...
Theatre and Dance to present world premiere of “The 30,000 Bequest” at the Egyptian Theatre
A movie more than a decade in the making will have its world premiere, Saturday, January 21 at 7 p.m. at DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present the original film production of Mark Twain's "The $30,000 Bequest." Filmed in 2011, the...
Fine art photography of Laura Fenwick, ’12, featured in British Vogue
Laura Fenwick, ’12, was only 23 when she started her fine arts photography business, but for her, it was a stressful beginning, and success came after a lot of hard work. Fenwick’s most recent achievement is her outstanding work being featured in British Vogue over...
Art and Design students tops in NIU holiday card contest
The winners have been announced for the annual NIU President's Greeting Card contest. The theme for this year's holiday card competition was "joyful wishes for a peaceful season and year ahead." More than 30 students submitted original artwork and the winning entries...
Jeff Lietz, ’96, builds the future at Charles Vincent George Architects
For Jeff Lietz, ’96, his work in the field of architecture and as principal at Charles Vincent George Architects in Naperville, Illinois, means he gets to do three simple but very fulfilling things—“create new things, renovate old things, and preserve spaces when...
Best in Show and Jurors’ Choice award recipients announced for NIU Art Museum’s “Stories From My Childhood”
Best in Show and four Jurors’ Choice Awards were announced during the Dec. 1 opening reception of “Stories From My Childhood,” at the Northern Illinois University Art Museum. "Stories From My Childhood" is a group show based on a national call for entry exploring both...
Graduate profile: Austin Cruz, School of Music
Congratulations to all of the new alumni of the College of Visual and Performing Arts who graduated last weekend. One of the featured students at the commencement ceremony for students from the Graduate School was the School of Music's Austin Cruz who received his...
Graduate profile: Steffi Delgado, School of Music
Congratulations to all of the new alumni of the College of Visual and Performing Arts who graduated last weekend. One of the featured students at the commencement ceremony for students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts and...
Liam Teague honored with Key to the City of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Liam Teague, NIU Board of Trustees professor, presidential research, scholarship and artistry professor and head of steelpan studies in the NIU School of Music was honored with the Key to the City of San Fernando in his native country of Trinidad and Tobago at a...
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