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Paintings by former NIU Art faculty Carl Hayano on view at Industrial Treasures

Forty years after landmark oral history interview about his family's internment during World War II, three rarely seen works on display Industrial Treasures, located at the east end of Indiana Avenue, 1501 Indiana Ave., Unit 1A, St. Charles, IL, is now offering three...

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...

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Nov 19 NIU Steelband performance highlighted by book signing

Nov 9, 2017 | Music, xFeatured

For more than 40 years, Northern Illinois University has been home to the world-famous NIU Steelband, and they will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 19 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Northern Illinois University Press has released a...

Music alum continues the legacy of “The Baker’s Dozen”

Nov 9, 2017 | Music, xFeatured

For School of Music alum Scott McCullagh, the decision to set up a scholarship was equal parts honoring his past and securing the future. McCullagh was part of a unique experiment in curriculum development at NIU when he arrived on campus in the fall of 1966. "I was...

NIU Art Museum’s biennial NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition opens Nov. 16

Nov 9, 2017 | NIU Art Museum, xFeatured

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum opens the biennial School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition on Thursday, November 16, 2017 with a public reception from 5 – 7 p.m. Presented every two years, this invitational show features recent artwork and scholarship...

Need-based scholarships available from NIU Community School of the Arts

Nov 6, 2017 | Community School of the Arts, xFeatured

The NIU Community School of the Arts offers need-based scholarships in fall and spring. Families with an adjusted gross income below $60,000 are encouraged to complete a scholarship application when registering for spring activities, before Friday, Jan. 19, 2018....

Why wait until December to carol?

Oct 31, 2017 | Music, xFeatured

The NIU School of Music's Concert Choir got everyone in the holiday spirit with a little caroling. The holiday was Halloween. Here they are paying a visit to Dean Paul Kassel's office in the Music Building. Pardon the shaky video, but enjoy the...

NIU adopts domestic tuition rate

Oct 27, 2017 | University Communications, xFeatured

Recent action taken by the NIU Board of Trustees will help NIU recruit more U.S. students from outside the borders of the Land of Lincoln. The NIU Board of Trustees approved a new domestic rate structure for tuition that will set out-of-state tuition for domestic...

Seventh NIU New Music Festival Nov. 1-3

Oct 25, 2017 | Music, xFeatured

Join the NIU School of Music for the Seventh NIU New Music Festival, Wednesday, November 1 through Friday November 3 in the Music Building on the campus of NIU. Wednesday, November 1 Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. New Music at NIU Thursday, November 2 Boutell...

Arcomusical under consideration for 2018 Grammy Award

Oct 23, 2017 | Music, xFeatured

Arcomusical, a sextet of Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, directed by NIU Professor and Head of Percussion Studies Gregory Beyer, is on the ballot for consideration for the 2018 Grammy Awards in the category of Best World Music Album. Arcomusical's album,...

2017-18 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lineup

Oct 17, 2017 | Art and Design, xFeatured

The lineup for the 2017-2018 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series in the NIU College of Art and Design has been set. Join us in room 100 of the Art Building (Jack Ahrends Hall) on the main campus of NIU. All of these talks are free of charge and...