Latino Heritage Month

Tue, Oct 13

Vote for the Transfer Student Drink of the Week! ☕

Tue, Oct 13

Virtual Event

Dissertation Defense - Bridget Bell

Tue, Oct 13 9am to 11am CDT

Virtual Event

Morning Brew & Write (Fall '26)

Tue, Oct 13 9am to 11am CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio (1st floor)

Visio Workshop

Tue, Oct 13 9:30am to 10:30am CDT

Virtual Event

'The Risk Worth Taking" exhibition by Kevin Cole, NIU '84

Tue, Oct 13 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

"Things We Value"

Tue, Oct 13 10am to 4pm CDT

Pick Museum of Anthropology, Cole 114

Dissertation Defense - Katherine Surjan

Tue, Oct 13 10am to 12pm CDT

Virtual Event

Building Peace without a State: Women's Organizations as Non-state Actors in Karenni's Interim Governance

Tue, Oct 13 11am to 12:15pm CDT

Virtual Event

M.S.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs International Student Information Session

Tue, Oct 13 11am to 12pm CDT

Virtual Event

Taco Tuesday at Qdoba

Tue, Oct 13 11am to 9pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Qdoba

Language Table: Vietnamese

Tue, Oct 13 12pm to 1pm CDT

Neptune Dining Hall

Women in STEM featuring Christine Nguyen, Ph.D.

Tue, Oct 13 12:30pm to 1:30pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, Staff Lounge - Lower Level behind Einstein Bros. Bagels

PoliSci Pathways: Rep. Robin Kelly's Journey from NIU to Congress

Tue, Oct 13 1pm to 2pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room

SharePoint Workshop

Tue, Oct 13 1:30pm to 2:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

CHILL: Mindful Art Creations to Inspire Innovation

Tue, Oct 13 3pm to 5pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio

Music & Memory: Shared Story Studio-Painting & Reminisce

Tue, Oct 13 3pm to 4pm CDT

DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center

Poster Session: The News from Nowhere: Protest, Politics, and Campus Life at NIU, 1968-1971

Tue, Oct 13 4pm to 5:30pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, Founders Gallery (main floor)

Guest Lecture: Tricky Triumphal Arches - Kimberly Cassibry, Wellesley College

Tue, Oct 13 5pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), AB 102

OHANA Academic Success: Engaging Study Strategies

Tue, Oct 13 5pm to 6pm CDT

Asian American Resource Center

Open House - Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy program

Tue, Oct 13 5pm to 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

Procrastination Cafe

Tue, Oct 13 5pm to 7pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, Learning Commons

Tech Taco Tuesdays

Tue, Oct 13 5pm to 7pm CDT

NIU Founders Library, 71 North Partnership Studio

NIU Esports Varsity League of Legends

Tue, Oct 13 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

Latino Heritage Month

Wed, Oct 14

Northern Illinois University Men's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association

Wed, Oct 14

Columbus, OH

PowerPoint Basics Workshop

Wed, Oct 14 9am to 10am CDT

Virtual Event

'The Risk Worth Taking" exhibition by Kevin Cole, NIU '84

Wed, Oct 14 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

"Things We Value"

Wed, Oct 14 10am to 4pm CDT

Pick Museum of Anthropology, Cole 114

Mending Cafe

Wed, Oct 14 10am to 12pm CDT

Pick Museum of Anthropology, Cole 114

Language Table: Vietnamese

Wed, Oct 14 10:30am to 11:30am CDT

Holmes Student Center

CISLL Writing Retreat

Wed, Oct 14 11am to 12pm CDT

Virtual Event

Food Truck Wednesdays

Wed, Oct 14 11am to 2pm CDT

MLK Commons

Wing Wednesday at the Grill at Huskie Den

Wed, Oct 14 11am to 3pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, The Grill at Huskie Den

How to Retire from SURS and NIU

Wed, Oct 14 12pm to 1:15pm CDT

Virtual Event

Huskie Closet

Wed, Oct 14 12pm to 1pm CDT

Chick Evans Field House, Suite 102, north-east corner overlooking parking lot

The Anatomy of a Winning Huskie Trek Talks Proposal

Wed, Oct 14 12pm to 12:45pm CDT

The Olmec Heads Experience

Wed, Oct 14 12pm to 3pm CDT

NIU Art Museum, South Gallery

Make a Strong Impression: Interview Strategies That Work

Wed, Oct 14 1pm to 2pm CDT

Virtual Event

Teams Workshop

Wed, Oct 14 1:30pm to 2:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

**ONLINE** Media Management Strategies

Wed, Oct 14 2pm CDT

Virtual Event

Music & Memory Volunteering: Brain Health 2.0 + LifeBio

Wed, Oct 14 2:30pm to 3:30pm CDT

Barb City Manor Retirement Home

This Should be a Class: Elevate Your Writing

Wed, Oct 14 3pm to 4pm CDT

Gabel Hall, 146

Stream Available

Huskie Closet

Wed, Oct 14 4pm to 5:30pm CDT

Chick Evans Field House, Suite 102, north-east corner overlooking parking lot

Wired Wednesday

Wed, Oct 14 5pm to 6pm CDT

71 North Partnership Studio, 71 North Partnership Studio

M.S.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Information Session

Wed, Oct 14 5pm to 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

NIU Esports Varsity Valorant

Wed, Oct 14 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

Career & Self Development: Poster Presentation Workshop

Wed, Oct 14 6:30pm to 7:30pm CDT

Asian American Resource Center

Pre-Physical Therapy Club Meeting

Wed, Oct 14 6:30pm to 7:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, 506

NIU Observatory Fall Public Hours

Wed, Oct 14 8pm to 10pm CDT

Davis Hall Observatory, DH900

Latino Heritage Month

Thu, Oct 15

Northern Illinois University Men's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association

Thu, Oct 15

Columbus, OH

Choir Day 1

Thu, Oct 15 8am to 12pm CDT

Music Building

Excel Basics Workshop

Thu, Oct 15 8:30am to 9:30am CDT

Virtual Event

Faculty Writing Group

Thu, Oct 15 9am to 12pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio

'The Risk Worth Taking" exhibition by Kevin Cole, NIU '84

Thu, Oct 15 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

"Things We Value"

Thu, Oct 15 10am to 4pm CDT

Pick Museum of Anthropology, Cole 114

Pros at the Pick: Cassie Coffey

Thu, Oct 15 10am to 11am CDT

Pick Museum of Anthropology, Cole 114

Time Management Workshop

Thu, Oct 15 10:30am to 11:30am CDT

Virtual Event

Graduate Colloquium: Dr. Aaryn Mustoe

Thu, Oct 15 11am to 12:15pm CDT

Stevens Building, 186

Half-Off Burger Friday at the Grill at Huskie Den

Thu, Oct 15 11am to 3pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, The Grill at Huskie Den

Every Vote Matters

Thu, Oct 15 11:30am to 1pm CDT

Gabel Hall Front Lawn

Graduate Colloquium: Dr. Phil Kiraly

Thu, Oct 15 12:30pm CDT

G.I.V.E Circle Faciliator Training

Thu, Oct 15 1pm to 4:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, University Suite

Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer vs Detroit Mercy

Thu, Oct 15 1pm to 3pm CDT

DeKalb, Ill., NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex

**ONLINE** Inclusive Group Work: Fostering Teamwork among Diverse Identities

Thu, Oct 15 2pm CDT

Virtual Event

The Olmec Heads Experience

Thu, Oct 15 2pm to 8pm CDT

NIU Art Museum, South Gallery

Presidential Commission on Person with Disabilities Meeting

Thu, Oct 15 3pm to 4:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

Unplugged Conversations

Thu, Oct 15 3pm to 4pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio

Biology Graduate Colloquium, Dr. Garry Sunter, NIU Biological Sciences

Thu, Oct 15 3:30pm to 4:30pm CDT

Montgomery Hall, 443

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability

Thu, Oct 15 3:30pm CDT

305 Presidents Blvd, DeKalb, IL 60115

2026 Merritt Address: "Democratic Faith as a Philosophy of Education"

Thu, Oct 15 4pm to 5:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Sky Room

Huskie Closet

Thu, Oct 15 4pm to 5:30pm CDT

Chick Evans Field House, Suite 102, north-east corner overlooking parking lot

Innovation Foundry

Thu, Oct 15 4pm to 5pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 71 North Partnership Studio

A Full Guide to Securing an Internship Every Summer

Thu, Oct 15 5pm to 7pm CDT

Latino Center, 121

Formatting Requirements for Theses and Dissertations

Tue, Oct 20 4pm to 5pm CDT

Virtual Event

Open House - Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy program

Tue, Oct 13 5pm to 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance

Wed, Nov 4 12pm to 1pm CST

Virtual Event

Fall 2026 Graduate and Professional School Fair (Virtual)

Thu, Oct 15 6pm to 8pm CDT

Virtual Event

Make a Strong Impression: Interview Strategies That Work

Wed, Oct 14 1pm to 2pm CDT

Virtual Event

NIU Adventures: Indoor Climbing @ Vertical Endeavors

Fri, Oct 16 3pm to 8pm CDT

Vertical Endeavors

On-campus Flu Clinic

Tue, Oct 20 10am to 4pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Ellington Ballroom

3 Mistakes Master's Students Make on LinkedIn

Wed, Oct 21 1pm to 1:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

How to Stand Out in an AI-Driven Job Market

Wed, Nov 4 1pm to 1:30pm CST

Virtual Event

Women in STEM featuring Christine Nguyen, Ph.D.

Tue, Oct 13 12:30pm to 1:30pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, Staff Lounge - Lower Level behind Einstein Bros. Bagels

End of the first-half of the semester (Fall 2026)

Sun, Oct 18

Beginning of the second-half of the semester (Fall 2026)

Mon, Oct 19

Last day for undergraduates to drop a second-half-semester course through advisor (Fall 2026)

Sun, Oct 25

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Fall 2026)

Sun, Oct 25

Last day for undergraduates to request a full-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Fall 2026)

Fri, Oct 30

Last day for undergraduates to add a second-half-semester course with approval from the offering department (Fall 2026)

Fri, Oct 30 12pm CDT

Last day for undergraduates to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Fall 2026)

Mon, Nov 2

Last day for undergraduates to request a second-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Fall 2026)

Fri, Nov 20

Last day for undergraduates to change or declare a major, minor, or other academic program to be effective for the fall semester (Fall 2026)

Mon, Nov 23

Thanksgiving break (Fall 2026)

Wed, Nov 25

Classes resume after Thanksgiving break (Fall 2026)

Mon, Nov 30

Classes end (Fall 2026)

Sat, Dec 5

Final Examinations (Fall 2026)

Mon, Dec 7

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Summer 2026 session

Wed, Dec 9

End of fall semester (Fall 2026)

Sat, Dec 12

Graduate Fall 2026 commencement

Sat, Dec 12

Undergraduate Fall 2026 commencement

Sun, Dec 13

Department and college faculty meetings (Spring 2027)

Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Classes begin (Spring 2027)

Mon, Jan 11, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a first-half-semester or full-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Spring 2027)

Mon, Jan 18, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to drop a first-half-semester course through advisor (Spring 2027)

Mon, Jan 18, 2027

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed)

Tue, Jan 19, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to add a first-half-semester or full-semester course with approval from the offering department (Spring 2027)

Fri, Jan 22, 2027 12pm CST

Last day for undergraduates to drop a full-semester course through advisor (Spring 2027)

Fri, Jan 22, 2027 12pm CST

Last day for undergraduates to change a first-half-semester or full-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Spring 2027)

Tue, Jan 26, 2027

Last day to apply for Spring 2027 graduation via self-service in MyNIU

Mon, Feb 1, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to request a first-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2027)

Sat, Feb 13, 2027

End of the first-half of the semester (Spring 2027)

Sun, Mar 7, 2027

Spring Recess (Spring 2027)

Mon, Mar 8, 2027

Beginning of the second-half of the semester (Spring 2027)

Tue, Mar 16, 2027

Classes resume after Spring Recess (Spring 2027)

Tue, Mar 16, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to drop a second-half-semester course through advisor (Spring 2027)

Mon, Mar 22, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to add or drop a second-half-semester course(s) via self-service in MyNIU (Spring 2027)

Mon, Mar 22, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to add a second-half-semester course with approval from the offering department (Spring 2027)

Fri, Mar 26, 2027 12pm CDT

Last day for undergraduates to request a full-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2027)

Sat, Mar 27, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to change a second-half-semester course from credit to audit or from audit to credit (Spring 2027)

Tue, Mar 30, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Fall 2024 semester

Thu, Apr 15, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to request a second-half-semester course withdrawal through advisor (Spring 2027)

Sat, Apr 17, 2027

Last day for undergraduates to change or declare a major to be effective for the fall semester (Spring 2027)

Tue, Apr 20, 2027