Holmes Student Center - Summer Hours

Sun, Aug 16 7am to 8pm CDT

Holmes Student Center

Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer at DePaul

Sun, Aug 16 4pm to 6pm CDT

Chicago, Ill.

NIU BookLab Faculty Open House

Mon, Aug 17 3:30am to 5:30am CDT

Founders Memorial Library, 400 (4th Floor)

New Faculty Welcome and Reception

Mon, Aug 17 1:30pm to 6pm CDT

TBD

CHHS Welcome Back Meeting

Tue, Aug 18 9am to 11:30am CDT

Altgeld Hall, Auditorium

CEET All College Meeting

Tue, Aug 18 9:30am to 11:30am CDT

Engineering Building, 101 (Kasuba Auditorium)

COE All-College Meeting for COE Faculty and Staff

Tue, Aug 18 9:30am to 11am CDT

Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, Ballroom

**ONLINE** Designing an Accessible Syllabus

Tue, Aug 18 11am CDT

Virtual Event

New International and Graduate Student Resource Fair

Tue, Aug 18 11:30am to 1:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom

Together from the Start

Tue, Aug 18 12pm to 1:30pm CDT

Faranda's Banquet Center , 203

UNIV 301 Info Session

Tue, Aug 18 4pm to 4:45pm CDT

Virtual Event

Week of Welcome 2026

Wed, Aug 19

**HYBRID** Teaching with Classroom Technology - Faraday 143

Wed, Aug 19 11am CDT

Faraday Hall, 143

**ONLINE** Dig Into the Season: Fall Foundations: A Practical Guide for New Yellowdig Users

Wed, Aug 19 11am CDT

Why Master’s Students Should Plan on a 9 Month Job Search

Wed, Aug 19 1pm to 1:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

**ONLINE** Becoming AI Ready in Education: Copilot in the Classroom: Empowering Faculty in Teaching and Learning

Wed, Aug 19 2pm CDT

**ONLINE** Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra

Wed, Aug 19 2pm CDT

Virtual Event

**ONLINE** Teaching the First Day of Class

Wed, Aug 19 3pm CDT

Virtual Event

Culture Fest

Wed, Aug 19 4:30pm to 7pm CDT

MLK Commons

NIU Esports Varsity Info Session

Wed, Aug 19 6pm CDT

Virtual Event

NIU STEAM Café: Innovation and Local History at the Glidden Homestead

Wed, Aug 19 6:30pm CDT

Glidden Homestead Museum

Week of Welcome 2026

Thu, Aug 20

**ONLINE** What's New in Blackboard Ultra

Thu, Aug 20 11am CDT

Virtual Event

NIU Advocacy Network Forum

Thu, Aug 20 11am to 12pm CDT

Virtual Event

Transfer Student Social

Thu, Aug 20 11am to 12pm CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 100

**ONLINE** LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests

Thu, Aug 20 1pm CDT

Virtual Event

**HYBRID** Teaching with Classroom Technology - DuSable 212

Thu, Aug 20 2pm CDT

Using Interfolio as a Committee Member

Thu, Aug 20 2pm to 3pm CDT

Virtual Event

**ONLINE** NAVIGATE: Boost Attendance & Participation: NIU's Student Engagement Campaign

Thu, Aug 20 2:15pm CDT

Crowdfunding For Your Department With The NIU Foundation

Thu, Aug 20 3:30pm to 4:30pm CDT

Virtual Event

Northern Illinois University Men's Soccer at Butler

Thu, Aug 20 4pm to 6pm CDT

Indianapolis, Ind.

NIU Online Admitted Student Webinar

Thu, Aug 20 6pm to 7pm CDT

Virtual Event

WOW Block Party

Thu, Aug 20 6pm to 10pm CDT

Central Park

Week of Welcome 2026

Fri, Aug 21

FREE QPR Workshop

Fri, Aug 21 10:30am to 11:30am CDT

Virtual Event

Transfer Student Social

Fri, Aug 21 10:30am to 11:30am CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 100

CHHS Fun in the Sun Welcome Back Event!

Fri, Aug 21 1pm to 3pm CDT

Wirtz Hall

COB WOW Event- Scavenger Hunt

Fri, Aug 21 1pm to 3pm CDT

Barsema Hall

School of Art and Design Welcome Event

Fri, Aug 21 1pm to 3pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Third floor Student Lounge (AB 306)

School of Music Welcome Event

Fri, Aug 21 1pm to 3pm CDT

Music Building, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall and Lobby

School of Theatre and Dance Welcome Event

Fri, Aug 21 1pm to 3pm CDT

Stevens Building, Lobby and Black Box Theatre

Level Up Your Semester: Academic Resource Quest

Fri, Aug 21 3pm to 4:30pm CDT

Founders Memorial Library, Learning Commons, 1st floor

Rec Open House

Fri, Aug 21 4:30pm to 6:30pm CDT

Recreation Center

FSL Cookout

Fri, Aug 21 6pm to 9pm CDT

MLK Commons

Week of Welcome 2026

Sat, Aug 22

Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball vs Illinois State University (Exhibition)

Sat, Aug 22 2pm to 4pm CDT

DeKalb, IL, Convocation Center

Welcome Holmes

Sat, Aug 22 9pm - Sun, Aug 23 1am CDT

Holmes Student Center

Week of Welcome 2026

Sun, Aug 23

Back to Campus Tour - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Sun, Aug 23 11am CDT

Central Park

Northern Illinois University Men's Soccer at Loyola Chicago

Sun, Aug 23 1pm to 3pm CDT

Chicago, Ill.

Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer vs Northern Iowa

Sun, Aug 23 2pm to 4pm CDT

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

President's Welcome Back Picnic

Sun, Aug 23 4pm to 6pm CDT

East Lagoon

NIU Esports Open House

Sun, Aug 23 6pm to 10pm CDT

Altgeld Hall, 100

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

Mon, Aug 24 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

**ONLINE** Get Started with Perusall

Mon, Aug 24 10am CDT

Virtual Event

First Day of Class Photos

Mon, Aug 24 11am to 1pm CDT

MLK Commons

**ONLINE** Equitable Grading: Reducing Bias and Increasing Student Success

Mon, Aug 24 3pm CDT

Virtual Event

All FSL Meeting - Fall 2026

Mon, Aug 24 5pm to 6:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium

Morning Brew & Write (Fall '26)

Tue, Aug 25 9am to 11am CDT

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

**ONLINE** For UNIV 101 Instructors: Navigate Success in UNIV 101: Engage, Support, Connect

Tue, Aug 25 9:15am CDT

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

Tue, Aug 25 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

**NEW - ONLINE** Enhancing Student Engagement in Microsoft Teams

Tue, Aug 25 10am CDT

Virtual Event

Financial Aid and Scholarship Office Check-In

Tue, Aug 25 11am to 1pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Table Outside Huskie Books and Gear

Fuel Up with Braven

Tue, Aug 25 11am to 1pm CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 100

Crowdfunding For Your Department With The NIU Foundation

Tue, Aug 25 12pm to 1pm CDT

Virtual Event

Asian American Resource Center Open House

Tue, Aug 25 1pm to 3pm CDT

Asian American Resource Center

Gender and Sexuality Student Social

Tue, Aug 25 4pm to 5:30pm CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 132

OHANA Welcome Bonfire

Tue, Aug 25 5pm to 6pm CDT

East Lagoon, East Lagoon

Jazz in Progress Concert

Tue, Aug 25 7:30pm to 9pm CDT

Dee Palmer Band Shell - Hopkins Park

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

Wed, Aug 26 10am to 4pm CDT

Jack Arends Hall (Art Building), Jack Olson Gallery

Poppin' to the DRC

Wed, Aug 26 10am to 2pm CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 180

Fuel Up with Braven

Wed, Aug 26 11am to 1pm CDT

Peters Campus Life Building, 100

Financial Aid and Scholarship Office Check-In

Wed, Aug 26 12pm to 2pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Table Outside Huskie Books and Gear

Native/Indigenous Student Space Open House!

Wed, Aug 26 1pm to 3pm CDT

Health Services Building, 404

Homecoming Block Party: Down Home in Downtown DeKalb

Thu, Oct 8 5pm to 8pm CDT

Downtown DeKalb

Rec Open House

Fri, Aug 21 4:30pm to 6:30pm CDT

Recreation Center

New International and Graduate Student Resource Fair

Tue, Aug 18 11:30am to 1:30pm CDT

Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom

34th Annual Study Abroad Fair

Wed, Sep 30 10am to 2pm CDT

MLK Commons, Rainout Location Regency Room

Culture Fest

Wed, Aug 19 4:30pm to 7pm CDT

MLK Commons

NIU Adventures: Horseback Trail Ride in Cedar Point, IL 4/17

Fri, Sep 11 9am to 3pm CDT

Cedar Point, IL

FREE Adventures S'mores Open House at the Adventure Center

Thu, Aug 27 5pm to 7pm CDT

Recreation Center, Adventure Center

CHHS Welcome Back Meeting

Tue, Aug 18 9am to 11:30am CDT

Altgeld Hall, Auditorium

WOW Block Party

Thu, Aug 20 6pm to 10pm CDT

Central Park

Department and college faculty meetings (Fall 2026)

Mon, Aug 17

Classes begin (Fall 2026)

Mon, Aug 24

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

Sun, Aug 30

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

Sun, Aug 30

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

Fri, Sep 4 12pm CDT

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

Fri, Sep 4 12pm CDT

Labor Day (university closed)

Mon, Sep 7

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

Mon, Sep 7

Last day for undergraduates to make up a grade of Incomplete from the Spring 2025 semester

Wed, Sep 9

Last day to apply for Fall 2026 graduation via self-service in MyNIU (Fall 2026)

Tue, Sep 15

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

Fri, Sep 25

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)

Tue, Jan 12, 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