Events

Friday, October 1

Homecoming Dress Up Day: Spirit Day

Go all out and wear as much red and black as possible. Take a photo and share it on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, tagging it with #HuskiePride and...

Huskie Football Season Scavenger Hunt

Engage with the community, explore the town of DeKalb and NIU. If you’re on a quest for more adventures, or enjoy solving riddles, this is your jam! ...

Huskie Lights: Lighting the HSC Red for Homecoming

The Holmes Student Center will be lit up red all week in celebration of Homecoming.

Huskie Stars Homecoming

Join us for our 114th Homecoming as we celebrate Huskie Stars, Sept. 27 through Oct. 2. Many events are planned including a brunch hosted by the NIU...

National Hispanic Heritage Month Virtual Exhibit

A virtual exhibit celebrating Latinx Huskies curated by the University Libraries, the Latino Resource Center and the Center for Latino and Latin American...

Virtual Event
Homecoming Social Media Competition

Get excited and ready for Homecoming by participating in CAB's week-long social media event!

8 AM
Virtual Event
Image of Beth Lanza

Friday, October 1, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM For many faculty, speaking is a core element of teaching. With...

10 AM
Virtual Event
Community College Advisors' Engineering Open House

Community College Advisors, this event is for you! Join us to learn about the CEET, and discuss your questions about classes, articulation, admissions, and...

POSTPONED: Conversation with the Provost

This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Executive Vice President and Provost Ingram invites you to join her for an open...

2021 NIU Alumni Association Awards

The NIU Alumni Association annually recognizes the achievements of outstanding alumni, with award recipients being selected based on outstanding professional...

Crimson Days: The Early Story of NIU exhibit

Crimson Days: The Early History of NIU details and commemorates the founding of NIU in 1895. The exhibit runs March 17 - Dec. 5. Come see the exhibit in the...

FAIS: “Resume & Interview Pro-Tips Seminar”

The Federal Agency Interest Society will be hosting a “Resume & Interview Pro-Tips Seminar” with guest Panelists FBI Data Analyst Madisen Frye and Chief...

12 PM
Virtual Event
Homecoming Royalty Court Elections 2021

Make sure to cast your vote on how you think should represent NIU on the Homecoming Royalty Court for 2021. Link goes live on Wednesday, September 29th,...

12 PM
Virtual Event
Luciana Abait, Black Sky, 2018. Photograph on cotton rag paper, from the Displacement Series. (30” x 40”). Courtesy the artist.

The work of ten artists including one from the Museum’s permanent collection are presented in an examination of the global humanitarian crises as displaced...

Resume Writing: The Essentials 

Whether you're creating your first resume or updating an existing resume, attend this workshop. You'll learn the essentials of a good resume, along with...

12 PM
Virtual Event
Photograph of Karen Refugee Camp at the Thai Border by Darby Findley.

This exhibition is based on work done by NIU PhD and MA students who either lived within the refugee camps along the Burma-Thai border or who worked with...

Northern Illinois University Women's Cross Country at Joe Piane Invitational

Northern Illinois University Women's Cross Country at Joe Piane Invitational https://niuhuskies.com/calendar.aspx?id=15362

Virtual Yoga

This class may vary from flow to restorative and balancing. Connect your mind and body with yoga poses, balance, conscious breathing and relaxation.

1 PM
Virtual Event
Huskies, Get Hired!

Master the Huskies Get Hired (HGH) online system to find openings for on campus employment, off campus part-time jobs, internships, and jobs for after college.

2 PM
Virtual Event
Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Colloquium - Lecture

Dr. Paul Delamater, Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill will give a lecture entitled "Using Mobility Data to Identify...

3 PM
Virtual Event
Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences Graduate Colloquium - Virtual Seminar

Dr. Nicholas Schmerr, Professor, University of Maryland will give a seminar entitled "Updates from the InSight Mission to Mars."

3 PM
Virtual Event
Richard A. Flournory Homecoming Inclusion Reception

Join us in honoring and celebrating this year's Richard A. Flournory Engagement Award recipients on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ellington's in...

Free Fitness Friday - Rec Group Fitness

Join us every Friday for a Free Group Fitness class! Sign-up online to attend! go.niu.edu/GroupFit 8/27/2021 - Danceworks9/3/2021 - Strong and...

CAB Logo

All students are welcome to come play bingo every first Friday of the month in Club 1895 to win great prizes!

Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball vs Eastern Michigan

Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball vs Eastern Michigan TV: ESPN+ Streaming Video:...

Black Alumni The Return: Sip N Bowl

Sip N Bowl will have music, billards, and spades.

"Kernel of Sanity" - presented by NIU School of Theatre and Dance

by Kermit Frazier On his way out to Los Angeles, Roger, a young black actor, stops in a Midwest town to visit Frank, an older white actor that once starred...

A Night at Holmes

This event, orginally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4 has been postponed by one week. Instead, the first Night at Holmes will take place on Friday, Feb. 11,...

A Night at Holmes

What could be better than "A Night at Holmes"? Come to the Holmes Student Center for a full night of fun, music, games, and prizes! Grab a friend or fly...

A Night at Holmes

What could be better than "A Night at Holmes"? Come to the Holmes Student Center for a full night of fun, music, games, and prizes! Grab a friend or fly...

A Night at Holmes

What could be better than "A Night at Holmes"? Come to the Holmes Student Center for a full night of fun, music, games, and prizes! Grab a friend or fly...

A Night at Holmes - Finals Edition

What could be better than "A Night at Holmes"? Come to the Holmes Student Center for a full night of fun, music, games, and prizes! Grab a friend or fly...

campfire at west lagoon

Join NIU Outdoor Adventures for a Friday night campfire at the West Lagoon! A campfire is a favorite symbolic element of the outdoor adventure experience and...

D9 & Park! NIU’s Top 9

This will be an on campus late night party hosted by NPHC. The theme is 106 & Park 2000s era. Come with your best early 2000s outfit. We will be hosting a...

Friday, October 1