Events

Wednesday, October 13

Ethics Annual Online training and Information Security Awareness Training

Mandatory annual Ethics Training and Information Security Awareness Training will be open from Oct. 4 to Nov. 5, 2021. The trainings will be online...

12 AM
Virtual Event
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! ...

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
Office of Innovation

The NIU Office of Innovation invites students, faculty and community members to join us in the 71 North Partnership Studio in the Founders Memorial Library...

Greenwood Project Meet & Greet Table

The Greenwood Project will host a meet & greet table in the Barsema Hall Atrium.

Left: Marek Mis, Damselfly Caudal Gill, 2007, detail; center: Edmond Alexander and Cynthia Turner, T Cell Activation and Tumor Attack, 2017, detail; right: Don Komarechka, Sunflower Illuminated with UR Radiation, 2018, detail

The IMAGES from SCIENCE exhibition series is a collaborative experiment that initially began in 2002 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Its objectives are...

LLI: Musical Duos

You may feel like singing along as this class features classic musical duos...from pop to opera. Selections may include the Carpenters’ “We've Only Just...

10 AM
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...

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...

Women in Business Professions Food Drive

Donate to the huskie food pantry! WIBP is accepting donations to help the pantry collect its most needed items, as well as items to help students plan for...

Career Help Desk at Founders Memorial Library

Not sure how to start your career planning? Need to find information about resume writing, LinkedIn, interviewing, or how to choose a career path? Stop by...

Food on shelf

Fall 2021 Hours of Operation Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, 5–7 p.m. Open Aug. 18 – Dec 16, 2021 If you can’t get to the pantry during regular...

Bra Drive Event

Help the Good Girls as they go PINK for the month of October by donating your gently used Bras. Bras will be used in our upcoming "Art Your Bra" event and...

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...

Interviewing: The Essentials

Learn to prepare for internship and job interviews by attending this program. We’ll cover steps to take before, during, and after the interview, and also...

12 PM
Virtual Event
Student Success Session with Lizett

Attention Current Students -- Have a question? Need advice? Join Peer Academic Coach Lizett Cervantes on Teams for a live chat anytime during this half-hour...

12 PM
Virtual Event
Respondus

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM This comprehensive training webinar delivered by Respondus...

1 PM
Virtual Event
CHHS Mental Health Awareness Social

Calling all CHHS students! You've been working hard all semester. It's time to take a break and enjoy an afternoon of yoga, meditation, refreshments and even...

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...

1 PM
Virtual Event
Womanist Wednesdays

Join us for this interactive tabling session as we discuss what domestic violence is, warning signs, and how to take care of ourselves and those around us.

Students in class

“I studied for 5 hours and still failed the exam!” Is this you? Maybe your study space is not helping you to get the most out of your study time. Join...

LLI: Looking Back - Moving Forward

A series of talks by a variety of DeKalb County leaders will inform us of changes and adaptions made necessary by the 2020 pandemic to keep DeKalb County...

1:30 PM
Virtual Event
Managing Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)

Do you notice ANTs all day long? Or do you seem to have more ANTs during those quiet moments when you decide to relax? This is not about the tiny social...

2 PM
Virtual Event
Career Choice Basics

If you're having trouble choosing a major or career path, attend this workshop to learn about a helpful career decision-making process and valuable career...

3 PM
Virtual Event
Everything you need to know about Faculty Mentors

Learn how to identify, professionally communicate and work alongside with a faculty mentor on an undergraduate research project and get tips on how get the...

Intuitive Eating Workshop

Take back your joy of eating and learn strategies to heal your relationship with food and your body. An NIU nutrition graduate student will guide you through...

Weeding Wednesdays

We welcome students, faculty/staff and community members to volunteer to help out and work in the gardens. Volunteering and participating in service...

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Join us for First-Year Composition's 19th annual Open mic! This event will feature students who have been inspired by Trevor Noah's Born a Crime to share...

3:30 PM
Virtual Event
"Learning to be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics," Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Ph.D.

Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at the University of California Merced, will give a talk centered on her book, "Learning to be...

6 PM
Virtual Event
Breast Cancer Awareness: Informative Paint Night

October is the month of breast cancer awareness so why not have an event discussing it?! Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness and reduce...

Latino Student Alliance Informational

Informational The Latino Student Alliance would like to invite you to an informational about our club organization Wednesday, October 13th, at 6 pm. Come...

NIU Esports Logo

Come watch and support your Huskies as they compete in the Esports Collegiate Conference! Games are doubleheaders and will be at 6 and 7 pm every Wednesday...

6 PM
Virtual Event
STEM Café: The Science Behind the COVID-19 Vaccines

How do the COVID-19 vaccines work, and how do we know they're safe? Hear from Penny Jensen, a research scientist with a Ph.D. in physiology/biochemistry who...

6 PM
Virtual Event
Succulent Pot Painting

Come join Alpha Omega Epsilon for our succulent pot painting event! We will have succulents and the pots to paint. We want to make sure we have enough plants...

Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Graduate Colloquium - Lecture

Dr. Steve Petruzzello, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will give lecture entitled "The Kids Are Alright-Right?"

Jazz Combofest-Limited seating

Also available Live Webcast! https://www.niu.edu/music/performances/index.shtml

Night Paddle

To change things up based on interest, we're offering on-site, hourly rentals at the East Lagoon on Wednesdays at night starting in October. It's still an...

Wednesday, October 13