Events

Thursday, September 9

2021 Flournory Engagement Award Nomination

Do you know a faculty, staff, student, alumni or community member who strives to make NIU an inclusive place for all? Nominate them for the engagement award...

Virtual Event
9/11 Commemorative Flag installation

Approximately 3,000 American flags will be placed in the MLK Commons grass area representing those who lost their lives on 9/11, including flags from each...

Poster exhibition: September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World

This educational exhibition recounts the events of September 11, 2001, through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told...

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...

Active Bystander Workshop

Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Location: Zoom The Active Bystander Workshop encourages...

Active Bystander Workshop

The Active Bystander workshop encourages Huskies to engage in healthy campus culture surrounding violence and sexual misconduct. During the workshop will...

10 AM
Virtual Event
Board of Trustees (BOT) Special Meeting - Live stream now available

The Board of Trustees special meeting is available to be viewed as a live stream in Microsoft Teams. To view specifics about each board meeting, visit...

10 AM
Virtual Event
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...

Technology Thursdays

Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Bring your student engagement to the next level by choosing...

11 AM
Virtual Event
Campus Meets Community Block Party

The DeKalb area businesses and nonprofit organizations want to welcome the NIU campus to the community! Join us for the Campus Meets Community Block Party...

Conversation with CHHS Dean Ransdell

Calling all CHHS faculty and staff! Bring your favorite coffee and topic of discussion for an informal in-person/virtual meeting with Dean Lynda Ransdell....

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...

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...

Students in class

Join is for this workshop offered by Huskie Academic Support Center that will help you learn the difference between writing texts, email, and social media...

CODE 1

Who Am I? This workshop introduces opportunities for participants to explore their own unique cultural identities and the identities of others. Through a...

Homeschool Entomology

Get up close and personal with the insects of our world in our Entomology class! We will be out in the field collecting insects as well as taking a look at...

Honors CODE 1 workshop-Situating The Self

Who Am I? This workshop introduces opportunities for participants to explore their own unique cultural identities and the identities of others. Through a...

2 PM
Virtual Event
Social Justice Education Office Hours: Jocelyn Santana

Have an informal Conversation That Matters with Social Justice Education during our new office hours! During these open office hours, you can chat with a...

Biological Sciences Graduate Colloquium - Dr. Vanessa Ralph

Dr. Vanessa Ralph, Research Associate at University of Wisconsin-Madison will give a seminar entitled “Continuous Impetus, Privilege, and Fragility:...

3:30 PM
Virtual Event
Campus

Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM **ONLINE** You have your findings! You know what you want to...

Introduction to Research

This workshop will introduce you to academic research so that you will be better prepared to do well in your courses. We will provide an overview of...

4 PM
Virtual Event
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...

Kick Off for Fall 2021 Honors Civic Engagement Project

The Honors Civic Engagement Project curates a series of experiences with the aim of helping you to become knowledgeable, thoughtful, caring and active...

5 PM
Virtual Event
Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer at Green Bay

Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer at Green Bay TV: ESPN+ Streaming Video:...

Police Chief Hiring Listening Session

Representatives from Public Sector Search & Consulting will conduct a listening session to gather student input about what attributes the next NIU chief of...

6 PM
Virtual Event
CSEAS Fall Lecture Series: Nicolas Verstappen

Nicolas Verstappen Faculty of Communication Arts Comic Art History and Composition Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Title: “The Hermit and the...

7 PM
Virtual Event
Lincoln Lecture

Geraldine Heng (Perceval Professor at the University of Texas in Austin, and Founder and Director of the Global Middle Ages Projects) “What’s Religion Got to...

Thursday, September 9