The sounds of Drums and Bugles will be loud and clear at Northern Illinois University After several changes, the NIU Football field will be ready to host the “Tour of Champions” on Saturday, July 13th at 7:00 PM – Seven (7) Drum & Bugle Corps will be entertaining.
Learn about the resources and servies that can support your success in the Week of Welcome Learning Commons Scavenger Hunt at Founders Memorial Library! This scavenger hunt will take you around the Learning Commons on the first floor of Founders Memorial Library where you will scan QR codes to watch short videos. Answer questions on the entry form and drop the form off at the Research Help Desk for your chance to win a $500 scholarship, available to undergraduate participants! The first 50 participants will get a drink gift card to Einstein's Bagels. For more information, contact Kimberly Shotick at [email protected].
Stop by the Peter’s Campus Life Building to meet representatives from our departments and stay for free food and beverages, sponsored by Raising Cane's. Chase – Counseling and Consultation’s Therapy Dog -- and Mission will also be making an appearance!
"Do it for the Culture" -Â Creating community while celebrating cultures of belonging. Rain location: NIU Huskie Den
Kick off your first night on campus with a campfire at Lorusso Lagoon, located by Stevenson North. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with a late-night snack and an opportunity to meet new Huskies like you! Stop by at any time to meet new friends or come with your roommate(s)!
It is important to learn about all the on-campus resources NIU has to offer to you early on in your college journey. Week of Welcome (WOW) is the opportune time to learn what is available to you and how NIU can help support you both inside and outside of the classroom. Come and meet faculty and staff that represent a plethora of resources across NIU's campus community at the Department Resource Fair.
Hop on a Huskie bus and join your friends at DeKalb’s Jewel-Osco for a live DJ, Freebies, Games, Prized and more! Make sure to wear your NIU Huskies gear and get ready for a fun late night at your local Jewel! Buses to Jewel-Osco will stop at the HSC, Northern View, Stevenson North, Grant North, Patterson Hall and Gilbert Hall approximately every 20 minutes from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Join the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a backyard cookout to welcome new and transfer students to campus. Games, music, and giveaways will be available. Hot dogs, chips, and soda will be provided, as supplies last. Limited vegan options available. Co-sponsored by the DeKalb Moose Lodge. In case of rain, activities will be held in the Cole Hall lobby.
NIU cannot wait to celebrate your return to campus - Welcome Holmes, Huskies! This Week of Welcome (WOW) event will take over the Holmes Student Center—every corner of the building will offer something to experience, including bingo, karaoke, Esports open play, food, and TONS of prizes. Spend all night scoping out your personal spot in the living room of campus during this all night event.
Calling all College of Health and Human Sciences students! Join us for our Fun in the Sun event during the Week of Welcome. Have some fun with other students, faculty and staff and learn about resources. We’ll have games, snacks and prizes on the lawn of Wirtz Hall (along Lucinda Avenue). If it rains, we’ll move indoors to the Wirtz Hall atrium.
Join us for food, fun and good vibes this fall! Each Wednesday through October 30 will feature up to 12 food trucks serving coffee, lemonade, ice cream, desserts of all kinds, burgers, fried chicken, BBQ, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Asian and more! Vendors for August 28, 2024 COQUI Comfort Cugini Pizza Got Calzoni! Keep It Poppin' Kona Ice Little O's OpenDoor Coffee Stadium Street Eats The Dirty Bird The Olive Branch Tinez Tacos Wild Fries
Northern Illinois University will face Western Illinois University for the first time since 2016! Don’t miss this matchup at the Huskie Stadium on August 31st at 2:30pm. Help the Huskies win by showing support at the stadium. NIU students currently enrolled in a full time classload receive FREE ADMISSION to all Huskie Athletics regular season home events. All student tickets are claimed by the NIU mobile ticket system. Important: Wear red!!
Livestock, Carnival, Food, Drink, Vendors, Tractor Pull, and Live Music the Sandwich Fair has it all! The Sandwich Fair, first started as an annual livestock show in DeKalb County. Held yearly, Wednesday–Sunday after Labor Day since 1888, it is one of the oldest continuing county fairs in the state of Illinois. Large crowds stroll throughout the beautiful tree lined grounds, all five days of the fair, which has something of interest for everyone. For more information click here: www.sandwichfair.com
Don’t miss these STEM Cafés this fall! Sept. 11, 2024 – Critical Minerals: The Hidden Materials Required for Green Energy Many of the technologies we need for green energy – such as advanced batteries and solar panels – are made from materials that exist in incredibly small proportions within the Earth. These critical metals and minerals are difficult to find, and often we know little about their processes of formation. We’re now facing urgent questions: do we have enough of these critical materials to support a shift to green energy sources in a timely manner? Or do we risk having found an answer to climate change but not being able to implement it in time? Speaker: Mark R. Frank, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, NIU Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment Oct. 9, 2024 – Supercomputing to Change the Course of American Science Nov. 6, 2024 – Artificial Intelligence in Sales and Pricing Dec. 4, 2024 – The Fast-Moving World of Electric Vehicles Find details and descriptions on the STEM Café webpage.
Join NIU Art Museum for their opening reception of three fall exhibitions: “Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place,” “Hold Still: Portraits from the Permanent Collection” and “Homage to Humanity: Portrait Prints by Sidney Chafetz” in the Art Museum Galleries. Refreshments provided. Talk with photographer Sandro Miller from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Altgeld 125.
