Author: Joe King

NIU Engineering Students Show off Ingenuity with Senior Design Projects

Better coffee makers, more efficient irrigation and “Iron Man” arms showcased in competition

  • December 19, 2017
The engineering building at Northern Illinois University was a hive of activity and innovation on the Friday before finals, as graduating seniors presented their capstone Senior Design Projects. Thirty-seven student...

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Adversity couldn’t keep her from an engineering degree

Allana Rose overcame cancer and the loss of an eye while earning her degree in electrical engineering

  • December 18, 2017
  Allana Rose knows how it feels when the odds are against you. What she doesn’t know is how to give up. In November, Rose’s quiet courage and perseverance were...

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NIU eliminates out-of-state tuition premium

Affordable in-state tuition rate offered to all U.S. residents beginning in fall 2018

  • December 12, 2017
The Northern Illinois University (NIU) Board of Trustees unanimously voted Dec. 7 to extend the university’s domestic tuition rate structure to the NIU College of Law so that all U.S....

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Lehman is a leader – on the hardwood and beyond

Women’s basketball standout one of first women to receive U.S. Army Infantry commission

  • February 17, 2017
When Ally Lehman came to Northern Illinois University, she had her sights set on becoming a leader on the hardwood for the NIU women’s basketball team. When she graduates in...

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NIU artists travel different paths to greatness

Students have works featured in prestigious show devoted to African-American art

  • February 8, 2017
A pair of art majors from Northern Illinois University are featured in the 2017 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. The show is...

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Light up the night

NIU students in Time Arts learn, entertain with ‘projection mapping’

  • May 19, 2016
On a blustery night in May, more than 300 people showed up at the Sycamore Depot (now home to the DeKalb County Community Foundation) for a unique night of art...

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