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DeKALB – In 2021, NIU decided the hospitality and tourism management major would be shifted from the College of Health and Human Sciences to an emphasis in the College of Business. Students previously enrolled in the program are set to graduate in Spring and Fall 2023 with the original major. The new emphasis will be...

DeKALB – In 2021, NIU decided the hospitality and tourism management major would be shifted from the College of Health and Human Sciences to an emphasis in the College of Business. Students previously enrolled in the program are set to graduate in Spring and Fall 2023 with the original major. The new emphasis will be...

DeKALB – NIU’s Recreation Center is seeking to revive an old tradition – shooting hoops with faculty and staff. NIU faculty and staff are encouraged by NIU Recreation to take part in basketball pickup games at noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the NIU Recreation Center. Emily Payne, assistant director for recreation facilities, said these...

DeKALB – NIU’s Recreation Center is seeking to revive an old tradition – shooting hoops with faculty and staff. NIU faculty and staff are encouraged by NIU Recreation to take part in basketball pickup games at noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the NIU Recreation Center. Emily Payne, assistant director for recreation facilities, said these...

The Campus Activities Board will be hosting Paint U “The Ultimate Campus Paint Party.” The event will be taking place from 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. this Thursday at the NIU Recreation Center. Paint U’s paint party includes a DJ, lights and paint blasting. Attendees will be doused with glow in the dark paint. CAB...

DeKALB – During the second Faculty Senate meeting of the year, attendees gave an update on the use of ChatGPT in classrooms along with a change in the graduation fee. ChatGPT is an AI technology system originally designed to mimic human responses to aid in customer service development. However, many students across various universities have...

DeKALB – Data released by NIU shows enrollment numbers have continued to drop, but the amount of students staying for another semester has increased. THE NUMBERS BREAKDOWN Spring 2023 total enrollment hosts 14,364 students, 237 fewer students than the previous spring. NIU has had a continuous downtrend in enrollment in recent years, which the university...

A new online course at NIU, Braven Leadership and Career Accelerator, aims to help students improve their career searching and networking skills. The course, UNIV 301, is run in part by both NIU career service specialists and Braven professional coaches. “(Braven) is a nonprofit based out of Chicago that seeks to reduce equity gaps that...

Students look forward to school breaks such as Thanksgiving break and spring break, using the time to relax and study. At most universities, a fall break tends to be two days, such as a Thursday and a Friday or a Friday and a Monday, Executive Vice President and Provost Beth Ingram said.  “I think that...

DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball fell to the University of Idaho Vandals in a blowout 84-47 loss Friday, as the Huskies sit at 3-6 on the season. The Huskies have two games remaining on their eight game road trip, where they have managed to go 2-4. Junior guard Keyshawn Williams led the Huskies in scoring...