<![CDATA[The Alumni Connection]]> 600 <![CDATA[Influential African-American artist featured on TV Land]]>
Napoleon Jones-Henderson, who pursued graduate [...]]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:44:33 GMT <![CDATA[NIU academics are going green]]> With hybrid cars traveling the roads, wind farms popping up just a few miles from campus and major corporations researching alternative fuels, there's no doubt that climate change and environmental concerns will continue to shape our world. NIU will [...]]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:58:24 GMT <![CDATA[Huskie-owned business on WGN news]]> Nicole Spagnolo, who graduated NIU with a marketing degree in 2001, was featured on WGN Morning News earlier this week.

Spagnolo recently opened Collective Dance Studio in Riverpoint Plaza and was on the show to talk about what her new business [...]]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:42:44 GMT <![CDATA[Excellent exhibitions at NIU Art Museum]]>
The black and white woodprints are the work of two New York artists, under the guise of Cannonball Press, who have a southern, hillbilly sensibility [...]]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:07:50 GMT <![CDATA[NIU Alumni Association: Making News]]>
In the interview, Matty talks about the success of the True North campaign, [...]]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:23:49 GMT <![CDATA[Alumna works to restore her native language]]>
Wiese, who has a doctorate in education from NIU, has dedicated the last 30 years [...]]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:37:21 GMT <![CDATA[An Exciting Adventure for NIU Alumni and Friends…]]> From the marine iguanas on Punta Espinosa to the markets in Otavalo to the giant Galapagos tortoises, the group of 36 NIU alumni and friends who traveled to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands over our Holiday Break experienced an adventure of a lifetime.

The [...]]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:17:43 GMT <![CDATA[A hard loss, but a lot of fun in Toronto]]>
Many of the more than 1,500 Huskie fans who made the trip north of the border were in Toronto for New [...]]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:23:02 GMT <![CDATA[Happy Holidays - Scenes from our reception]]> Sorry for the delay in posts, many of the Alumni Association employees were at a conference so it's been a bit crazy here.

Despite some bad weather last week our Annual Holiday Reception turned out very well. The location, the University Club [...]]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:05 GMT <![CDATA[Winter Wonderland on campus]]> It's old news for any alumni still in the Chicago area or Midwest, but campus received a thick blanket of snow last night. The National Weather Service said we received just over 4 inches of snow during a 24 hour period.

The one plus to all [...]]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:58:32 GMT <![CDATA[Northern Now is now online]]> We're really happy to debut a new feature today. You'll now be able to read the latest edition of Northern Now Magazine online through our page-turning application.

Northern Now Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:16:17 GMT <![CDATA[Unlocking the cosmos]]> Another story about the impressive research some current Huskies are doing. This time, they're looking at the very foundations of our universe.

Rob [...]]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:22:25 GMT <![CDATA[Kind words from a radio personality]]> We received a very nice voice mail message the other day from Pat Cassidy, a radio personality from WLS Chicago. Alums from the Chicago area will probably recognize his [...]]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:05 GMT <![CDATA[Welcome to The Alumni Connection]]> We're very excited today to announce the launch of our official blog, The Alumni Connection. A few times each week we'll post an item on the blog, whether it's a piece of NIU news, an update on an interesting alumnus or alumna or a link to a relevant [...]]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT