On August 18, over 150 members of the DeKalb area community and NIU campus came together at Faranda’s for a luncheon to welcome new campus...
In late September, Governor JB Pritzker announced his latest appointments to state boards and commissions. Lázaro López, Ed.D., senior director of pathways for NIU’s Education...
State decision making about “opportunity zones” presents an opportunity for NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies to develop new mapping capabilities Andy Blanke, a research...
Every semester, NIU student interns work at Northern Public Radio, the broadcast arm of NIU, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development. These...
For nearly ten years, NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) has hired a graduate accounting student each year to work with the Association Management team...
Marisol Morales, Ed.D., NIU’s new Vice President of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, doesn’t just champion community engagement. She has lived it from many different...
At Custom Aluminum Products, middle school students took the lead on a project to design, manufacture and sell a new aluminum table and bench set. The program was...
This past spring, a new internship in the NIU Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) marked the beginning of a promising collaboration between CGS and the NIU Center for...
Last year was a banner year for NIU’s Civic Leadership Academy, and planning is in the works now for 2026-27. We spoke with Paula Freeze,...
The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation is taking the lead to promote community vitality and livability among the small rural communities throughout DeKalb County. Mim...