Center to celebrate 50 years in 2013 

On March 5, 2013, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies will celebrate 50 years of regional research, teaching and engagement. A year of activities leading up to that date will kick off on Monday, March 5, 2012, with the opening of a month-long  exhibit, “Islamic Cultures in Reflection: A Photographic Exhibit of Southeast Asia,” at the Holmes Student Center Gallery. The traveling exhibit comes to NIU via the University of Hawaii's Center for Southeast Asian Studies and is composed of more than 60 images documenting the cultural diversity in the region, from southern Thailand on the mainland to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia.

NIU will officially celebrate the center's 50th anniversary in 2013 with an alumni event on Friday, March 2, and a gala dinner and cultural performance evening on Saturday, March 3. Check back here soon for a forthcoming 2012-13 anniversary calendar listing more details and events.