Alumni play a critical role in the success of the Center for Black Studies. We value yoursupportand look forward to staying in touch. Stop by and visit us athomecomingor anytime you're on campus.
Founded in 1976, theNIU Black Alumni Councilworks to support Black students at NIU and to be a resource for NIU's Black alumni. NIUBAC has given over $25,000 in Fanny Ruth Patterson Scholarship Awards, named for the first Black student to graduate from NIU. Board member Stephanie Carr was a Fanny Ruth Patterson Scholarship Recipient in 1990.