The Weekly Scroll of Things to Know.
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Join us for Week of Welcome!
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Week of Welcome is Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 and welcomes Huskies to campus with programs and events designed to help you meet new people and learn about NIU traditions and resources. It’s the best way to get started at NIU! All new undergraduate students are expected to participate in WOW, one of our biggest annual traditions on campus. Huskies say it's an easy way to meet people and start making NIU feel like home – we’ll see you there!
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Do you have your OneCard in your digital wallet?
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The NIU OneCard is now mobile and available to use in your Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, or Samsung Wallet on compatible smartphones and smartwatches. Access the same services and facilities on campus with your plastic OneCard with just a simple tap of your smartphone or smartwatch. Current students, faculty and staff are eligible.
Using the NIU Mobile OneCard means better security and faster and easier transactions. Setting up your NIU Mobile OneCard is easy:
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- Download the Transact eAccounts App.
- Follow the screen prompts.
- Add the NIU Mobile Card to your phone’s wallet.
- Use it just like your plastic NIU OneCard.
- Pay for meals on campus
- Check out library books
- Access your residence hall and other buildings.
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Lucinda Roundabout Opens This Week: Use it Safely
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The City of DeKalb’s new single-lane roundabout at Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road is scheduled to open no later than Wednesday, August 20, after a three-month construction project converted the intersection and removed the traffic lights. The work included relocating and improving pedestrian crossings and adding flashing/audible signaling at key crossings. Additional landscaping and minor site work will be completed by September.
Below are some quick tips to use the Lucinda and Normal Roundabout:
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- Slow down before approaching the roundabout. Pedestrians always have the right of way.
- Yield to vehicles and cyclists already in the roundabout.
- Don’t try to pass anyone at the roundabout and avoid stopping.
- Pedestrians should only cross the roundabout at the crosswalks.
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The Project Update Website from NIU Facilities Management and Campus Services includes links and other resources to help understand how to navigate a roundabout safely. Learn more by visiting go.niu.edu/campus-project-updates.
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Important Tuition and Fee Payment Update – Effective September 2
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Beginning September 2, the university will reactivate the convenience fee for all credit card payments used to pay for tuition and fees. The fee will be 2.85% or a minimum of $3 per transaction.
We encourage students with an outstanding balance to plan ahead if using a credit card, to avoid the convenience fee that will be assessed starting Sept. 2, 2025.
As a reminder, ACH/eCheck payments remain free of charge and are a great alternative for avoiding fees.
The university’s enhanced payment platform offers a more convenient and user-friendly experience for students and families. Features include the ability to securely save payment methods, receive automatic receipts via email, get payment notifications, and more tools to simplify managing your student account payments.
Payment Options:
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- Online: Credit card (2.85% or a minimum of $3 per transaction) or ACH/eCheck (no fee)
- In Person (Cashier’s Office): Cash, check, or money order (credit cards not accepted in office).
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Is the NIU Safe App on your home screen?
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Keep yourself and our campus safe by downloading the NIU Safe App. You can receive weather and safety warnings, get police assistance at the touch of a button and walk safely across campus by allowing friends or the police to temporarily track your progress. Learn more and download.
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Celebrating our 118th Homecoming
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We're excited to welcome Huskies home for our 118th Homecoming celebration happening the week of Sept. 28 - Oct. 5, 2025..
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Save the date for our Third Annual Homecoming Kickoff.
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Calling all Huskies! Help us kick off Homecoming from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 in the MLK Commons.
Come celebrate with the NIU Marching Band, our 2025 Homecoming Court and the winners of the student organization Paint the Windows Contest. You can also purchase your 2025 Pride with Purpose shirt and make a donation to the Huskie Food Pantry.
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It's Corn Fest weekend in Downtown DeKalb!
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Looking for something fun to do during your first weekend back on campus? Corn Fest is one of the last remaining free music festivals among Illinois music festivals and summer festivals. Celebrating its 48th year, the festival will be held in downtown DeKalb on Lincoln Hwy. between 1st and 4th St. from Friday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 24.
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- Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Sunday Aug. 24: Week of Welcome 2025
- Wednesday, Aug. 20: Culture Fest
- Thursday, Aug. 21: WOW Block Party
- Friday, Aug. 22: CLAS Welcome Back Cookout
- Friday, Aug. 22: CVPA Week of Welcome Back Block Party
- Friday, Aug. 22: CHHS Fun in the Sun Welcome Event
- Saturday, Aug. 23: Welcome Holmes
- Sunday, Aug. 24: COE Student Welcome Picnic Event
- Sunday, Aug. 24: President's Welcome Back Picnic
- Monday, Aug. 25: Classes begin (Fall 2025)
- Friday, Sept. 12: Call for Papers: Treinta y tres “History, Heritage and the Latinx/Latin American Experience”
- Tuesday, Sept. 16: Career Success Clinic
- Friday, Sept. 19: David W. Raymond Award Presentation
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"When I attend class regularly, I know what’s happening, and I can get answers to questions more quickly and with clarification if needed. If I know what’s happening in class, I can contribute to class conversation, and then I learn more. So, it’s not just being there that helps you succeed, but actually being present and processing the material, asking questions and talking with classmates."
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"There are so many opportunities to find your own niche and develop your talents. You’ll never have so many opportunities to learn, grow and develop as you will as a student. Be curious. Work hard. Ask for help. We’re here to help you become the best person you can be."
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Taylor Atkins
Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
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Togetherall Offers Peer Mental Health Support Anywhere, Anytime
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NIU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS) recently added Togetherall to its suite of services. Togetherall is a peer-to-peer round-the-clock support service that allows you to speak to other college students, via an online chat, about things with which you are struggling. This could include home sickness, relationship issues, identity issues, roommate or parent conflicts, loss of a loved one and a variety of others. Togetherall peer educators are diverse college students, who are supervised by licensed medical professionals, and are trained to talk through a wide range of issues.
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Northern Illinois University's vision is to be an engine for innovation to advance social mobility; promote personal, professional and intellectual growth; and transform the world through research, artistry, teaching and outreach. Learn more about NIU’s vision, mission and values.
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