Sept. 21,  2026

Our many campus jobs have more to offer than just a paycheck and a short commute. At NIU, you’ll find opportunities to build skills and gain experience that will prepare you for your future career.

Huskies, mark your calendars! The All-Majors Internship & Job Fair is on Wednesday, September 30. You can start preparing NOW! Research employers, check out the companies attending, and start thinking about who you want to meet. Check out the list of employers.

And Career Services needs YOUR help! We are looking for students who want to volunteer at the fair by helping with:

Want to get involved? Sign up to volunteer!

Also coming up: Our Graduate and Professional School Fair! If you're considering graduate or professional school, this is a great opportunity to connect with programs and explore your next steps. Don’t forget to RSVP! You must RSVP in Huskies Get Hired in order to attend this virtual event. 

Start researching. Start preparing. Start making connections! 

Attending a career fair is a valuable opportunity to learn about different industries, make important professional contacts, practice your interviewing skills and gain intelligence about the job market within your major and outside of it. With a little preparation and a focus on some key details, it can be a worthwhile experience.

For many NIU students, there’s an obvious goal for the upcoming job, internship and career fairs occurring throughout the campus at the end of September: securing a role with a company.

But then what?

At Northern Illinois University, we care about the well-being, health and safety of our community. As part of our commitment to proactively assist students in making well-informed decisions, the below information is shared on an annual basis to all students, faculty and staff. Please take a moment to review the following university policies.

Thank you and go Huskies!

As a student taking 9 or more credit hours you are automatically billed $1,419.50 for student health insurance for Fall 2026. You can find out more information regarding the plan at the United Healthcare Student Resource website. 

If you have comparable insurance and would like to cancel the plan the Student Health Insurance Enrollment and Waiver site is open through Sept. 30, 2026.  We recommend you complete the waiver no later than Sept. 20 to allow for any errors that may occur. You will find the link to Enroll/Waive in the blue box on our website.  This is an online process only.
 
Have any questions?  Email us at studentinsurance@niu.edu.  

The waiver deadline is firm; therefore, students who do not waive the student health insurance by Sept. 30 will be enrolled for coverage under the plan and no refund will be given.