Alumni News
2026 Hall of Fame Dinner/90s Reunion – DATE CHANGE
Alumni, Please Mark your Calendar! Northern Star Hall of Fame Dinner & 90s Reunion Friday, October 2, 2026 5:30 p.m. Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center
2026 Hall of Fame Dinner/90s Reunion
Alumni, Please Mark your Calendar! Northern Star Hall of Fame Dinner & 90s Reunion Friday, September 11, 2026 5:30 p.m. Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center
Northern Star to Open Time Capsule
On April 16 at 4 pm, the Northern Star will open the year 2000 time capsule and seal a new one to be opened in
Northern Star Hall of Fame Banquet and 80s Reunion
Join us at the Northern Star Alumni Hall of Fame and Award Banquet and 80s Reunion, Friday, Sept. 20, in the Barsema Alumni Visitors Center.
Marcus Leshock Celebrates 15 Years with WGN
Marcus was a 2005 graduate of NIU.
Save the Date!
The 2024 Northern Star Hall of Fame Banquet and 1980s reunion will be held on September 20 and 21. Details will be posted here as
The Star’s Phil Jurik Added to the UIS Public Affairs Reporting Hall of Fame
Chicago Tribune Photo
Learn about the “Northern Star” digitization process at Glidden presentation
Recently digitized issues of the “Northern Illinois,” now known as the campus newspaper “Northern Star,” are providing a link to local history. At 12 p.m. on
Northern Star Brings Home 14 College Press Awards
The Northern Star picked up 14 awards from the 2023 Illinois College Press Association in their annual awards program. Click below for the Northern Star