Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAB teams on CBSSports.com. NIU began athletic competition in 1899 and were nicknamed the Profs. [15] NIU is classified as a "National University" by U.S. News & World Report and ranked number 177 out of 206 ranked National Universities (75 National Universities were left unranked). Both teams perform at football games, basketball games, and at the NCA College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. They currently play home games at the NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, Illinois. United Greek Council fraternities and sororities include alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Alpha Phi Gamma, Alpha Psi Lambda, Alpha Sigma Omega, Chi Sigma Tau, Gamma Phi Omega, Kappa Delta Chi, Kappa Pi Beta, Kappa Phi Lambda, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, Lambda Theta Phi, Phi Rho Eta, Sigma Lambda Beta, and Tau Phi Sigma. Ground was broken for the building in November 2012 and it was completed in October 2013. [9] New interdisciplinary academic programs in Environmental Studies and Community Leadership and Civic Engagement were established in FY 2012. The Teachers College Board granted permission for the college to add curricula leading to the degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. All other restrictions, including those pertaining to political activities, also apply to personal computers using the campus network.
The women's indoor track and field team competes at NIU Convocation Center. NIU is one of only three public universities in Illinois that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the highest levels of all sports, Division I.
Additional campus sites include, the Lorado Taft Field Campus (144 acres), Rockford Campus (10 acres), Hoffman Estates Campus (23.93 acres), and the Naperville Campus (11.2 acres).[2].
They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995). Coordinates: 41°56′2″N 88°46′40″W / 41.93389°N 88.77778°W / 41.93389; -88.77778, Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. The main campus sits on 756 acres in DeKalb and includes 64 major buildings. They currently compete at the NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, Illinois. [28] Other floor options include all-men, all-women, transfers, quiet lifestyle and alcohol-free. The Anthropology collections are extensive, with foci on North American native collections and cultural artifacts from throughout Southeast Asia. The Student Recreation Center is the main facility for Recreation Services. Members of the All-Century Team were acknowledged at halftime of the NIU-Ball State Cardinals men's basketball game on Saturday February 17, 2001 in Chick Evans Field House. Division regular season champion NIU Rugby Football was founded in 1968 and plays college rugby in the Mid-American Conference of Division 1-AA.
Interfraternity Council fraternities include Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Chi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Theta, Phi Sigma Kappa, Omega Delta, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Nu, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
The facility opened in August 2007. At the corner of Annie Glidden Road and Lucinda Avenue is the Chick Evans Field House, home to two large activity rooms with mirrors often used by dance clubs; a three-lane, 1/7-mile jogging and walking track; four multipurpose courts for basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer and floor hockey; and a cardio- and strength-training room, which has been under-used since the basketball team moved to the Convocation Center.