Northeastern Illinois University

09/01/2026

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center is celebrating its 60th anniversary and everyone is invited to the party! Festivities begin Sept. 1 with a concert featuring the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.

Learn more and RSVP today: https://loom.ly/yj_Nuzs

08/31/2026

Reinke Lab and SCSE Summer Research Students worked with professors Beth Reinke, Ph.D., and Jorge Cantú, Ph.D., for Turtle Camp 2026. 🐢

The Reinke Lab monitors two populations of painted turtles in Western Illinois and Northern Wisconsin. After weeks of fieldwork, students spend the summer running analyses to understand their findings, which you can see at the upcoming SCSE Student Research Symposium.

08/28/2026

First week of class is in the books! Let’s make it an amazing year 🎓💛💙

08/27/2026

Don’t miss this year’s NEIU Night with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, Sept. 16 💙💛⚾️

Tickets include an exclusive NEIU x Cubs crewneck sweatshirt when you purchase through our special link: https://www.mlb.com/cubs/tickets/specials/northeastern 🫶

08/25/2026

NEIU President Katrina E. Bell-Jordan, Ph.D., welcomes new and returning students to the 2026–2027 academic year!

Northeastern begins another important chapter centered on rebuilding and growth, while keeping student success at the center of it all. 💙🎓💛

08/24/2026

Happy first day of the Fall 2026 semester 💙💛 We're so happy to see the campus filled with excitement and energy of our students!

08/19/2026

Building a brighter future from the ground up. 💙
Hard to believe it’s been a year since our historic Education Building groundbreaking!

08/17/2026

08/14/2026

Big news! According to Newsweek, Northeastern Illinois University is one of the best colleges in the United States for women!

Read more about how was ranked in Newsweek’s “America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026” list: https://loom.ly/vaVp9zA

08/14/2026