Huskies United 2025

Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 2,000 total gifts to any area are made during Huskies United, a $200,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.

The College of Business faculty aims to inspire giving in support of this scholarship. Once 10 individual gifts of $100 or more are made, their $5,000 contribution will be unlocked.

An anonymous donor to the College of Law wants to encourage gifts to the Embracing Diversity Scholarship Fund. When a total of $5,000 or more is made to the College of Law Embracing Diversity Fund, a $17,000 gift will be unlocked.

A generous donor has established the Leonard and Stacey Mandell Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory of former Associate Dean Lenny Mandell. When 100 gifts are made, a gift of $20,000 will be unlocked to help provide scholarship support to incoming and/or current law school students.

Dr. Shelton Nicholas and Mrs. Janice Christopher Nicholls (parents of School of Music alum Savion Nicholls) have established a scholarship that supports graduate and undergraduate students in the NIU Steelband Program. When 50 gifts are made to this scholarship during Huskies United, a gift of $10,000 will unlock to support the program.

Each of the last three years the NIU International Guitar Series has brought some of the most talented classical guitarists from all over the world to the performance halls of School of Music. World-class musicians from France, South Korea, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, China and Russia have performed as part of this series. A generous donor and supporter of the arts has pledged to match donations to continue this incredible series. Give today to help us unlock this gift.

This Huskies United, the Office of the Provost is matching gifts dollar-for-dollar up to an additional $5,000 that will be unlocked to support The Huskie Promise. Ensuring NIU students have the support, confidence, and opportunities they need to succeed, in college, career, and life.

Thanks to a generous gift from the Mullick Family who wish to inspire gifts to the CEET Mullick Family Student Scholarship, when $1,000 has been raised during Huskies United an additional gift from the Mullick family of $3,000 will be unlocked to provide the unmatched potential and innovation in our students that wish to pursue a career in engineering.

When 50 gifts of $50 or more are made to the College of Law Student Scholarship Fund, a $15,000 gift will be made by a generous donor.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Robert Brinkmann and Mario Gomez will be giving a $1,000 gift to the CLAS Finish Line Fund once we have received 20 individual gifts to any project finish line-supporting fund.

An anonymous donor has established a fund that supports the Graduate String Quartet In Residence program in the NIU School of Music. When 20 gifts are made to this scholarship during Huskies United, a gift of $5,000 will unlock to support the program.

A generous donor wants to inspire gifts to the College of Visual and Performing Arts during Huskies United. When 20 gifts are made to any area within the college, a gift of $2,000 will unlock and support the School of Theatre and Dance.