Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public university in DeKalb, Illinois. The university has about 25,313 students. It was founded in 1895. The current president of the university is Lisa Freeman. On February 14, 2008, a gunman named Steven Kazmierczak shot and killed 6 people (including himself) as well as injured 21 people on the university campus which made it the fourth-deadliest university shooting in United States history.

Williston Hall which is on the campus.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Huskies. They have 17 varsity teams and they compete in the Mid-American Conference.

Other websites

Northern Illinois University's Official website
Northern Illinois Huskies' Official athletics website Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine

Mid-American Conference
East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami (OH) RedHawks Ohio Bobcats
West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Field hockey affiliates	Appalachian State Mountaineers Bellarmine Knights Longwood Lancers
Women's lacrosse affiliates	Detroit Mercy Titans Robert Morris Colonials Youngstown State Penguins
Men's soccer affiliate	Chicago State Cougars
Men's swimming & diving affiliates	Evansville Purple Aces Missouri State Bears Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Beacons (swimming only)
Men's tennis affiliate	Binghamton Bearcats
Wrestling affiliates	Bloomsburg Huskies Clarion Golden Eagles Cleveland State Vikings Edinboro Fighting Scots George Mason Patriots Lock Haven Bald Eagles Rider Broncs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Championships	Conference champions

Authority control
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People	ISIL
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