ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY QUICK FACTS
• Huskie studentathletes have stepped up
their efforts to record levels in
2012-13.
• NIU student-athletes
work with several local
organizations and charities,
inluding DeKalb's Hope Haven
Shelter, the Salvation Army,
and Colleges vs. Cancer.
• From Girl Scout slumber
parties to reading at local
elementary schools to
working DeKalb's annual
CornFest, the Huskies
are active in the DeKalbSycamore community.
Right: The NIU Track & Field team
worked a booth at DeKalb's annual
CornFest. Below: Chandler Harnish
(left) and Jake Coffman (right) of
the NIU football team helped unload
items for the University Women's Club
for a citywide yard sale. Proceeds
from the sale helped fund scholarships for local women.
Above: Members of the NIU softball
team pay a holiday visit to Hope
Haven
Below: Student-athletes from NIU's
female sport teams spent the night
at the Convocation Center with area
Girl Scouts for a slumber party. The
Huskies played games and snacked
on pizza before turning out the lights
at Victor E. Court.
Adam Kiel (left) became the second Huskie and one of
only 22 student-athletes nationally named to the 2010
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.