Huskie Gaming Soars Above the Pack Recently, two NIU Esports student athletes got the chance to take to the skies with the Flying Bulls, Red...
An Interview with Madison Shackleford, NIU Esports graduate assistant and NIU graduate student studying clinical mental health counseling. Madison Shackleford is bringing her expertise in...
NIU just announced this year’s Fierce Gamer Scholarship winners. Since 2022, a total of seven students have received the scholarship, created by Dr. Levi Harrison....
Congratulations to this year’s Fierce Gamer Scholarship winners: Frida Peralta, Jillian Thomason and Ethan Gamble! Since 2022, a total of seven students have received the...
On March 21, NIU Esports welcomed Dr. Jaejin Hwang, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, to introduce the coaches and players to ergonomics. This...
If you’ve been following our NIU Esports blog lately you may have noticed a trend. We’re interested in healthy gaming. I mean, really, really interested...
What does engagement look like? For NIU Esports, engagement means working together with units across NIU to better serve students and community members with disabilities....
Continuing our focus on healthy gaming practice, we asked our varsity esports players to share their strategies for healthy game play, and how they prepare...
We asked our varsity esports players to share their strategies for healthy game play, and how they prepare mentally and physically before a match. Here’s...
When NIU Esports was first founded in 2018, one of the pillars the program was built on was promoting healthy gaming practices. We recognize the...