Information for Parents and Families
As a parent or family member, you want the best for your student. At NIU, we are here to help Huskies succeed.
Here are some helpful resources you can share with your student to support them while they are at NIU.
A great place to start is our Student Life website, where your student can learn what’s happening at NIU, find their community and assistance to stay on track, and much more.
Shared Access provides a convenient way for your student to share academic and financial information with you. As a parent of family member with access to this web portal, you can make a payment on your student’s account and view your student’s weekly schedule.
Our Center for Student Assistance helps students with academic struggles, personal issues or other difficulties they may be facing.
Resources
Financial Resources
Learn about types of aid, costs and more from our Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. Learn about billing and payments from our Office of the Bursar.
Find out how your student can utilize their Huskies Get Hired account to get information about on-campus jobs and internships.
Deposit funds to Huskie Bucks, a pre-paid debit account for students to for purchasing food and other items.
Safety Resources
Our Department of Police and Public Safety provides many services to the NIU community, including safety notifications.
Your student can register up to two additional contacts to receive NIU Alerts. If there is an imminent, verified danger to the campus community, notifications will go to these contacts after a message has been sent to students and employees.
Family Weekend
We enjoy welcoming our Huskie families to campus for Family Weekend each fall.