Category: Events
Northern Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is holding a Food For Families Drive, in which Huskie student-athletes are seeking support in their collection of food items that will be donated to the Salvation Army of DeKalb and Sycamore. Huskie fans who donate a bag of non-perishable foods will receive an opportunity to purchase a discounted ticket...
Have you dreamed of hiking the Alps, floating in the Dead Sea or seeing the Pyramids? Don’t put your dreams of traveling abroad on hold because of fears of the unknown or financial concerns. Participants will leave this discussion with the knowledge necessary for a successful, enjoyable and budget-friendly trip that allows them to travel...
Join the NIU Women’s Studies Program for its sixth annual “Crafty Women” holiday arts and crafts sale. Items on sale will include hand-made jewelry, pottery, quilted items, Amy Levin’s Clean Girl soap and other hand-crafted items created by Women’s Studies students, faculty, staff and friends. The sale will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5...
The NIU College of Law‘s Office of Admission and Financial Aid will host a “Mock Law Day” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6. Check in starts at 10 a.m. in Room 151 of Swen Parson Hall. The program will include an informational presentation of the College of Law, a mock law class that simulates...
NIU’s Campus Child Care Center will hold its annual Children’s Book Fair during the week of Nov. 8. The fair will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, through Thursday, Nov. 11, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. Come and browse through this wide selection with multiple copies of...
NIU students are invited to attend a workshop on salary negotiations for women. A woman in the United States earns an average of 77 cents for each dollar that a man earns. The workshop is aimed at helping women who graduate from college learn to negotiate for equitable pay. NIU’s Office of the President and the...
NIU Communication Professor Laura Vazquez will screen her powerful new documentary on homelessness at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in Wirtz Hall 101. The event is free of charge, and the public is welcome. It will be the first DeKalb screening of “on the edge.” The one-hour documentary focuses on the lives of seven women...
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2, 2011. The Supplier Diversity Networking Fair scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 3, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 2, 2011; just in time to identify purchasing needs to fit your FY12 budget. Look for more information about the fair in your mailbox soon. Plan to attend the fair where...
The NIU Steelband and All University Steelband present its 2010 fall concert under the direction of Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. The concert will feature steelpan artiste Victor Provost, NIU faculty member Greg Barrett on clarinet and Brazilian...
Megan Geyer, a 2010 recipient of USOAR and Psi Chi grants, and Rebecca J. Hannagan, a professor in the Department of Political Science and recipient of 2010 grants from the Committee on the Improvement of Undergraduate Education and the National Science Foundation, will present a lecture Wednesday, Nov. 17, called “Can You Really ‘Lie to Me’?...
NIU’s Art Museum is ready to help teens and adults to revitalize their wardrobes and have fun doing it. Artist Erin Coleman-Cruz will lead a “Clothing Rebirth Workshop” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in Room 211 of the Stevens Building. Participants will learn how to customize or revitalize their clothing by mending,...
NIU’s College of Law and Career Services will host “How to Look Good on Paper: Tips on Writing a Winning Personal Statement and Obtaining a Good Letter of Recommendation” from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Swen Parson Hall Room 188. This is the second workshop in the “Applying to Law Schools” series of...
