Category: What's Going On
DeKalb County will begin in-person and at-home (absentee) voting Thursday, Feb. 9, DeKalb County Clerk John J. Acardo has announced. When voting early, each voter must produce a valid federal, state or other government-issued identification. At -Home (Absentee Voting) Voters interested in voting from home or absentee must submit their application to vote or contact...
Northern Illinois University’s Sigma Nu fraternity is raising money to promote autism awareness. Members of the fraternity will be selling bracelets featuring the words “Autism Speaks” for $1 apiece from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 2, on the lower level of the Holmes Student Center, and 10 a.m. until...
Looking for a fun campus job? The Northern Ambassadors are currently hiring. Northern Ambassadors provide campus visitors with a positive and accurate representation of what NIU has to offer as a university community. Through their attitudes and personal experiences, they offer prospective students and family members their reasons for choosing NIU for their higher education....
Verizon Wireless Careers will host its Signature Senior Leadership Event in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m Wednesday, Feb. 1. The speaking engagement will provide students the opportunity to hear Mark Nachman, director of retail sales for Verizon Wireless, discuss his career experiences, what he has learned...
NIU’s School of Music will host a concert of music by Sever Tipei at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Music Building Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public, and the recital hall is accessible to all. Born in 1943 in Bucharest, Romania, Tipei immigrated to the United States in...
With spring training just around the corner, the Friends of NIU Libraries invites the public to a free, preseason preview featuring nationally known baseball writer Kevin Goldstein. Goldstein, an expert on big-league prospects who writes for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN, will deliver his “Gear up for Baseball!” presentation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in...
Debits, credits, revenues and expenses – it must be budget season again. NIU’s Civic Leadership Academy will host a workshop Thursday, Feb. 16, titled “Understanding Your Government’s Finances and Financial Position.” The workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at NIU-Naperville, 1120 East Diehl Road in Naperville. Presenter Brian Caputo, director of finance for...
GradComm and the Northern Star will present “Shooting From the Hip: How Photojournalism is Reaching its Golden Age,” featuring Chicago Tribune staff photographer Scott Strazzante. The event takes place at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Cavan Auditorium (Gabel Hall 126). Strazzante will speak on his 25-year career at Chicago-area newspapers and the changes...
Everyone is talking about LinkedIn these days, but how exactly do you use the world’s largest professional social network in your job search and career management? Lindsey Pollak, an official spokesperson for LinkedIn, will tell you everything you always wanted to know. Pollak is the featured speaker at the NIU Alumni Association‘s annual Career Resources...
The 2011 W-2 forms are ready for distribution. As in past years, the printed forms will be mailed to campus mail addresses for current employees and to the home addresses of individuals not active as of Jan. 1, 2012. As of this year, the 2011 W-2 forms will also be available to current employees online...
NIU Employees Federal Credit Union is now accepting applications for volunteer positions on the board of directors and the supervisory committee. Interested individuals must be a member in good standing with the credit union. Potential candidates must have a strong interest and/or background in budgeting, finance, communications and or marketing; be committed to accomplishing results through...
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will offer a motor development program for young children ages 3 to 6 from Monday, Feb. 13, through Wednesday, April 11. Held in Anderson Hall Gym 130, the eight-week program runs from 4 to 5 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays. This program provides young children with the opportunity to...
