Category: What's Going On
NIU’s Division of Information Technology will host a technology event for faculty from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Ellington’s at the Holmes Student Center. At this event, faculty can familiarize themselves with the Hadoop pilot program, try Google Glass and other wearables and get advice from IT experts about their mobile devices....
The NIU Department of Mathematical Sciences will host a regional mathematics competition from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at DuSable Hall. More than 450 students from 17 high schools will participate in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) Regional High School Mathematics Contest. Individual and team competitions will be held in...
Anyone looking to get more involved on campus or in the community is invited to stop by the Diversity Fun Fair from noon until 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Chick Evans Field House. The event will feature more than 20 organizations from NIU and the surrounding community. The groups will provide information on...
Art historian Pamela M. Fletcher, chair of the Department of Art and co-director of the Digital and Computational Studies Initiative at Bowdoin College, will speak Monday, March 2, at NIU. Fletcher will discuss “Mapping the Commercial Gallery System in Nineteenth-Century London; or, The Promise and Perils of Digital Art History” at 5 p.m. in Room...
Take a break from cooking Thursday, Feb. 26, to enjoy a toasty sandwich, hearty soup or a fresh salad while helping to raise funds for a local cause. From 4 to 8 p.m., the Potbelly Sandwich Shop at 1013 W. Lincoln Hwy. will donate 25 percent of its sales to DeKalb County Community Gardens. In...
It’s an opportunity to celebrate the present, reflect on the past and improve the future – together. Participants in the eighth annual NIU Assessment Expo, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, March 20, will learn more about 10 university programs and their outstanding assessment practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to view posters, talk...
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present its Arthur D. Montzka Memorial Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. A free pre-concert lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Nathan Mo, 2015 winner of the Arthur D. Montzka Young Artists Concerto Competition, will...
Registration remains open for the fourth annual women’s conference – “Women of Purpose: Unity is our Strength” – scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, in the Holmes Student Center. Sponsored by De Mujer a Mujer: Latina Assistance Program (an initiative of the Latino Resource Center) in collaboration with E.B.O.N.Y. Women, the...
All NIU students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a newly launched survey about the future of Holmes Student Center. This survey is available until the close of business Friday, March 6. As part of Northern Illinois University’s Campus RE:ENVISIONED study aimed at revitalizing the central core campus, in conjunction with the university’s...
The NIU Employees Federal Credit Union is the local, cooperative financial institution owned and controlled by its more than 2,500 members. Whether as a board director or as a committee member, opportunities to help and strengthen the credit union are available. Three board positions are open for election this year while dedicated members are needed...
March is Women’s History Month and Northern Illinois University will celebrate with a variety of events focused on incarceration issues. “The U.S. incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation in the world,” said Rebekah Kohli, coordinator of the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program. “While the majority of prisoners are men of color (mostly African...
Did you know, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, nearly 30 million people in the United States will be impacted by an eating disorder during their lifetime? Dedicated to bringing attention to the issues associated with eating disorders, NIU will join the conversation during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week from Monday, Feb. 22 to...
