Category: What's Going On
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In recognition, Victim Advocacy Services at the Women’s Resource Center is teaming up with the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, which turns no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims and survivors of domestic violence. A cell phone can serve as a vital link to emergency or support services in a...
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s fall concert, “French Impressions Redux,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. KSO musicians will celebrate two of the great composers of French Impressionist music, performing the “Mother Goose Suite” and “Pavane for a Dead Princess” by Maurice Ravel...
They’ve invaded our rivers. They have moved north with few natural predators to stand in their way. They’re Asian carp, and if they make it to Lake Michigan, experts say that the entire Great Lakes ecosystem could be at risk. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, join Illinois Department of Natural Resources expert Vic Santucci...
Do you have good study habits? Are you getting enough sleep at night? Do you miss being at home? The answers to these questions could be indicative of your overall success in college, and the NIU MAP-Works survey-based assistance program is designed to keep freshman and new transfer students focused on reaching their academic goals....
Northern Illinois University alumni, students, supporters, faculty and staff are invited to U.S. Cellular Field Thursday, Sept. 27, for NIU Night when the Chicago White Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch is scheduled for 7:11 p.m. Help cheer on the White Sox as they make a push for their first American League Central...
NIU’s Office of Admissions invites volunteers from the university community to assist Thursday, Oct. 4, with Discover NIU Day. This invitation-only event is directed to seniors enrolled in the high schools that comprise the DeKalb County school system: DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Kaneland, Sandwich, Somonauk and Sycamore. The purpose of the event is to show...
For those with college in their future, Northern Illinois University will host an undergraduate admissions information session at the NIU Naperville Education and Conference Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Kimberley Buster-Williams, director of admissions at NIU, says this is a tremendous opportunity for students considering enrolling in a quality, major comprehensive...
The NIU Alumni Association invites all alumni, staff and students to expand their business network at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, during Speed Networking Night. Held at NIU-Naperville, the event will allow attendees to meet dozens of alumni who live in Chicagoland. Tickets are $15 for non-dues-paying members, faculty, staff and current students. Cardinal &...
NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology soon will have a new robotics club. The first meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Room 253 (the Acoustics and Vibrations Lab) of the Engineering Building. Junior electrical engineering major Ryan Riddel hatched the concept for the club when he noticed that NIU did not...
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services has announced that it has extended insurance coverage provided by all current carriers at least until supplemental managed care contracts have been procured. The provision specifically affects those who are insured through Health Alliance HMO, Health Alliance Illinois and Coventry HMO. According to the announcement, those contracts could...
Did you know you can reduce the risk of your first heart attack by 19 percent if you take your flu shot in September, October or November? This year, the Employee Assistance Program in conjunction with the DeKalb County Health Department and University Health Services are offering the flu shot clinic to NIU employees and...
Members of the University Women’s Club of NIU are making plans for the Annual Fall Reception, scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the home of President and Mrs. John Peters, 901 Woodlawn Drive in DeKalb. The Fall Reception is held early in the fall semester for members to get together and...
