Category: What's Going On
NIU students, faculty, staff and local residents can renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, purchase annual vehicle license plate stickers, register as organ and tissue donors or conduct other transactions on campus at a mobile office of the Illinois Secretary of State. In addition, NIU collegiate license plates will be available for purchase. Twenty-five dollars...
All are welcome to participate in Outdoor Adventures’ second annual Camp on Campus, scheduled from 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, through 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. While the event offers great opportunities for learning something new, its purpose is to bring community together in the outdoors in an educational, recreational and celebratory manner. Outdoor Adventures aims...
Friends of the NIU Libraries will host a faculty wine tasting from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. The event will take place in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 403 of Founders Memorial Library) and will feature wines and cheeses from Hy-Vee in Sycamore. No RSVP is required. Founded in 1983 as an...
NIU’s Student Involvement & Leadership Development invites all area community agencies and not-for-profit organizations to recruit students for volunteer opportunities during the annual Volunteer Fair. The event is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Stevenson Towers Dining Area. Participants are given a table and are encouraged to showcase their organization’s...
NIU’s Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences has announced the schedule of its fall 2012 colloquia. The series begins at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, with Chris Marone, of Penn State University, who will present “Major Tectonic Faults are Weak and Tend to Creep.” All presentations take place in Davis Hall 308. Also scheduled: Friday,...
The NIU Fall ACT Test Preparation Program promotes individualized attention in a small classroom setting and offers students a chance to best prepare themselves for the ACT test. Registration is now open. NIU’s program covers English, math, reading and science reasoning. Cost is $250 ($275 after Monday, Sept. 10) which includes instruction, book, CD-ROM and...
NIU’s Community Dance School, sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, begins its fall 12-week session Monday, Sept. 10. Classes meet weekly through Dec. 8. Instruction is offered for ages 4 through teen and adult. Classes include creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz hip hop, Irish step, ballroom, Latin and swing. Adult...
NIU will hold its second annual University Support Expo for faculty and staff from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Faculty members, teaching assistants, administrators and support staff are invited to browse among more than 40 university support units available to them, said Cherie Quillman,...
NIU-SHRM ( Society for Human Resource Management) will host an informational meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Barsema Hall Room 127. All are invited to meet the new officers, learn about the local student and national chapters and hear about the benefits of becoming a member. All business and undecided majors...
Registration is open at the NIU Community School of the Arts. Programming in fall includes classes and ensembles, as well as traditional and Suzuki music lessons. NIU staff and students receive free tuition for a popular art class that meets for six Saturdays, beginning Sept. 22. Another art class is Creating Comics, taught on Thursdays beginning...
For nearly 50 years, Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his life to addressing the increasingly complex and urgent issues that face public education, including the challenge of providing equal opportunities to every child, regardless of racial origin or economic status. Among the most respected and eloquent writers and speakers on public education, he has had numerous...
Would you prefer to paddle down the Rock River rather than watch TV? Perhaps leading others in activities to better themselves sounds more gratifying than playing video games on your couch? If you or someone you know prefers trying new things, being active and getting some fresh air, then Outdoor Adventures (OA) has great opportunities...
