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Archive: January, 2017
The month of January is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon on Thursday, Feb. 9. Journals not posted at that time will go into February business. Final January reports are scheduled to be available Friday, Feb. 10. February reports are scheduled to be available Monday, Feb. 13. These dates and other important dates...
The romantic story of the painter Raphael’s involvement with his mysterious Roman mistress – known to posterity as “La Fornarina,” The Baker’s Daughter – is one of the most intriguing stories of the Italian Renaissance. Its combination of love, lust and art made it irresistible to Pablo Picasso, arguably the greatest artist of the 20th...
NIU’s second-year students are encouraged to sign up for one or more of 18 service opportunities during February 2017 as part of Sophomore Days of Service. Sophomore Days of Service, sponsored by First- and Second-Year Experience, offers community service opportunities throughout the month of February that are designed to engage and connect second-year students within...
The NIU College of Engineering & Engineering Technology welcomes industry representatives to meet our excellent engineering and technology students at the Engineering Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, Feb. 23. Students, please note the new location for the event is in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Students are scheduled to meet industry...
NIU President Doug Baker sent the following message to the NIU community this afternoon:  I want to address a number of issues that I know are weighing on the minds of our university community. Friday’s executive order signed by President Trump provides new restrictions on those traveling to and from seven different countries. I know...
Pilgrimage has been a part of daily Maya life for millennia. Warfare, changing trade routes, socioeconomic issues and shifting agricultural practices are the most frequently argued explanations for ancient migrations, but how did religious beliefs affect Maya migration? What can archaeological and ethnographic study reveal about the significance of Maya religious pilgrimage? Join the Pick...
The Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is excited to introduce the Research Brigade as a new addition to the existing Research Rookies program. Research Rookies encourages undergraduates to engage in undergraduate research early. First-year, sophomore and first-semester transfer students are paired with faculty mentors with an opportunity to conduct a small-scale research...
Students at NIU’s Health Professions House are collecting used eyeglasses to distribute during an alternative spring break trip the Mayan communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Both prescription and reading glasses are sought and can be dropped off through March 1 at Wirtz Hall 227 (dean’s office) or sent through campus mail addressed to Sandi Splansky, Wirtz...
Effective Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, the procurement officers and procurement officer specialists in Procurement Services became responsible for the intake of procurement contracts. Procurement contracts are those contracts between Northern Illinois University and vendors. If you initiate a purchase that requires a contract, the buyers may be contacting you if the following information is not...
NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is seeking nominations for the 2017 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. These awards acknowledge outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their contributions to the teaching mission of NIU. Each recipient of the award will be presented with a plaque and recognized at the Graduate Students Reception sponsored by the...
We want to pack the stands with Huskie fans. Let’s cheer on NIU Women’s Basketball and Men’s Basketball in a doubleheader match-up and Cram the Convo on Saturday, Feb. 4. Join us in a record-breaking attendance effort for Spring Homecoming! Enjoy a $5 Meal Deal, which includes a hot dog and a soft drink. Get...
Higher education professional Ronald Smith, most recently of Oakton Community College in Skokie, has been named as NIU’s new director of community college partnerships, effective Jan. 17. Smith, who holds a master’s degree in human resources management from the University of Phoenix, served for the past two years as Oakton’s senior manager of workforce development...
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