NIU Today

Paul Stoddard, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, is completing his term of service as the Faculty and SPS Personnel Advisor (FSPSPA). At its April 26 meeting, the Faculty Senate will elect a new FSPSPA for a two-year term to begin at the start of the fall 2017 semester. The FSPSPA provides advice, advocacy and...

The Human Resource Services (HRS) Employee Assistance Program and Center for Training and Professional Development continues their skills’ training series during March with workshop opportunities for university employees. Identifying some of the emotional factors which employees experience when facing change and ways to process and handle change will be discussed by HRS Employee Assistance Program (EAP)...

The Northern Ambassadors are a fun, energetic group of students who provide campus visitors with a snapshot of what NIU has to offer. They provide informative campus tours to prospective students and their families to show them why NIU is a great university to consider. If you’re a motivated and enthusiastic Huskie looking for a...

The NIU Autism Caregiver Group is devoting its upcoming meeting to a topic recently in the news: individuals with autism and the criminal justice system. Allison Gladfelter, assistant professor of speech-language pathology at NIU, said families in the Autism Caregiver Group were alarmed after a Florida police shooting in July 2016 of an unarmed therapist...

NIU Campus Recreation and the National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA), a nonprofit fitness professional association, are co-sponsoring two nationally recognized workshops: group exercise certification and boxing fusion. The Group Exercise Certification workshop will be on Saturday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In this workshop, potential and current fitness instructors will learn basic academic and...

The month of February is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon on Wednesday, March 8. Journals not posted at that time will go into March business. Final February reports are scheduled to be available Thursday, March 9. March reports are scheduled to be available Monday, March 13. These dates and other important dates...

Interested in helping first-year students succeed at NIU? Apply to become an UNIV 101/201 educator for fall 2017! UNIV 101 is a one-credit academic seminar focused on helping first-year students develop the essential skills needed to make an enjoyable and successful transition to NIU. UNIV 201 is a similar course designed specifically for transfer students....

The campus community is invited to attend a retirement reception for Vice President of Administration and Finance Alan Phillips from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. Phillips will retire March 1, 2017, from a 40-year career serving in senior government and higher education leadership and management positions...

While popular discourse about migration to the U.S. from Central America focuses on economic drivers and violence, there are false narratives that turn asylum seekers and refugees into criminals. What are the realities of those most affected by changes in immigration policy? And what has been the impact since the November 2016 election? Join the...

NIU Athletics invites all NIU faculty and staff to Faculty-Staff Appreciation nights on Tuesday, Feb. 28, for the NIU men’s basketball game and on Wednesday, March 1, for the women’s game. Two complimentary general admission tickets are available to faculty and staff for the men’s game versus Western Michigan at 7 p.m. The women’s team...

Orientation & Family Connections is excited to announce the selection of 20 orientation leaders and nine orientation program interns who will be an important part of welcoming and transitioning new students and their families to NIU during this year’s summer orientation programs. The recruitment and selection process occurred throughout the fall and early spring semesters....

Northern Illinois Federal Credit Union is your local, cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by you, the members. Whether as a board director or as a committee member, you can help. You have the opportunity to strengthen your credit union in a variety of efforts and responsibilities if you consider dedicating your time....