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Archive: February, 2017
Do you want to learn how publicly available data can be used for the public good, facilitating progress on the issues you care about the most? If so, register online for NIU’s second Open Data Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Campus Life Building at 545 Lucinda Ave. The event,...
*Editor’s note:  The Peer Mentor Application deadline has been extended to March 20th The Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is accepting applications for peer mentors for a variety of programs during the 2017-2018 academic year: Research Rookies, Huskie Service Scholars and NIU Service Leaders. If you are a rising sophomore, junior or senior...
White tablecloths. Attentive waitstaff. Three-course prix fixe gourmet menu. Wine selections. Opportunity to help educate NIU students. Sound like the ideal lunch break? It is, and you can enjoy it at NIU’s student-run restaurant, Ellington’s, which reopens for the spring semester on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Students in the hospitality and nutrition programs partner to develop...
Northern Illinois University has announced the 2017-18 winners of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. In honor of the five Huskies whose lives were lost Feb. 14, 2008, Forward, Together Forward scholars must demonstrate a strength of character through traits such as a strong work ethic, motivation, inspiration, a high regard for others, integrity and intellectual curiosity. This...
NIU welcomes visiting Guatemalan-Maya artists Paula Nicho Cúmez and Pedro Rafaél González Chavajay as part of a two-week event for the exhibition “Visiones E Historias: Maya Paintings from Guatemala,” on view at the Art Museum through Thursday, Feb. 24. The show is part of the combined “(Re)Presenting Guatemala” series of exhibitions on campus exploring the...
The Presidential Commission on Interfaith Initiatives will be hosting its third dialogue of the academic year from 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Founder’s Memorial Library staff lounge, on the library’s lower level. The February topic is “Love and Kindness: A discussion about the role of love in our belief systems today.”...
While the main focus was on Chicago’s homegrown talent Chance the Rapper winning big, two additional Illinoisans were winners at the Grammys last night. Dan Nichols, head of recording services in the NIU School of Music, and Matt Ponio, both won a Grammy Award last night for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for engineering Third...
NIU community members and regional educators interested in nurturing the next generation of young Illinois scientists can register as judges and support volunteers for two upcoming Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) competitions on the DeKalb campus. Judging for the IJAS Region 5 regional finals will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
Effective Jan. 1, the personal mileage reimbursement rate changed to $0.535 per mile. The travel voucher form on the Accounts Payable Services web page is updated to reflect this change. Please use this form for any travel occurring after Jan. 1, 2017. Travel vouchers already submitted using the old rate have been adjusted using the new...
Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance and the Student Association will hand out green bracelets from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, in the bus turnaround at Holmes Student Center and at the café in DuSable Hall. The green bracelets are to bring awareness to mental illness and serve as a reminder that there...
The DeKalb County Health Department in conjunction with Northern Illinois University Health Services reports five cases of mumps in Northern Illinois University (NIU) students. The outbreak is primarily confined to a defined population. Lisa Gonzalez, Public Health Administrator, said that this does not come as a surprise due to pockets of outbreaks especially on college...
WNIJ 89.5 FM will feature four regional works of fiction as part of its continuing “Read With Me” book series. The series, hosted by Dan Klefstad, features interviews with authors who read selections of their work and share their inspirations. “Read With Me” will air every morning at 6:50 and 8:50 a.m., Feb. 20 through...
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