Category: Announcements
Vice Provost Anne Birberick is seeking nominations for the 2015 Presidential Teaching Professorships. Nominations are due Monday, Oct. 27, to Anne Birberick in the Office of the Provost, Altgeld Hall 215. Electronic submissions are preferred via email to jrat@niu.edu. Following receipt of a letter of nomination, the selection committee will invite each nominated faculty member...
The Division of Information Technology will be performing maintenance to the NIU network from midnight to 4 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. This work will impact NIU wi-fi campus-wide as well as wired network connections in all NIU residence halls. For more information, contact the DoIT helpdesk at helpdesk@niu.edu or (815) 753-8100.
Although the autumn chill has yet to settle in permanently, and the leaves mostly remain green and still clinging to their trees, the holidays are not far away. NIU President Doug Baker sends holiday cards throughout the university and community each winter, using designs created by NIU students. Baker’s new annual tradition allows him to...
Executive Vice President and Provost Lisa Freeman has issued the 2014-2015 call for nominations for the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Professorships. The professorships were established in 2007 to recognize those tenured professors who: have achieved a consistent record of excellence in teaching, scholarship or artistry, service and outreach, and academic leadership; have earned...
Revisions to the new Huskie Line bus routes are coming September 29, according to a Northern Illinois University Student Association (SA) press release. The revisions are the result of student input on the routes, which began in August. Students felt the new routes were inaccessible and inconvenient to their needs. The SA takes student input seriously and...
There is no questioning the tremendous influence that the Federal Reserve (Fed) has on the financial markets. Even announcements from the Fed that might seem to be innocuous by many market participants can create or destroy billions of dollars in global wealth. The Fed chairman has been described as the second most powerful person in...
The NIU Study Abroad Office will hold its 22nd annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. All students who would like to learn more about the possibility of studying abroad are invited to attend. Students will have the opportunity...
NIU faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to nominate NIU professors with outstanding records of community engagement for the 2015 Presidential Engagement Professorships. Nominations will be accepted now through Friday, Oct. 3. Established in 2010, the Presidential Engagement Professorships recognize faculty members who exemplify the following criteria: Commitment to fostering reciprocal partnerships in...
As we move forward with another semester, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind our faculty and staff about the protocols for responding to students demonstrating concerning behavior. It is important that we, as a campus community, remain familiar with these guidelines. Faculty and staff will soon be receiving a “red” folder via Campus...
NIU’s Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex will host a grand opening and game day Friday, Sept. 19. The free event includes food, giveaways and prizes. The first 1,000 game participants will receive water bottles or T-shirts. Events begin at 5 p.m. with a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting. From 6 to 9 p.m., games include bags,...
Northern Illinois University sponsors the Northern Illinois University Supplemental Retirement Plan – Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) (“Plan”). As an employee of Northern Illinois University receiving compensation reportable on a W-2, you are eligible to voluntarily elect to invest a portion of your compensation to the Plan to supplement your retirement savings. The Plan allows employees...
NIU’s campus community will have opportunities to meet the finalists for the position of director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Services at a pair of open forums next week. Candidate Michele Danza will participate in an open forum from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Room 305 of the Holmes Student Center. Candidate...
