Category: Communiversity
Hundreds of employment opportunities will face the NIU community this month with two job fairs scheduled on the DeKalb campus. The first is the annual spring Full-Time Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23. The second is the annual Mid-America Educators’ Job Fair scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28. NIU students and alumni...
Joseph S. Nye Jr. of Harvard University will present a public lecture at NIU on “The Future of American Power.” A University Distinguished Service Professor and former dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Nye will speak from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in the auditorium of Altgeld Hall. A reception will follow. Nye’s lecture will...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named Lisa Freeman, Northern Illinois University’s vice president for research and graduate studies, to the newly created Illinois Innovation Council. The governor announced the council’s creation during his 2012 budget address to the Illinois General Assembly. Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell will lead the effort. “By harnessing our resources and coordinating our...
Faculty, staff and student organization officers are invited to attend NIUs Supplier Diversity Networking Fair, luncheon and workshops, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the Holmes Student Center. Organized by Procurement Services and the State of Illinois Business Enterprise Program, the free fair takes place from 10 a.m. to noon in the...
Colleagues, Today Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn outlined his state budget proposal for next fiscal year, signaling his spending priorities for Fiscal Year 2012. His speech focused mostly on reduced funding levels and emphasized the importance of restructuring the state’s backlog of unpaid bills by borrowing approximately $8.75 billion to pay off most of the outstanding debt owed...
Orson Welles’ “Moby Dick Rehearsed” explores what happens when a theater company attempts to stage Herman Melville’s classic novel without any of the necessary scenery or props. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform “Moby Dick Rehearsed” from Thursday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, March 3, through Sunday, March 6....
The realities of raising children in poverty can be emotionally charged and troubling. It is also a very real problem that playwright Suzan-Lori Parks addresses in her raw and powerful play, “In the Blood.” NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance will present its next Studio Series production from Thursday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 20, in the Stevens...
There has been a lot of activity in Washington, D.C., over the past week, primarily related to the federal FY2011 budget. Unfortunately, there is no good news for higher education or NIU. We want to provide you with the best information that we have been able to compile, recognizing that this information may change as...
Volunteer judges are needed Saturday, March 12, when NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming hosts the 2011 Region V IJAS Science Fair. Judges start their day at 8:15 a.m. The judging of projects will take several hours, and each volunteer judge is eligible to receive a free boxed lunch. The science fair is an educational...
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...
Shahran Spears, principal of Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, is the featured speaker at this year’s International Women’s Day luncheon. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m....
Registration is now open to all students, faculty, staff and guests for the 2011 Graduate Student Research Conference. The conference will be held Saturday, March 26, in the Holmes Student Center and will feature approximately 50 research presentations by graduate students from throughout the university. Registration and attendance at the conference is free to all,...
