Category: What's Going On
Attention, parents and kids ages 4 to 12: Do you want to create art together? Are you curious to learn more about world cultures? Sign up for “Cultural Exploration through Making Art,” which begins Saturday, Oct. 31. This is a fun, artistic and creative class for both children and parents to explore cultures together through...
Members of the NIU community can make a difference in the lives of young children by donating a book to “The Storybook Project,” a service event connected with the 2015-2017 Common Reading Experience. The Storybook Project provides books to young children and grandchildren of inmates in area correctional institutions through a social service agency, Lutheran...
The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. Individuals who were nominated previously but did not win are eligible again. Four awards in the amount of $1,500 will...
Beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and continuing all day Thursday, Oct. 22, Parking Lot 3 (south of the Visual Arts and Music buildings) will be closed. Lot 3 will be utilized for NIU Homecoming activities. Blue permit holders who normally use Lot 3 are asked to find alternative parking in other campus lots....
he State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) annual statewide charitable giving campaign is now under way until Wednesday, Nov. 18. The SECA once-a-year campaign provides NIU employees the opportunity to give to charity either through annual payroll deduction or by writing one-time checks. There are more than 1,800 charity organization options to choose from,...
Students can explore learn about elevator speeches and how to dress for potential employers at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, during the NIU Asian American Center’s “OHANA!” event. All are welcome to join in “Professionalism 101” in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center. 100 percent of respondents agree that “OHANA!” helped with students’...
NIU’s Division of Information Technology is once again bringing EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference sessions to faculty and staff. Attendance is free for NIU employees, but registration is recommended. From Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Oct. 30, more than 20 sessions will be held in the Wellness and Literacy Building, 3100 Sycamore Road. Topics range from data...
It is time again for all NIU employees to complete annual ethics training. Everyone who receives a paycheck from the university must complete this training. Under the terms of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, all full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees must complete online...
Grammy Award-winning country group Little Big Town will bring its THE PAIN KILLER TOUR Thursday, Oct. 29, to the NIU Convocation Center. The foursome – Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman – already have hit more than 50 markets on this highly successful headlining tour produced by AEG LIVE/The Messina Group. UPDATE,...
Preparing students well for success in their education and in their careers is a significant challenge in difficult times. NIU’s Dennis Barsema will join leaders and policy makers from universities, community colleges and industry for “From Classroom to Career: Collaborating for Student Success,” a half-day symposium with students and parents. Together, these 18 leaders will...
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. Sales help...
The NIU Jazz Orchestra, directed by Reggie Thomas, will present the “Let’s Swing Dance!” from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. NIU students with ID are admitted free. General admission tickets are $10; the price for senior citizens and other students is $7. Tickets...
