One sure sign that warm weather is on the way is the annual NIU Spring Internship Fair, which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Convocation Center. Seventy employers from the Chicago area will take part in this year’s fair, said Diane Hart, campus and employer relations specialist with...
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...
Parameters of the budget discussions will be set this week. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn presents his budget address Wednesday, Feb. 16, and is expected to identify cuts that have already been made, debts that must be paid and the need for bonding in order to expedite those payments to vendors. The size of current obligations range from...
The Honors Program invites applications for the 2011 Summer Grants for the improvement of honors education at NIU. Although the award may be shared among multiple recipients, the total award for any one grant is limited to $6,000. All teaching faculty and instructors are eligible. Applications must be received in the Honors Program office office by Wednesday,...
NIU’s Office of Assessment Services has published the Spring 2011 issue of Toolkit, its quarterly “nuts and bolts” e-newsletter. Toolkit is specifically designed to assist the NIU community with practical assessment issues in a user-friendly format. This issue presents a sneak preview of attractions which will be featured at the annual Assessment Expo. Look for the schedule of events,...
NIU’s Alumni Association and Career Services partnered Thursday, Feb. 10, for the third annual Career Resources Networking Night. The event was held at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center and featured guest speaker Susan Caplan, an NIU alumna and business communication and marketing specialist. The 85 current NIU students, alumni and community members who attended...
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,...
NIU President John G. Peters offered these comments Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at the Presentation of the Memorial Wreaths. Thank you, family, friends and neighbors of Northern Illinois University for gathering today at this memorial garden, for a moment of reflection and meditation. As you can see, the rejuvenation of Cole Hall began last month. We...
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The Campus Consciousness Tour is coming back to the NIU Convocation Center with rapper Wiz Khalifa as star of the Wednesday, April 13, show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Special guest Mac Miller will open the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18 for the general public and noon Thursday,...
The Montessori Children’s House of Sycamore and DeKalb will hosting a registration kickoff and open house from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. Registration for new students will be accepted during the open house; space is limited. The program is located in the educational wing of St. John’s Lutheran Church at 26555 Brickville Road in...
