Tag: ACCESS
ACCESS, which provides students with opportunities to build academic skills and make academic adjustments, is geared up for the fall semester. New this year is the reopening of a walk-in tutoring center at Grant South. Meanwhile, in a partnership with Housing and Dining, the Grant South Lobby will be open for quiet study during the...
To be successful is to feel successful. Drink your water, exercise, eat your fruits and vegetables and sleep well. Although these things are definitely keys to physical health, what about mental health?
Since 1971, ACCESS has been providing tutoring services to the NIU community. “What started out as a small program designed to support students in the CHANCE program has now grown to one of the largest programs in the state of Illinois,” said Nirmala (Nimi) John, assistant director for Peer Assisted Learning. ACCESS provides free walk-in...
Northern Illinois University’s ACCESS has appointed Nirmala John assistant director for Peer Assisted Learning (PAL). Having spent more than 25 years serving as supervisor for the Tutoring Center at Harper College in Palatine, John will oversee the PAL tutoring centers located in Douglas Hall, Lincoln Hall, New Residence Hall and Founders Memorial Library. She also...
The 2012-13 academic year brings with it changes in Northern Illinois University’s ACCESS program. ACCESS provides walk-in tutoring services, one-on-one tutoring services, study groups and supplemental instruction for some specific courses and other support services for students who require academic assistance to be successful in their chosen courses and majors. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4, ACCESS...
Four members of NIU’s Operating Staff have been chosen to receive the Outstanding Service Award for 2012. The recipients are Kenlyn Bialas, office manager for ACCESS; Lincoln Fox, chief instructional media systems engineer in the Department of Media Services; Brenda Jones, office manager for the Department of Literacy Education in the College of Education; and...
Terrance Green, a nationally recognized speaker and the author of “Becoming an All ‘A’ Student: The Quick and Easy Guide to Getting a 4.0,” will train people to maximize their full potential in every aspect of life during a 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, presentation at NIU. Sponsored by the Graduate School, the Center for...
