Tag: Randi Napientek
Planning already has begun for Money Smart Week 2016, which will take place from April 23 to April 30. Organizers are interested in finding campus individuals who would like to present or host a session. Interested in participating? Contact Randi Napientek at (815) 753-HELP or randi@niu.edu. Want to attend a Money Smart Week session on...
NIU’s MAP-Works, a first-year success program for new freshmen and transfer students, has been recognized by EBI MAP-Works with a 2014 Excellence Award. Last month’s honor marked the third consecutive year NIU earned praise for its innovation in student retention systems and program assessments for higher education. The accolades for NIU and seven other institutions came...
Northern Illinois University will host a series of financial literacy and money management workshops on campus and across DeKalb County in collaboration the DeKalb County CA$H Coalition for Money Smart Week 2014. The week is scheduled from Saturday, April 5, through Saturday, April 12. This year’s events include free tax preparation and filing, workshops for...
Northern Illinois University will host or participate in 16 financial literacy events in DeKalb, Geneva, Naperville, Rockford and Sycamore during the Federal Reserve Bank’s Money Smart Week, scheduled from Saturday, April 20, through Saturday, April 27. “This year’s Money Smart Week is an exciting chance for students to gain knowledge about financial literacy topics that...
All freshman and new transfer students are encouraged to participate in the final MAP-Works survey for the 2012-2013 academic year. The survey is available now through Monday, Feb. 25, and is accessible through students’ NIU e-mail accounts or by visiting the Office of Student Academic Success website. For students looking to maintain or improve their first semester grades, MAP-Works might...
Do you have good study habits? Are you getting enough sleep at night? Do you miss being at home? The answers to these questions could be indicative of your overall success in college, and the NIU MAP-Works survey-based assistance program is designed to keep freshman and new transfer students focused on reaching their academic goals....
Attention NIU students: If you are participating in the MAP-Works student academic achievement program, you might qualify for a $1,500 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. The MAP-Works Scholarship is a national essay contest for first- and second-year college students who already have participated in at least one MAP-Works survey during the current academic year....
