Tag: Wellness Promotion
In August 2014, Governor Quinn signed into law Public Act 098-0985, also known as the Smoke-Free Campus Act. As a result of this law, Northern Illinois University became a smoke-free campus on July 1, 2015. This means that smoking is prohibited indoors and outdoors on campuses of all state-supported institutions of higher education. Campus property is defined as...
Free, anonymous HIV testing will be available on campus for all Northern Illinois University students. NIU’s Wellness Promotion is partnering with Open Door Health Center of Illinois to provide this service. The testing will be located in the Holmes Student Center between 12:30-2:30 p.m. in Room 503 on Thursday, Nov. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 17,...
A film screening, panel discussion and several information events are set to recognize National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, scheduled from Sunday, Feb. 21, through Saturday, Feb. 27. The following events are sponsored by the Counseling & Consultation Center; Wellness Promotion; Center for the Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality; Campus Recreation; Housing & Dining; and...
All incoming new students – freshmen and transfers – must complete mandatory online education designed to improve their understanding of the critical issues regarding sexual assault, interpersonal violence, stalking and bystander intervention, as well as the prevention of alcohol misuse. With the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the 2014 Campus...
