Celebrating our 116th Homecoming
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Have you gotten your tickets for Huskie Hour with DeKalb County Bold Spirits?
Join Huskies for a tasting event at Jonamac Orchard. Try samples from DeKalb County's local breweries, wineries and distilleries. You're sure to find a drink to quench your thirst. Tickets are now available to purchase.
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Still time to volunteer to help with Homecoming events.
We hope you are making plans to join us during the week of Oct. 8-15, 2023. If you would like to , you should communicate with your supervisor about release time or flexible hours. With supervisor approval, and assurance that appropriate coverage is maintained for the unit/department, all employees are encouraged to volunteer and participate in Homecoming week activities. We hope you'll help us welcome Huskies back to DeKalb for our 116th Homecoming.
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Help support the Huskie Food Pantry during our 116th Homecoming.
Throughout the week of Homecoming, the Huskie Food Pantry is conducting a fundraising event. Donations will be accepted in room 150 of the Peters Campus Life Building or during the in the MLK Commons on Monday, at the on Thursday, and at on Saturday. Help us reach our goal of receiving:
By donating any of these items to the pantry, you鈥檒l be entered into a drawing for a large basket of 麻豆精品 swag and tickets to events including a basketball game, a performance from the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a guest presentation by Former Chicago Bear Charles Tillman.
The first 250 people to donate $10, 2 toiletry items, or one 3 hour shift will also receive a 116th Homecoming tote bag.
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麻豆精品's Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center鈥檚 inaugural is happening on Friday Oct. 27, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center. .
In a cross-divisional partnership between the Divisions of Student Affairs and Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the conference will offer space to engage in powerful conversations that promote understanding, increase empathy and facilitate change in our community. Experience dynamic speakers and interactive sessions led by 麻豆精品's students, faculty, staff and community members. Keynote speakers include Dr. Tia Brown McNair and Ainka Jackson and featured speakers include Dr. Caleb Stephens, Michelle Donahoe and Dr. LaVonya Bennett. Learn more about the speakers and the conference by visiting .
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Funding available for undergraduate research.
Submissions for the Student Engagement Fund (SEF) and the Research, Engagement and Academic Diversity (READ) Grant are being accepted through Nov. 2. SEF provides funding for students working on faculty-mentored research projects in all areas, while the READ grant provides funding for topics focusing on social justice, diversity, social innovation or social entrepreneurship with a view to improving social and/or cultural issues and inequities.
Faculty can apply for stipends to pay up to three undergraduate student researchers, and to cover up to $500 in project supplies per student. Visit our website for full details and how to apply.
BOT and Presidential Professorships nominations now being accepted.
Nominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees and PresidentialProfessorships are now being accepted. Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these prestigious awards.
More information about each award and the criteria and procedure for nomination is available by visiting the links below.
All of the professorships share the same nomination deadline of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
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Nominations now being accepted for Exemplary Faculty Mentoring Award.
Letters of Nomination are now being accepted for the Exemplary Faculty Mentoring Award.
Faculty who came to 麻豆精品 at the beginning of the university-wide faculty mentoring program (2019-) are especially encouraged to consider nominating their mentor for this prestigious award.
Applications may be secured from department chairs or contact the associate vice provost
for faculty mentoring at jhamlet@niu.edu. Deadline is Oct. 20, 2023. Submit applications to jhamlet@niu.edu.
Call for Nominations for 2024 Excellence in Online Teaching Award
Nominations for the 2024 Excellence in Online Teaching Award are now being accepted. This award recognizes 麻豆精品 faculty and instructors whose performance exemplifies a commitment to excellence in online teaching, course development and student engagement.
All those who teach online or hybrid courses (tenured and tenure-track faculty members, instructors and teaching staff) are eligible. There is no limit as to the number of nominees from any department/program or college. Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged.
Award recipients receive a plaque and a $2,000 one-time stipend.
Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Visit for more details and to submit a nomination.
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Ellington's Restaurant opens Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Huskies! Be sure to mark your calendars! Ellington鈥檚 Restaurant reopens its doors Tuesday, Oct. 10. Each week, BADM 303 students create and prepare themed meals for you, your friends and your colleagues to enjoy. Service takes place every Tuesday through Dec. 5 (closed Nov. 21). Menus are posted to both our Ellington鈥檚 website and the . We thank you in advance for your continued support as our students gain hands-on experience. No reservations required. Dining Dollars, Huskies Bucks and debit/credit accepted.
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SPA to Offer SciENcv training in preparation for NSF October mandate.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will require the use of SciENcv to prepare biographical sketches as well as current and pending (other) support for proposals submitted on or after Oct. 23, 2023. Use of SciENcv will also be required for any key personnel documents submitted after this date related to post-award requests (e.g., if adding a new Co-PI).
To assist faculty, SPA is hosting a live training session 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Office hours will also be available for drop-in assistance 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 and
10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.
For more information and to register, please visit our Sponsored Programs .
We need your brain!
The 麻豆精品 Speech-Language Hearing Clinic is conducting a study of the effects of COVID-19 鈥淏rain Fog鈥� on short term memory. Participants will be asked to complete a case history, hearing evaluation, tests of cognition, and a brainwave assessment. If you are 18-55 years of age and have normal hearing, are a native English speaker, and no history of drug/alcohol abuse, ADD/ADHD, learning disability, or other neurological disorder, you are eligible. The study will take about three hours and pays $60. Email Matt Wilson at mwilson@niu.edu to learn more.
Policy Library update 鈥� revised policies
Revised policies are open to review and comment for a 30-day period. This provides our 麻豆精品 community the opportunity to consider and respond to the revised policies before they take effect. The revised policies are:
Research with Recombinant DNA or Biological Pathogens: Comments due by Oct. 18
To submit a comment, go to our policy library website. Click on 鈥淐omment on New/Renew Policies.鈥� You鈥檒l be able to review the policies and provide your comments. If you have any questions, please contact the university policy librarian at policy-library@niu.edu.
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Applaud a Colleague is a show of appreciation for those coworkers who go above and beyond. These are just a few of the employees throughout the university that go the extra mile:
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Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Insights
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Higher Learning Commission accreditation is not a ranking process, a unit-by-unit evaluation or an opportunity to request more staff or resources.
The HLC site visit is scheduled for March 25-26, 2024.
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Charles Tillman presents "Unleash Your Potential: Lessons from On and Off the Gridiron."
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Charles 鈥淧eanut鈥� Tillman鈥攆ormer Chicago Bear, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year awardee and one of the best cornerbacks of his era鈥攊s coming to 麻豆精品 to speak about his journey to the NFL and beyond the gridiron. He'll share his insights on building the champion within that impacts the greater community at 麻豆精品, home and future communities after graduation.
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Financial Month End Close
The month of September is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon Monday, Oct. 9. Journals not posted at that time will go into October business. Submit September journals before end of business Friday, Oct. 6. Final September reports are scheduled to be available Tuesday, Oct. 10. In addition, October reports are scheduled to be available Wednesday, Oct. 11. These and other important dates can be found on the Controller's Office website.
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麻豆精品 poised to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution
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Bolstered by new freshman demographics and strong retention rates, 麻豆精品 now has its largest undergraduate population of Latinx students in university history. .
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New Victor E. Huskie statue to be unveiled during Homecoming
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Huskie pride will remain on full display in downtown DeKalb even after this year鈥檚 116th Homecoming celebration with the unveiling of a new Victor E. Huskie statue. .
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