In Brief
University Resources for Women
hosts eating disorders workshops
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is Feb. 23 through 27. University Resources for Women will host daily workshops from noon to 1 p.m. at its 105 Normal Road quarters. Call 753-0320 for more information.
Monday, Feb. 23
“Super-size It!”
Eunice Kim, Counseling & Student Development Center
This workshop will introduce information on binge-eating disorder and strategies for overcoming this problem.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Miracle Pills and Potions?
Andrea Hein, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Do herbal, organic, liquid and other supplements help facilitate or maintain weight loss? This informative program focuses on the safety, effectiveness and short and long-term effects of these weight loss methods.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – Body Distortion Practices
Eunice Kim, Counseling & Student Development Center
This presentation will inform you about some of the unreal ways that women try to change their body in order to attain an unrealistic ideal.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Recognizing and Helping a Family Member or Friend with an Eating Disorder
Kathy Hotelling, Counseling & Student Development Center
This workshop will give pointers on how and when to intervene with someone whom you believe has an eating disorder, how to find appropriate caregivers, and how to live with a family member who has an eating disorder.
Elizabeth Allen Lecture Series
to welcome David Freedberg
David Freedberg will lecture on “Art, Emotion and the Brain: History and Neuroscience” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Room 100 of the Art Building. Freedberg, professor of art history at Columbia University and director of the Italian Academy, comes to NIU as part of the Elizabeth Allen Lecture Series.
Call 753-1474 for more information.
Short course to study
accessible Web resources
There are still a few seats open for a free short course on accessible and usable Web resources, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26, and March 4 and 18. Familiarity with Web browsers is a prerequisite.
The course will provide an overview of Web accessibility standards and disability legislation. Alternative browsers and their importance to people with varying abilities will be discussed. Evaluation and repair tools will be identified. During the third session, NIU Faculty Development staff will conduct a special segment on creating accessible Blackboard courses.
To register, visit http://www.its.niu.edu/its/CSupport/Shortcourse/register.shtml.
Nominations sought for
Outstanding Service Award
All university employees are reminded that nominations for the 2004 Outstanding Service Award for NIU civil service employees are due in Human Resource Services no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. All full- or part-time civil service employees who have been continuously employed at NIU since Feb. 1, 2003 are eligible. Nomination forms and guidelines were mailed to all employees in early January and also can be found on the Operating Staff Council Web site at www.niu.edu/osc/osc.htm.
The recipients of this award will be honored at the Annual Operating Staff Service Awards Banquet held April 30, and each will receive a monetary award of $1,500.
MCTI proposals sought
The Office of the Provost and the Provost’s Task Force on Multicultural Curriculum transformation are pleased to announce NIU’s 10th annual Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Institute, held May 11 to 19 at NIU.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty and Supportive Professional staff are invited to apply and participate in this intensive institute, designed to assist faculty and staff in incorporating multicultural perspectives and content into their courses, enrich their curricula and prepare our students for a diverse workplace and society.
Over the past nine summers, more than 130 NIU faculty members have received awards to participate in multicultural institutes and transform their courses.
Faculty members interested in participating in the full institute are encouraged to apply for Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Awards. The selected faculty each will receive $1,000 stipends to support specific curriculum transformation projects such as developing new courses or revising existing courses to address multicultural issues. Supportive Professional staff on 12-month contracts cannot receive the $1,000 award. Limited funds are available for these awards.
Application deadline is Friday, March 5.
For more information call task force chair LaVerne Gyant at 753-1423, send e-mail to mcti@niu.edu or check http://www3.niu.edu/mcti online.
Bookstore to close
for inventory work
University Bookstore will closed for inventory from Monday, March 8, through Wednesday, March 10. Regular store hours resume Thursday, March 11.
Phi Beta Kappa
seeks members
NIU’s Phi Beta Kappa Association would like to identify university faculty, staff, and graduate students who were elected to Phi Beta Kappa as undergraduates at any college or university.
If you are not on our local mailing list, please contact Mary Lee Cozad at 753-6448 or send e-mail to mcozad@niu.edu.
The local association will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, from in the Blackhawk East Dining Room to discuss the association’s direction and to identify this year’s recipient of the annual Hainds Award.
Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, is the oldest and most-respected undergraduate honors organization in the United States.
Convocation Center welcomes
monster trucks, motorcross
The Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge is back in action at the Convocation Center, Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6. Doors open at 7 p.m. for both shows.
Some of the monster trucks are Goldberg, American Dream, Stonecold, and American Thunder. The shows also include high-flying freestyle motorcross, lawnmower races and Harley motorcycle pulls.
Reserved advance ticket prices are only $12.50 for both children and adults. On the day of the show, tickets for children ages 3 to 11 are $14.50 and adults are $17.50. Children ages 2 and younger are free. There are a limited number of reserved Rolling Thunder Premium Seating for $23.50 in advance or $25.50 the day of the show.
Tickets are available at the Convocation Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling (312) 559-1212 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com online. For information Contact the Convocation Center at 752-6800 or www.niuconvo.com.
Proposals sought for
David W. Raymond grant
The David W. Raymond Grant is an annual grant to faculty working on ways to use new technologies in their teaching. The $2,500 grant is awarded to the faculty member with the best proposal for incorporating new technologies into his or her teaching.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to apply for the grant. Applicants must describe a project that incorporates instructional technologies in the teaching of a course or the preparation of supporting materials for a course according to the proposal format.
The proposal must include a budget for the project and a letter of support from the chair of the applicant’s department, school or division. Five copies of each proposal should be submitted to the Grant Review Committee, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, Gilbert Hall 240, by March 19, 2004.
For proposal format and additional information about the grant, call 753-0595, send e-mail to facdev@niu.edu or check http://www.niu.edu/facdev/development/grants.htm.
NIU Wellness Fair
to teach stroke avoidance
NIU’s Employee Wellness and Assistance Program will host a wellness fair Wednesday, March 24, on the main floor of the Holmes Student Center.
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of quality health screenings, conducts non-invasive and completely painless tests that quickly detect arterial abnormalities which can cause irregular blood flow.
Ninety appointments are available. Pre-registration is required. Call 1-800-407-4557 for registration, or call Karen Smith at 753-9191 for more information.
Nominations sought
for Eychaner Award
The NIU Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Prism of NIU are seeking nominations for the Eychaner Award, presented annually to recognize individuals affiliated with NIU who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender community.
The award is presented in two categories, one recognizing contributions made by an NIU student and one recognizing the contributions of a faculty or staff member or an NIU alum.
A full description of the award, including eligibility and nomination guidelines, is available online at www.niu.edu/lgbt/eychaner.htm. The Web page also includes a list of past recipients and a printable nomination form. Nomination forms also are available at the LGBT Resource Center, Holmes Student Center, seventh floor.
The nomination deadline is noon Friday, March 26. For questions, contact Margie Cook, LGBT coordinator, at 753-LGBT(5428) or via e-mail at lgbt@niu.edu.
Local symphonic band
announces spring concerts
The Greater Kishwaukee Symphonic Band, started three semesters ago under the baton of Ronnie Wooten of the NIU School of Music, will present concerts Sunday, March 28, and Sunday, April 25.
Both concerts begin at 3 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building.
The band is open to anyone 18 or older who has played a wind or percussion instrument in the past. There are no auditions. Clarinets and percussion are especially needed, but all instruments are welcome.
Rehearsals this semester are being held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays (the next is March 3) in the band room of Clinton Rosette Middle School in DeKalb. For more information, contact Sue Huhta at (815) 899-4867 or Elli McLaughlin at (815) 758-5098.
Colleges Against Cancer
to host Relay for Life
NIU’s chapter of the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer is hosting a Relay for Life April 2 and 3 in the Rec Center.
The relay is the ACS’s major annual national fundraiser, an overnight festive celebration consisting of teams of 10 to 15 people, each of whom has raised at least $100 for the American Cancer Society. Last year, NIU teams raised more than $26,000 for cancer research and programs.
Anyone interested in joining a faculty/staff team or forming one of their own for this year’s celebration should contact Mary Cozad, Department of Foreign Languages at 753-6448 or via e-mail at mcozad@niu.edu.
Faculty invited to submit
development grant proposals
The Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is offering grants of up to $2,500 each annually to regular, continuing tenured or tenure track faculty.
The purpose of the grants is to encourage and support faculty development activities that directly benefit the applicants’ departments, colleges and/or the university. Equal matching from the applicants’ academic units or appropriate external sources is required.
Five copies of each proposal, including the proposal cover sheet, accompanying letters of support and other relevant documents are due to the Grant Review Subcommittee, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, by Friday, April 9, for activities scheduled between July 1 and Dec. 31. Complete proposal guidelines and cover sheet are available at http://www.niu.edu/facdev/development/grants.htm.
Faculty who plan to submit proposals and need more information are encouraged to register and attend the grant writing seminar held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 2. To register, call 753-0595 or e-mail facdev@niu.edu.
Convocation Center to host
comedian Dave Chappelle
Popular comedian Dave Chappelle will visit the NIU Convocation Center at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15.
Reserved tickets are $24 for students with ID (Convocation Center box office only) and $34 for general public. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at all Ticketmaster locations, Convocation Center Box office, ticketmaster.com, or you can charge by phone at (312) 559-1212.
Arguably one of the hottest comedians working today, Chappelle launched “Chappelle’s Show” on Comedy Central in the fall of 2003. Renewed for a second season, the critically acclaimed series takes Chappelle’s own personal joke book and brings it to life, with episodes consisting of sketches, man-on-the-street pieces and pop culture parodies.
For more information, visit www.niuconvo.com or call the Convocation Center at 752-6800. The show, for mature audiences only, is presented by NIU Campus Activities Board / NITELITE Promotions.
Convocation Center to host
2004 home, leisure show
Just in time for spring, the 2004 DeKalb Area Home and Leisure Show is set to bring lots of ideas for your building, remodeling, décor and landscaping needs Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25, at the Convocation Center.
General admission is $5. Seniors pay $3 each, and children younger than 12 are free. Tickets are available at the Convocation Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling (312) 559-1212 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
A feature house with room displays will sit in the center of the arena. There also will be a garden display and seminars throughout the show, including many from celebrity guests Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl, from Hometime on PBS, who will offer several shows Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, or to reserve a booth, visit www.rrvshows.com or call (815) 965-1202. You can also visit www.niuconvo.com or call (815) 752-6800.
Concert to benefit
Egyptian Theatre fund
“Just Make it Happen” presents “Sophisticated Ladies of Song,” a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, that will benefit the Egyptian Theatre capital improvement fund.
The concert, with John Smith and the Shananigan’s Big Band, takes place at the Egyptian, 135 N. Second St. Tickets are $20, and reservations are accepted with payment.
The concert-show is the first of four community events to be held at select venues in the DeKalb-Sycamore area for 2004. Vocalists include Cecelia Kafer, Nancy Killeen and Barb McCaskey. Denny Farrell, of “The Original Big Band Showcase” and 2003 winner of the Radio Big Band Hall of Fame, is the announcer.
For more information about “Just Make It Happen,” call Smith at (815) 758-1093 or send e-mail to jdmusicpros@webtv.net.
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