In Brief

Reception to honor
university registrar

The Office of Registration and Records invites the NIU community to a retirement reception for Don Larson, executive director for enrollment services and university registrar.

The event takes place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. A short program will be held at 3:30 p.m.

Memorial service set
for Van Cromphout

A memorial service for the late English Professor Gustaaf Van Cromphout is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center.

For more information, contact Jan Vander Meer at (815) 753-0612 or jvander@niu.edu.

NIU Art Museum
announces new hours

The NIU Art Museum Altgeld Gallery's new hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Additional hours can be arranged by appointment. The Museum office is closed Mondays.

Currently on exhibit is Helene Smith-Romer's collage imagery “Confessions of a Dadaist …” in the South Galleries and “Bob Emser: Shadow Drawing,” a sculpture exhibition, in the North and Rotunda Galleries. Both exhibitions run through Dec. 11. The NIU Art Museum office and galleries are located on the first floor, west end of Altgeld Hall. Exhibitions are free and open to the public.

For more information, call (815) 753-1936 or visit www.vpa.niu.edu/museum.

Assessment Services offers
'Toolkit' online newsletter

The Office of Assessment Services is pleased to present the September 2005 issue of “Toolkit,” a nuts-and-bolts newsletter designed to assist with practical assessment issues in a user-friendly format.

This issue features articles on a rubric for critical thinking, the 2005 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, an interview with Lemuel Watson of the College of Education and more. Click here to view “Toolkit” online. http://www.niu.edu/assessment/_resourc/vol4_ish1.pdf

For more information, contact Carolinda Douglass at (815) 753-7120 or cdoug@niu.edu.

Local concert to benefit
Hurricane Katrina survivors

The DeKalb Neighborhood Association Council is partnering with the DeKalb Park District, DeKalb Elks, DeKalb Moose and the Sprint Store to present a concert, “Tribute to New Orleans,” to raise funds for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

More partners may be added.

The concert is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Hopkins Park Band Shell and Shelter House on Sycamore Road . Performers are the NIU Liberace Jazztet, the Chris Lougeay Quartet (featuring solos by DeKalb's renowned jazz trumpeter Ron Modell), the DeKalb Footstompers and Basically Bluegrass.

The Sprint Store, with an NIU sorority, will host children's games and face-painting along with a clown. Food will be available throughout the afternoon.

Donations will be collected by the Elk Lodge upon entrance to the park. An account is being established at Resource Bank. Those who cannot attend but would like to donate can contact Resource Bank. Proceeds will be used for the families now staying in DeKalb and for the Red Cross.

Nominations sought for
outstanding international educator

The Oct. 21 nomination deadline is fast approaching for NIU's 2005 Outstanding International Educator award.

The Division of International Programs bestows the award during the annual International Recognition Reception, which will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of Holmes Student Center.

The award recognizes an NIU faculty or staff member who has contributed significantly toward international education at the university. The award also aims to heighten visibility and awareness of international education.

Last year's winner, Presidential Teaching Professor Gene Roth of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, will speak at the 2005 presentation. Other past winners of the Outstanding International Educator award include Anthropology Professor Susan Russell; Marketing Professor Tanuja Singh; Professor Emeritus Kuo-Huang Han, School of Music; and Political Science Professor Ladd Thomas.

The 2005 award recipient will have made sustained contributions to the enhancement of international education at NIU through teaching, research, public service and student-service efforts. Examples of such contributions include:

• influencing the internationalization of the curriculum.
• teaching international courses or courses with substantial international content.
• active involvement with NIU study abroad programs, including teaching courses abroad and advising students about study abroad.
• active support of NIU international students, including advising and mentoring those students, hosting international students, working with international student organizations and/or assisting the International Student and Faculty Office.
• involvement with international exchanges.
• support for international research efforts.
• hosting international visitors and scholars.
• contributions toward multicultural understanding.
• support for and involvement in training and development projects through the International Training Office.

Nominations (including self nominations) are being solicited from the Council of Deans, department chairs and all regular faculty members. Staff members of the Division of International Programs are ineligible for the award.

For application information, click here www3.niu.edu/intl_prgms/IntlEd05.htm or contact Sara Clayton at (815) 753-9526.

Faculty Development
seeks grant proposals

NIU's Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is offering grants of up to $2,500 each annually to regular continuing faculty (tenured and tenure track). 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 funds from the applicants' academic units or appropriate external sources are required.

Five copies of each proposal, including the proposal cover sheet, accompanying letters of support and other relevant documents, must be submitted to the Grant Review Subcommittee, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center , by Friday, Nov. 11, for activities scheduled between January and June of 2006. Complete proposal guidelines and cover sheet are available here http://www.niu.edu/facdev/development/grants.htm.

Tenured or tenure-track faculty who plan to submit proposals by the Nov. 11 deadline and need more information are encouraged to register and attend the grant writing seminar that will be held from noon to 1 pm Friday, Oct. 28. Register online here http://www.niu.edu/facdev/forms/fsprogreg.htm or e-mail facdev@niu.edu.

Convo Center to host
alternative rockers 311

After releasing their 10 th album “Don't Tread On Me,” alternative rockers 311 are coming to NIU's Convocation Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Ticket prices are $34 for the general public and $29 for NIU students (limit 2). Tickets are available at the Convocation Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, via Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (312) 559-1212.

9-26-05