In Brief

‘Feminist’ stickers available
for Women’s History Month

NIU will reveal the diverse faces of feminism by celebrating “This is What a Feminist Looks Like” Sticker Day on Thursday, March 1, the kickoff of Women’s History Month.

The NIU Women’s Studies Program initiated the campaign three years ago.

After it caught the attention of the National Women’s Studies Association last year, a number of other institutions are following NIU’s lead with their own Sticker Day campaigns. Those institutions include the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and Virginia’s George Mason University.

Those who want to participate in this year’s event at NIU can stop by Reavis 103 to pick up a sticker. They will be available Thursday.

Theater school presents
‘Dr. Wiki,’ ‘Suspect’

“Dr. Wiki” and “Suspect,” two one-act Studio Series plays, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15, 16 and 17, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Corner Theatre of the Stevens Building.

English and theater major Patrick Hellman has written “Dr. Wiki,” a delightful play about a graphic artist who keeps finding new and wondrous ailments by surfing the Internet. Relationship challenged, he is forced to confront his 21st century hypochondria when his roommate brings an abrasive but interesting Starbucks employee to hang out. “Dr. Wiki” is directed by Beth Schrader and includes performances by Erin Edwards, Jacqueline Perez, Jerrod Capiak and Mark Umstattd.

“Suspect,” written by New York City-based actor Al Pagano, is directed by Ben Thomas and stars Mark Lester and Phillip Claudnic.

Tickets are $5 and available only at the door.

NIU’s next theater production
presents technical challenge

The technical team responsible for producing the special effects for NIU’s next theatre production faces the challenge of creating a flowing stream in an indoor theatre space.

The School of Theatre and Dance 2006-2007 Subscription Series production, “Yerma,” by Federico Garcia Lorca, which runs Feb. 22 through Feb. 25, and Feb. 28 through March 4, calls for an actual stream to flow for the duration of the play and into a refilling-and-draining pond.

“Water onstage is very difficult to work with if it is not controlled,” says technical director and M.F.A. in technical design candidate, Michael Schafer. “Water can easily get out of control and damage the theater. The water will also be onstage near lights, electricity, and performers.”

Working with water creates a personal challenge for Schafer, since he has never worked with it onstage before. Researching and planning how to use running water onstage took a considerable amount of time.

Yerma, one play of Lorca’s Rural Trilogy, takes place on the Andalusia plains in Spain. The title character is a peasant, who desperately wants a child, but believes she is infertile. Conversations around her about pregnancies and raising children torment her. New evidence brought to her attention causes her to believe her husband is the reason for their childless marriage, which leads her to commit a terrible crime.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults, $8 for seniors and $7 for students. For more information and ticket reservations, contact the Stevens Building box office at (815) 753-1600, or visit the Web site at www.niu.edu/theatre.

Application deadline extended
for Lillian Cobb Grant program

The proposal deadline for the Lillian (“Pauline”) Cobb Grant Program for Faculty Travel Fellowships for International Teaching and Service has been extended to Friday, Feb. 23.

A total of $8,000 will be available for awards of varying amounts, and applicants will be notified whether they have received awards by Friday, March 23.

More information about this unique grant program is available online or by calling Deb at (815) 753-1989 or Sara at (815) 753-9526.

Mid-America Educators’ Job Fair
returns to Convocation Center

The 22nd Annual Mid-America Educators’ Job Fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the NIU Convocation Center.

The fair is open to NIU students and alumni, current educators and those from other institutions. There are no fees and no advanced registration for candidates. Simply bring a copy of your resume upon entering.

Lists of schools attending and anticipated positions, as well as directions and useful hints, can be found online at www.niu.edu/careerservices. Click on the Mid-America Educators’ Job Fair button. Information is updated as confirmations are received.

Adobe 6.0 is needed to open the updated list of employers attending.

Contact Barbara Kaufmann at (815) 753-1645 or bkaufmann@niu.edu for more information.

NIU Art Museum hosts
‘Members Only’ event

The NIU Art Museum will host an “After Hours with the Collector” Event at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, for museum members only.

People who wish to become members before the presentation by Chris Hubbard, an associate professor of biology at NIU, can apply for membership at the museum or print the online form and mail with payment to the NIU Art Museum, 116 Altgeld Hall, DeKalb, Ill., 60115. Memberships also can be processed by phone at (815) 753-1936.

Members enjoy priority registration and discounted fees on Get-On-The-Bus trips, first-class mailings of exhibition announcements, special members-only previews, receptions and special events, subscriptions to Museum Notes newsletter and 20 percent discounts on NIU Art Museum Catalogues.

Friend-level membership rates are $25 for individual, $45 for dual, $10 for student, $15 for senior and $25 for dual senior. Sponsor- and Patron-level memberships, at $100 and $250 respectively, include an artist print as a premium. Payment may be made by credit card, cash or check. Students must attach a current student ID to their membership application.

Hubbard will speak in the museum’s North Gallery about his residency in Africa and about his collection of African art. Artifacts from Chris and Kathy Hubbard’s collection are currently on view at the NIU Art Museum’s “Heart of Africa: Artistry within Ritual Artifacts and Raffia Textiles” exhibition through March 9.

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

Jack Olson Gallery hosts
‘Membranes’ exhibition

NIU’s Jack Olson Memorial Gallery is hosting “MEMBRANES · MARGINS · DISRUPTIONS” through Thursday, March 1.

The exhibition is a sculptural fiber installation by Chicago based artist Joan Livingstone. Combining felt, epoxy resin, rubber, metal, wood, pigment and stain, the artist creates works that investigate female human physicality.

It premiered at Alfred University’s Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, traveled to Bowling Green State University’s Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery and has its final run at NIU. Sharon McConnell, director of the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, curated the exhibition.

Livingstone brings together works from four significant series she produced over the past eight years: “At capacity,” “Vestigial,” “Migrations” and “Re/Locations.”

Combining these series in a single exhibition affords the viewer a glimpse at the intricate and complex world of a contemporary urban artist interested in chronicling how time manifests change in the body, mind and environment.

For more information, call (815) 753-4521.

Alumni Association plans
St. Patrick’s Day celebration

Come celebrate all things Irish at the St. Patrick’s Day party from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center.

Enjoy an Irish Buffet, open bar and three types of live entertainment, including City of Chicago Pipe Band, Irish comedy and music by Paul McHugh and two performances by the McNulty School of Irish Dance.

Tickets are $55 per person. Please register online at www.myniu.com or call the Alumni Association at (815) 753-1452.

Izzo-Inge scholarship open
to students with disabilities

NIU is proud to offer the Izzo-Inge Family Award for Students with Disabilities for the 2007-2008 academic year. This scholarship was made possible by a generous gift from Charmaine Izzo-Inge and David Inge. 

The scholarship is available to students who will be full-time (minimum 12 hours per semester), degree-seeking juniors or seniors at NIU. 

Candidates must possess a grade point average of at least 2.5 and demonstrate a significant disability that affects the cognitive process. Qualified disabilities include learning disability, traumatic brain injury, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), deafness or hard of hearing, visual impairment, or other disabilities that affect the cognitive process.

Preference will be given to students who exhibit financial need (as determined by the Student Financial Aid office) and plan to teach special education. Students who do not exhibit financial need nor plan to teach special education are still encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is April 1. For an application and/or more information, please contact: Office of the Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences, Wirtz Hall 227, NIU, DeKalb, Ill., 60115. Call (815) 753-1877 or TTY (815) 753-3000.

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