In Brief
Spring ‘Toolkit’ posted online
The Office of Assessment Services presents the Spring 2007 issue of “Toolkit,” its quarterly “nuts and bolts” e-newsletter. “Toolkit” is specifically designed to assist the NIU community with practical assessment issues in a user-friendly format.
This issue features the formation of the Campus Assessment Network, a group providing support and networking opportunities for personnel involved in assessment; a tool and rubric for measuring problem-solving ability; and a look at NIU’s general education assessment plan. Also featured are results from the 2005 Alumni Survey and an upcoming workshop on developing student learning objectives with Stephen Zerwas.
Back issues are posted on the Assessment Services Web site under “Toolkit.” Contributions to the newsletter are welcome at any time. The deadline for submitting articles for the next issue is March 26.
Recreation Services offers
healthy lifestyles to members
As a Recreation Services member, NIU faculty and staff have many benefits.
Enjoy full access to the Student Recreation Center, Chick Evans Field House and swimming pools located in Anderson and Gabel halls. Participate in recreation programs including intramurals, personal training, group fitness, massage therapy and acupressure. Take advantage of early-morning and late-night hours of operation. Memberships also are available for a spouse, significant other and dependent(s).
For more information, visit http://www.rs.niu.edu or call Marchelle Ratliff at (815) 753-0233.
Jack Olson Gallery hosts
‘Calligraphics’ exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery has launched the 2007 spring semester with “Calligraphics: John Himmelfarb.”
“Calligraphics” affords the visitor the opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation for Himmelfarb’s artistic career spanning four decades. The exhibition includes early, mid-career and recent works in a variety of media.
For the duration of the exhibition, Himmelfarb will move his studio into the gallery and create a 10-foot-by-28-foot painting.
The exhibition runs through Thursday, Feb. 1, and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It culminates with a closing reception and artist talk from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1.
Renowned political scientist
will deliver public lecture Feb. 1
Clifford Orwin, a leading political philosopher from the University of Toronto, will visit campus for a public lecture from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center.
Orwin is professor of political science, fellow of St. Michael’s College and director of the Program in Political Philosophy and International Affairs at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto. He has written widely on ancient, modern and contemporary political thought.
His NIU lecture is titled “Some Thoughts on the Globalization of Suffering: Humanitarian Military Intervention in Perspective.”
“Professor Orwin will consider the viability of humanitarian interventions and the humanitarian impulse that inspires them,” said NIU political scientist Andrea Radasanu. “Humanitarianism is helping to shape foreign policy among Western democracies, and is therefore of great interest to us as citizens of the United States and of the world community.”
Orwin was born and raised in Chicago. He studied at Cornell University and Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. He has taught at Toronto since 1973 and as a visiting professor at universities across the country and world. This past summer he lectured at the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
Admissions seeks volunteers
for spring open houses at NIU
The Office of Admissions invites participation in NIU open houses for prospective students and their guests held four times each year (two during the fall semester and two during the spring semester). Last year, NIU welcomed more than 9,000 visitors at the four open houses.
The Office of Admissions is seeking volunteers to work in the open house registration area in the Holmes Student Center Capitol Room/Ballroom. The main role in registration is to provide a warm NIU welcome, distribute bus tour passes and offer a brief description of the day’s activities.
Volunteers work from 8 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. A complimentary box lunch is provided.
The dates for the spring 2007 open houses are Monday, Feb.19 (President’s Day), and Friday, April 6 (Good Friday). Those who are interested in volunteering for one or both open houses or who have questions should e-mail Cindy Carls at ccarls@niu.edu.
PCSW seeks nominations for two awards
NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for two awards given out in April.
All nominations are due Thursday, March 1, to Betty Baugh, Women’s Resource Center, 105 Normal Road, DeKalb, Ill., 60115. Fax to (815) 753-0337 or e-mail to bbaugh@niu.edu. Call (815) 753-9614 for more information.
The Wilma D. Stricklin Award for the Enhancement of the Climate for Women on Campus is given to an NIU-affiliated individual who has distinguished herself or himself by making continual and extraordinary contributions to the climate for women across campus. Nomination letters should not exceed two pages.
Finalists will have:
- Demonstrated exemplary leadership and service resulting in a more-favorable campus climate for women.
- Provided continual leadership and service over an extended period of time.
- Expended efforts beyond expectations and work responsibilities.
- Achieved results and affected lasting change that has made NIU a better campus for women.
Established in 1997, the Martha Cooper Journalism Award recognizes outstanding writing on women’s issues at NIU. It was named for Cooper, a journalism alumna, in 2000.
The award is open to all NIU students and alumni who have written and published about women’s issues at NIU during the time frame of March 1, 2006, to the present. Eligible entries include news coverage and/or commentary, either individual articles or a series of articles on a topic or topics related to NIU women.
Entries may have been published in campus publications such as the Northern Star and Lifeline or in other newspapers such as the DeKalb Daily Chronicle, the MidWeek or the Chicago Tribune. A selection committee of professionals will judge entries on the quality of writing, originality of content and the significance of coverage.
Applications and criteria are available at the Northern Star, the Department of Communication, the Women’s Resource Center and Women’s Studies.
Visit http://www.niu.edu/women/PCSW for more information.
Geology hosts spring colloquia
NIU’s Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences has announced the schedule for its Spring 2007 Colloquia.
All talks will be held at 4 p.m. in Davis Hall 308 and are co-sponsored by NIU's Graduate Colloquium Committee. Call (815) 753-1943 or click here for schedule updates and more information.
Friday, Feb. 9: Frank J. Pazzaglia, Lehigh University, “The Geomorphic and Geologic Evidence for Active Tectonics in the Northern Apennines: Revision of Geodynamic Models for Mediterranean Subduction.”
Friday, Feb. 16: Stephen T. Hasiotis, University of Kansas, “Expanding the Definition and Application of Ichnology to Problems and Frontiers in the Geosciences.”
Friday, Feb. 23: Bridget Scanlon, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin, “Impacts of Changing Land Use and Land Cover on Subsurface Water.”
Friday, March 23: Andrew J. Campbell, University of Maryland, “Chemistry of Planetary Cores.”
Friday, March 30: Dorian Gohr, NIU, “Diatom Occurrence and Association to the Black Layers Found in the Glacial Marine Sediment of Disenchantment Bay, Alaska;” Steve Maglio, NIU, “The Effect of Serpentine Dehydration on the Stability of Sulfide Phases: Implications for the Interior of Ganymede.”
Friday, April 6: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts, “Late Cenozoic Arctic Climate Change recorded in El’gygytgyn Crater Lake, NE Russia: The Science behind Deep Drilling.”
Friday, April 13: Kristine Karuhn, NIU, “Impacts of High-Density Septic Systems on Surface and Groundwater Quality and Quantity;” Bianca Pedersen, NIU, “Aspects of the Hydrogeology and Geochemistry of the Aquifer System of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.”
Friday, April 20: Scott Bair, The Ohio State University, “Beyond the Landmark ‘A Civil Action Trial,’ What the Judge, Jury, and John Travolta Didn’t Know.”
Faculty sought for UNIV 101/201
Want to teach one of the most rewarding classes on campus and help incoming students learn how to succeed in their first-year at NIU?
Become a UNIV 101/201 instructor for fall 2007. UNIV 101 is a one-credit, 12-week course aimed to help freshmen develop the essential academic and social skills needed to make a successful and enjoyable transition into NIU. UNIV 201 is a similar course designed specifically for NIU transfer students.
The university offered more than 83 sections of UNIV 101/201 in the fall, and more than 57 percent of first-time freshmen enrolled in one of these courses. Teaching UNIV 101/201 provides the opportunity to learn about incoming students and help them adjust to life at NIU.
Instructor candidates must be a current or retired member of the NIU faculty, staff or administration, hold a master’s degree and have prior experience teaching at the high school or college level.
If candidates do not meet the last two criteria, they can be paired with a teaching coach. UNIV 101/201 instructors typically receive a stipend of $1,000 for teaching a section or $500 for co-instructing a section.
More information and application materials are available online or by contacting firstconn@niu.edu.
Athletics seeks volunteers
for men's golf regional
NIU Athletics is looking for volunteers to assist in making the 2007 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional a success. NIU is teaming up with Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course to host the NCAA Regional from May 17 to 19.
To sign up, please contact the NIU athletic event staff at (815) 752-5300 or via e-mail at athleticeventstaff@niu.edu. To register online, visit www.niuhuskies.com.
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