In Brief
NIU Recreation Services offers
Huskie Pup summer youth camps
Recreation Services is offering eight one-week summer sessions designed especially for youth ages 6 to 12. A variety of activities such as art, crafts, sports, team building, outdoor activities, swimming and special field trips will broaden a child’s experience and enhance lifelong wellness.
More information and registration is available online http://www.stuaff.niu.edu/rs/pupcamp.shtml or by calling (815) 753-0231.
NIU Art Museum prepares
to rent artworks for offices
Selected artworks from the NIU Art Museum’s permanent collection will be available for rental and display in university offices.
Stop by the Altgeld Gallery (first floor, west end) on weekdays between Monday, June 4, and Wednesday, June 13, to select from the artwork on exhibit. A museum staff member will be available for consultation and to offer additional information about the artwork.
As in previous years, works will be assigned by lottery based on your preferred selections. Keep in mind it is helpful to know the number of pieces you will want for your office prior to viewing the exhibition.
As a reminder to current borrowers, works on paper that have been on loan for more than five years will need to be retrieved by the museum for conservation purposes as outlined in policy.
All funds generated from this program are used for the direct care and maintenance of the collection, including matting and framing to make new selections available. Both the initial installation fee and the annual rental fee cover only part of the Art Museum’s actual incurred costs.
For more information or a copy of the “Art to Lend” policy, call (815) 753-1936 or e-mail Pete Olson, the assistant director, at polson@niu.edu.
OSHA course to focus
on record keeping
The NIU-National Safety Education Center will offer an OSHA record keeping course Monday, June 4, in the Engineering Building.
The half-day program will include recording requirements of the OSHA 300 log and the OSHA 300A summary log. Other topics include hotlines, data updating, decision trees, first aid vs. medical treatment, OSHA vs. workman’s compensation reporting, audiometric testing, business travel, DART rate, incident rate, example situations, frequently asked questions and analysis for injury reduction.
Register by calling (800) 656-5317 or visit the NIU-National Safety Education Center Web site at http://www.earnyourcard.com.
OSHA course spotlights
warehouse, dock safety
The third annual Warehouse Safety Seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, in the Engineering Building, Room 101.
The program will feature topics such as warehousing safety, most frequently cited violations, accidents in warehouses, forklift safety, hazard communication, ergonomics of material handling, dock safety, fall protection and safety and health management.
Register by calling (800) 656-5317 or visit the NIU-National Safety Education Center http://www.earnyourcard.com. The fee is $225.
First-Year Connections seeks
mentors for new students
First-Year Connections is looking for NIU faculty and SPS who are interested in volunteering their time to mentor new students during their transition to NIU.
The Student-Faculty Links mentorship program is a component of Orientation and First-Year Experience. Each Student-Faculty Links mentor is asked to fill out a short survey to match him or her with a new student who expresses similar interests or is in a related academic department.
Mentors and protégées then are notified in early August with each other’s contact information and are invited to an informal reception hosted by the FYC staff on Friday, Aug. 24. All subsequent meetings are to be determined by the mentor and the student.
The program gives NIU faculty and SPS staff a unique opportunity to reach out and make a difference in the lives of new students.
If you are interested in mentoring a new student for fall 2007 or would like to learn more, contact First-Year Connections by phone at (815) 753-0028 or e-mail firstconn@niu.edu.
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