Parking permits for the 2008-09 academic year are on sale.
The price of the permits for faculty and staff increased by $15, while prices for student parking permits increased by $10. A blue, non-reserve parking permit now costs $100 a year, and permits reserving parking spaces between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. now sell for $580. (The price of a reserved permit was incorrectly reported in last week’s Northern Today.) Student permits now will range in price from $37 to $75 per year for non-reserve permits (depending on type) and $395 for reserve permits.
“We regret having to raise the fees so dramatically, but sharply rising costs and a lack of other funding alternatives leave us with little choice,” said Sam Baker, chair of the Campus Parking Committee.
Permits can be purchased in person at the Parking Services office on the corner of Normal Road and Lincoln Terrace or ordered via campus mail using the form sent to all current permit holders.
New permits must be displayed beginning July 1.
What are the secrets of effective meetings?
The next CLA workshop, scheduled for Thursday, will offer participants an experience of the dynamics of individual and group relations and formal and informal power structures that define the social exercise of “meeting.”
Participants will explore techniques and skills for improving meeting dynamics that develop better understandings between and within individuals and groups who interact at meetings. They also will be exposed to a living workshop of democratic processes, including such activities as mock discussions and actions using parliamentary procedures.
Topics will include guidelines for setting agendas, understanding individual roles, good meeting preparation and distribution of support materials.
Greg Kuhn, senior research associate at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies, is the presenter.
Registration and more information are available online.
Travel the world with song this summer at the CSA Choral Camp offered by the NIU Community School of the Arts. This year’s theme is folk music from around world, with pieces from Russia, Scotland, Israel, Jamaica and the United States.
The CSA Choral Camp is for children ages 8 to 13 and meets the week of June 16. The camp is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and concludes with a gala concert for family and friends.
Campers are assigned to choirs by age and rehearse with their choir twice each day. In addition, they attend classes in singing, drumming, movement and reading music. All classes are held in the Music Building.
The camp director is NIU faculty member Mary Lynn Doherty. She directed the CSA Choral Camp in its debut summer last year and will direct the CSA Children’s Choir that begins this fall. She brings a wealth of experience and talent to the camp, and is joined by DeKalb High School choral conductor Travis Erikson.
For more information about this camp or about the many other arts opportunities for children and adults at the community school this summer, call (815) 753-1450. More information is available on-line at www.niu.edu/extprograms.
Music classes for very young children begin this month at the NIU Community School of the Arts. Children can enjoy general music classes or a group piano class. All three classes are taught in the Music Building.
The community school offers two classes for children ages 1 to 6 beginning June 18. Teacher Laurie Rodriguez brings many years of teaching experience to these fun music and movement classes. A parent or guardian joins the fun in both classes.
Prelude Class for ages 1 to 3 is held Wednesdays from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Come sing, dance, play and discover. Children explore and delight in the sights and sounds of our world through music listening, creative movement, songs and lap games.
Children ages 3 to 6 can join the Development Class from 6:20 to 6:50 p.m. Wednesdays. Explore the world around you and learn musical patterns and skills through games, songs, creative movement, playing percussion instruments and learning about some of the instruments of the orchestra. Three-year-olds attending CSA music classes for the first time should take Prelude first.
Piano Players is a group piano class for children ages 6 to 8 held from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays. Children are introduced to the piano in a playful and creative environment. Each class is limited to four students. Teacher Barbara Wirz-Ellsworth has extensive experience teaching young children. The class begins June 10.
To learn more about these and the many other summer offerings for children and adults at the NIU Community School of the Arts, call Renee Page at (815) 753-1450. More information is available online at www.niu.edu/extprograms.
Middle school band members are invited to join the CSA Summer Band this summer. Enjoy playing fun music and have a great time with other young musicians. This first-time program is offered by the NIU Community School of the Arts.
The band is for young players who have recently completed grades 6, 7 or 8. The focus of the band is on strengthening playing and ensemble techniques. Members receive individual attention in small sectional rehearsals. DeKalb High School band director Reuben Cooper will be a guest clinician. Members are expected to have at least six months playing experience.
The band meets from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning June 16.
Teacher Diana Zaleski is a music educator and band instructor in the DeKalb public schools. She has a bachelor’s degree in music education from Millikin University and is a graduate student at NIU.
More information about this and the many other summer offerings for children and adults at the NIU Community School of the Arts is available by calling the office at (815) 753-1450 or online at www.niu.edu/extprograms.
NIU alumnus David J. Zoberis Sr. will display his new works and some older favorites at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center (DAWC) during June. Zoberis earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from NIU in 2006.
The exhibit will feature watercolors of northern Illinois scenes along with a preview of one oil painting from a series of 1930s Chicago transportation scenes designed for an upcoming solo installation scheduled for October in Lincolnwood. Some of the original artworks also can be viewed at the Web site, http://www.art-exchange.com. Zoberis can be contacted at zobiesartworks@verizon.net.
The public is invited to view this collection of paintings June 10 through June 27. The DAWC is open for public viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, and by appointment throughout the month. An artist’s reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
The DAWC is located at 1021 State Street in DeKalb. Parking is available in the paved lot off of Eleventh Street, one-half block south of the building. The handicapped-accessible lift can be reached from the alley north of the building. For further information, or to arrange a group showing, call Anna Marie Coveny, gallery director, at (815) 758-1351 or (815) 761-1735.
Paul Gill, a graduate student in physics, will present “Exploring the Unknowns in Our Reality” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. The free lecture takes place in Room 200 of Faraday West.
Gill will present several current puzzles in science, from the world of quantum physics to string theory, anti matter to dark matter, black holes to bending time and parallel worlds to hidden dimensions. An expertise or background in science is not required to enjoy the discussion and exploration of these topics.
Gill has taught science classes and given lectures at Harper College and the College of DuPage over the past four years.
NIU’s Alumni Association will thank NIU faculty and staff for their support and dedication to the university by offering two-for-one pricing for two upcoming Chicago White Sox games Friday, June 13, or Tuesday, July 1.
Join the Alumni Association in a private suite featuring indoor and outdoor open seating and continuous buffet and bar starting at 6 p.m. through the seventh inning stretch. Packages cost $125 and include two game tickets, all food and beverages and a wonderful atmosphere. Join us on Friday, June 13 or Tuesday, July 1 for an exciting baseball reception.
Call (815) 753-1452 to order.
Discover Dalmatia’s ruggedly beautiful, island-dominated shoreline on this touring itinerary which takes travelers from Dubrovnik in southern most Croatia to Ljubljana, the beautiful capital city in Slovenia.
The trip begins Sept. 19.
The Dalmatian Coast offers an unmatched collection of Roman ruins, medieval towns, gorgeous rivieras, picturesque lakes, mountain views and idyllic islands. Visitors step back in time at beautiful Dubrovnik, an architectural gem that is more than 1,000 years old.
More information about this and other NIU Alumni Association Travel Programs is available online.
Portions of the campus parking deck will be closed through June 15 for maintenance.
During this time, crews will clean, seal and stripe the pavement in the parking deck. At any given time during this period, two levels will be closed while three will remain open for parking.
There is a possibility that the entire parking deck will close on the weekends of June 6 through June 8 and June 13 through June 15 to ensure that striping is completed and dried by the start of summer classes.
Housing and Dining staff and its partners are working hard to coordinate the best Opening Day Team ever. Nearly 4,000 students will arrive at NIU for Opening Day – Thursday, Aug. 21 – and approximately 3,000 of these will be new students.
Join the Opening Day Team to ensure that students will remember their arrival on campus as a day filled with welcoming smiles and helping hands. Be the face of NIU for each student you greet, for each student you assist with a bulky suitcase or box and for each student you aid with a cold drink on that hot and busy day.
Be a part of a great Huskie welcome to our students on Opening Day. To volunteer, visit http://www.housing.niu.edu and click on the Team NIU link.