NIU’s Academic Advising Center is moving Monday, Aug. 10, to a new location on campus between the parking deck and the library at 633 W. Locust St.
The center serves students who are undecided about their major and without a current college affiliation or who are seeking alternative majors or reassessing their current academic situation.
The new facility will provide opportunities for enhanced programming and services related to major exploration and student success initiatives. The building abbreviation is "AC." Please make a note of this information for referrals. All Academic Advising Center telephone and e-mail contact information remains the same.
An open house to showcase the new facility is being planned for mid-September. More information is coming soon.
NIU’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies no longer will mail print copies of its annual newsletter, The Mandala. Instead, the newsletter will be published electronically and with greater frequency.
To request an electronic subscription, e-mail cseas@niu.edu. For more information about the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, visit www.cseas.niu.edu.
Registration is open for NIU’s fall sessions of test prep for the LSAT, GRE and GMAT.
All GRE, GMAT and LSAT test prep courses are held Saturdays in Barsema Hall, rooms 313 and 315. Register by phone at (800) 345-9472 or online.
There is a discount for NIU alumni, employees and students. Early-bird discounts also are available until Friday, Aug. 21. For more information, contact Mark Pietrowski at (815) 753-1456 or pietrowski@niu.edu.
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Media Services is offering training on using the audiovisual equipment in Provost-sponsored SMART classrooms.
Both new and returning instructors should benefit from these brief seminars. The seminars will include information about any recent changes to the equipment in the rooms.
These seminars are open-ended and run continually; drop in at any time. A complete demonstration with hands-on practice takes about 30 minutes. Those who cannot attend one of the above sessions can contact Keith Bisplinghoff at (815) 753-0172 for other training opportunities.
An NIU alumnus and his daughter will collaborate to present “Daughter-Father August Art” at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries.
Photographs, collages and collections by Daerielle Culver will be displayed in the Great Hall Space, while father Ken Culver’s ceramic pottery and oil pastel drawings will be exhibited in the OnStage Gallery. The art exhibitions will be featured throughout August. An artists’ reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, featuring guitar and vocals by Daerielle and grilled franks by Ken.
A third generation DeKalb native, Ken earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from NIU in 1966 and a master of arts degree in anthropology in 1976. His educational career included a focus on art; he built a gas-fired kiln in the garage and has been throwing pottery ever since.
Daerielle was deemed the “Auraweaver” by a friend when they played opposite each other as Teyve and Golde in the DeKalb High School rendition of “The Fiddler on The Roof.” She went on to earn a earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication from Humboldt State University, in Arcata, Calif.
The DAWC galleries are open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays and by appointment. Admission is free. The center is located at 1021 State Street in DeKalb. Parking is available one-half block south in the lot off of Eleventh Street. An accessible lift is off of the alley just north of the building.
For information regarding the DAWC, call (815) 758-1351.
First-Year Connections (FYC) is looking for faculty and members of the Supportive Professional Staff who are interested in volunteering their time to mentor new students during their transition to NIU.
The Student-Faculty Links mentoring program is a component of Orientation & First-Year Experience. Student-Faculty Links mentors are asked to fill out short surveys to match them with new students who express similar interests or are in a related academic department.
Mentors and protégées are then 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. 21. All meetings after the reception are to be determined by the mentor and the student.
The Student-Faculty Links provides a unique opportunity to reach out and make a difference in the lives of new students. Faculty and staff involvement is highly beneficial to new students seeking guidance and encouragement to make their college experience successful and enjoyable.
If you are interested in mentoring a new student for fall 2009 or would like to learn more about the Student-Faculty Links program, call First-Year Connections at (815) 753-0028 or e-mail firstconn@niu.edu.
NIU’s Division of International Programs will host a brown bag lecture series during the 2009-10 academic year. The series will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays in Faraday West, Room 300.
Proposals are currently being accepted for presentations at this series. The expected presentation time is approximately 30 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for a question-and-answer period. The topics are open to the speaker and can relate to diversity, cultural or international subjects, study abroad experiences or a specific subject matter in a particular field of study.
More information and registration for topic proposals are available online.
The NIU Alumni Association has planned a day of family fun Saturday, Aug. 8, at Broofield Zoo. The zoo is open for exploration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Join the NIU group for lunch at the Peacock Pavilion. Ticket prices range from $15 to $30 and include entrance to the zoo, parking and a full picnic lunch buffet that will feature hamburgers, hot dog, cheeseburgers, fried chicken, salads, non-alcoholic beverages and ice cream.
Visit myniu.com for more information.