Kishwaukee Corporate Health, which NIU generally uses as an occupational medicine physician service, has opened an “Exclusive Convenient Care” center for the companies it serves. It is closed to the general public.
The center, located at 3251 Commerce Drive in DeKalb, is two blocks west of Kishwaukee Community Hospital off Bethany Road. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Walk-ins are welcome; patients who call for appointments will reduce their wait times.
Services for minor, non-work-related injuries and illnesses are available for employees and family members of participating client companies only. Patients must be 18 or older. No pediatric or OB/GYN care is provided.
For more information, call (815) 754-4882 or visit www.kishcorporatehealth.com.
Judith Sowder, a nationally known leader in mathematics education, will visit campus this week to speak on the topic of promoting students’ algebraic thinking.
Sowder’s presentation, titled “What Students Need to Know to Succeed in Algebra,” will begin at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in the ballroom of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. All are welcome.
Sowder is professor emeriti in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education at San Diego State University. She is a leading member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a past-editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Her research topics include professional development of mathematics teachers, students’ number sense, rational number development and promotion of students’ algebraic thinking.
Her visit is among the ongoing activities of “Excellence in the Middle,” a federally funded mathematics and science partnership program run by NIU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences.
It is time once again for the NIU Art Museum’s annual “Art to Lend” exhibition. Works from this exhibition from the permanent collection are available to hang in secure campus offices.
Those who are interested in considering the selections should stop by the Altgeld Gallery (first floor, west end) between Monday, June 29, and Thursday, July 9. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. As in previous years, works will be assigned by lottery-based preferred selections. The lottery drawing will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 9.
There are nominal fees for this service to cover part of the Art Museum’s incurred costs and for the direct care and maintenance of the collection, including matting and framing to make new selections available.
Check www.niu.edu/artmuseum for more information on the rental policy. For any other questions, contact Pete Olson at (815) 753-7867 or via e-mail at polson@niu.edu.
A free seminar on how to use the Word 2007 Citation application will be offered from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Learning Center located in the lower level of Gabel Hall, Room 01D.
Using this function makes writing research and other papers much easier. This seminar is especially valuable for those who might have several papers to complete in a single semester. Staff members and faculty also are encouraged to attend.
The seminar is sponsored by NIU’s Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Services and the Writing Center.
Members of the NIU Annuitants Association and guests plan to attend the Illinois State Fair and visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in honor of Lincoln’s 200th birthday year.
The group also will visit the historic Hegeler-Carus Mansion. Reservations are now being accepted.
The group departs DeKalb at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, and will depart the state fairgrounds in Springfield around 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Travelers will spend the night in the unique Chateau Hotel in Bloomington.
Space is available and information is available from Steven Johnson, sjohnso11@niu.edu. More details about the NIU Annuitants Association can be found at www.niu.edu/annuitants.