On the menu at Ellington’s this week: A Taste of the Mediterranean is scheduled for Tuesday. Umami – Experience the Fifth Flavor takes over Thursday.
Continuing this semester is the option to enjoy wine with your meal. One red and one white wine choice will be available with meal service. Wine will be selected for the menu based on wine-and-food pairings made by the students. Wine selections are $6.50 per glass.
A Taste of the Mediterranean features papdakis-stuffed grape leaves or Greek salad for starters, Indian-spiced chicken and tomatoes with tomato-mango yogurt sauce or spicy chickpea and aubergine stew for entrees and baklava or Greek yogurt parfait for desserts. Each table will be served hummus with pita chips.
Umami – Experience the Fifth Flavor features fennel-ginger miso soup or edamame salad with white miso vinaigrette for starters, Japanese beef and scallion rolls with steamed white rice or Asian noodle bowl with eggplant, sugar snap peas, tofu and lime sauce for entrees and green tea ice cream with sweet azuki beans or kobacha squash cake with brown sugar cream for desserts. Each table will be served rice crackers with wasabi dip.
Seating is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with service until 1 p.m. The cost is $9 per person. Ellington’s is located on the main floor of the Holmes Student Center. Call (815) 753-1763 or visit www.ellingtons.niu.edu to make reservations.
The Division of International Programs hosts its Spring 2010 Brown Bag Series from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays in John E. La Tourette Hall (formerly Faraday West), Room 300. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch and listen to speakers covering a variety of topics such as international perspectives, cultural diversity and study abroad experiences.
For other details, contact Heesun Majcher, director of the International Student and Faculty Office, at (815) 753-8275 or hmajcher@niu.edu or visit www.niu.edu/ISFO/programs/brown_bag.shtml.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies Spring 2010 speaker series is under way. Unless otherwise noted, all talks take place from noon to 12:50 p.m. Fridays in Campus Life Building 110. To order a Thai lunch, call (815) 753-1771 or e-mail cseas@niu.edu by noon Thursday.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will visit the NIU College of Law at 3 p.m. Friday, March 26, to present the 17th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism.
Madigan will speak in the college’s Francis X. Riley Courtroom, located inside Swen Parson Hall.
The Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism was established in 1994 to honor Professor Emeritus Riley, who devoted his life to the law and legal education. The lecture series brings distinguished speakers to the Northern Illinois University College of Law to discuss current issues relating to the legal profession.
Riley died Sept. 14, 2006, at the age of 93. This lecture series will serves as part of his legacy at the College of Law and within the legal community.
A reception will follow the lecture. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Attendees also are invited to stay for the annual Public Interest Law Society Auction.
Elected in November 2002, Madigan became the first female to serve as the Illinois attorney general and one of only a handful of female attorneys general in the country. She was elected to a second term in November 2006, earning the largest vote total of any statewide candidate in that election.
Often recognized for her leadership and integrity, Madigan has brought a high level of activism to the Office of Illinois Attorney General. As the state’s chief legal officer, Madigan’s proactive approach to her duties has attracted national attention.
Her key initiatives since taking office include protecting communities from sex offenders and online predators, consumer protection, safeguarding our environment, and fighting for open and accessible government.
For more information, call (815) 753-9655.
NIU’s Civic Leadership Academy will present a Thursday, April 8, seminar on “New Civics/Changing Responsibilities: It’s a New World.”
This workshop provides an opportunity to explore group and individual leadership roles and responsibilities in the civic environment. Topics will include understanding the need for civic responsibility, exploring the nature of citizen participation and techniques for involving different groups in the civic enterprise.
The workshop will also examine current trends affecting the northern Illinois region, including the region’s role in the global economy and the shifting demographics of the region. This workshop is one of two core sessions required to earn a certificate.
Co-presenters are Bob Gleeson, director of the Center for Governmental Studies and associate director of the Regional Development Institute, and Greg Kuhn, assistant director and senior research associate for the Center for Governmental Studies.
Workshops are held at the NIU Naperville campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Continental breakfast, buffet lunch and afternoon snack are included in the registration fee.
Registration and more information about CLA and its upcoming workshops are available online.
The annual Spring World Music Concert will take place on at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall.
NIU students will join with professionals in this festival-like concert that feature musics and dance from the following cultures: Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Indian, the Middle Eastern, Irish and Pre-Columbian Mexican.
This wide variety of musical traditions will provide the DeKalb and NIU community with a fascinating exploration of many different cultures. Sponsored by the School of Music, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the DeKalb Public Library, this concert is free and open to the public. Children are welcome.
For more information, contact Jui-Ching Wang at (815) 753-7979 or jcwang@niu.edu.
NIU’s Sociology Department Graduate Colloquium will host a 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, speech by David Embrick on “Corporate America: Diversity Ideology.”
Embrick is co-editor of “Globalization and America: Race, Human Rights & Inequality” (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008). His areas of interest include U.S race and ethnic relations, race/gender diversity, human rights and social inequalities. Embrick currently is working on a book titled, “The Making and Selling of an Illusion: An Examination of Racial and Gender Diversity in Post Civil-Rights U.S. Corporations.”
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (815) 753-0365.
Kickoff volunteers are needed from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, to help with registration and distribution of Tshirts and boxed lunches before NIU cleans up the community.
Registration is available online. For more information, visit http://niucaresday.niu.edu.
NIU’s College of Law invites the university community to the first Race NIjUdicata, a 5K run-walk and barbecue that begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24.
More information about this family-friendly event, and sign-up for a day of fun, prizes, special awards and food by Inboden’s, is available online. Group registration discounts are available.
Registration for the NIU Spring Session II GRE, GMAT and LSAT test prep is now open.
Courses will be held in Barsema Hall, rooms 310 and 315. Register by phone at (800) 345-9472 or online at http://www.niu.edu/clasep/testprep/index.shtml.
Discounts are available for NIU alumni, students and employees. For more information, contact Mark Pietrowski at (815) 753-1456 or pietrowski@niu.edu.
NIU Athletics is offering a football “mini-plan” – $50 for three games – for the fall 2010 season. Call (815) 753-1292 for more information.
The NIU 2010 Tournees Film Festival will be held from Thursday, March 25, through Saturday, March 27, at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb.
Sponsored by a grant from the French American Cultural Exchange and the NIU departments of English and Foreign Languages & Literatures, the festival features five contemporary European films selected by the NIU Film Society. Each film will be introduced by an NIU specialist.
Admission is free for all high school, college and university students with a valid, current school photo ID. Admission for others is $7 or $15 for the festival package.
For more information, contact Scott Balcerzak, assistant professor of film and literature, at (815) 753-6642 or sbalcerzak@niu.edu, or visit http://www.engl.niu.edu/tournees/index.html.
Films featured at this year's festival are:
Thursday, March 25, 7 p.m.
“Paris, Je T’aime”
A patchwork of 18 short films by different directors, each one tells a story located in one of Paris’ “arrondissements” in less than five minutes and on a relatively tight budget. This atypical collective film bears the hallmark of major international filmmakers and the names of stellar actors such as Natalie Portman, Gena Rowlands, Elijah Wood, Ben Gazzara and Catherine Deneuve.
Friday, March 26, 7 p.m.
“Les Plages D’agnes”
On the eve of her 80th birthday, Agnes Varda, often referred to as “the godmother of the French New Wave,” decided to make the autobiographical, “The Beaches of Agnes,” guiding us through her extraordinary 55-year career and poignantly reminiscing about her husband, the filmmaker Jacques Demy, who died of AIDS in 1990, information that Varda makes public here for the first time.
Friday, March 26, 9 p.m.
“Eldorado”
When gruff, unsuspecting Belgian car dealer Yvan returns from work one evening, his home has been ransacked and a series of clues indicate that the burglar is still on the premises. “Eldorado” was written and directed with intelligence and a wonderfully modern, absurdist sense of humor by its star actor, Boull Lanners.
Saturday, March 27, 7 p.m.
“Ballerina”
The Kirov Theatre has produced many of the world’s finest choreographers and dancers including Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikael Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova. This distinctive documentary by Bertrand Norman captures the sublime beauty of the ballerina in all her glory, and reveals the country where she still shines: Russia, the land of the ballerina par excellence.
Saturday, March 27, 8:30 p.m.
“Peur(s) du Noir”
Six leading graphic artists and cartoonists turn their personal terrors into reality in this nightmarish animated anthology. Stylistically connected, the stark black-and-white imagery adds a layer of the surreal to the already disturbing subject matter. As reality crosses over into the unknown, these six interlocking stories bring to life fears of the dark, injections, pursuit and more.
NIU’s Graduate Student Research Association is sponsoring a conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 27, on “Graduate Research on Human Development, Education, and Learning.”
Held inside the Holmes Student Center, the conference provides a venue for graduate students in diverse disciplinary fields at NIU to share their research and to promote interdisciplinary discussions and collaboration with other students and faculty members.
The event will consist of paper sessions and poster discussion presentations by students across a variety of NIU departments. Workshops led by faculty and staff will cover Institutional Review Board (IRB) procedures for research, grant writing tips and how to make a successful transition from the dissertation to a tenure-track job in higher education.
Judith Harackiewicz, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will give the keynote address. Her work investigates dimensions of human motivation, specifically the role of intrinsic motivation in achievement – how different kinds of performance evaluation and feedback influence an individual’s interest in an activity, and how interest develops over time.
The conference is free to all attendees and breakfast and lunch are provided. Students, faculty and staff who plan to attend should pre-register for the conference.
NIU’s Art Museum will host “If FSA Today …,” a documentary photography workshop for teens in conjunction with the “Art of the New Deal Era” exhibition suite.
The FSA (Farm Security Administration) government-run photography project was developed to promote awareness of the economic impact on rural and urban communities during the Great Depression of the 1930s. This workshop asks DeKalb youth what images of today will best describe our era to generations in the future.
This free two-day intensive workshop will be held on consecutive Saturdays – April 24 and May 1 – followed by a reception Sunday, May 2 and an exhibition of work from May 3 to 28. Attendance at full day-long sessions both Saturdays is required for participation. The hours for April 24 are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the hours for May 1 are 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In an attempt at inclusiveness and county-wide engagement, the goal is to have one student, age 14 to 18, from each of the 10 high schools in DeKalb County to participate in this workshop. Up to two home-schooled individuals between ages 14 to 18 might also be selected to participate.
All participants are required to provide their own digital cameras and any appropriate media (SD Cards, CF Cards, etc.). Card readers will be provided. Digital cameras must be at least 4 megapixels. It is recommended that a camera with manual controls (shutter speed, aperture) is used. Camera phones are not recommended.
Programmatic questions regarding the workshop can be addressed to Jo Burke, museum director, at jburke2@niu.edu or (815) 753-1936. Technical questions regarding cameras can be addressed to workshop instructor Wade Duerkes at wduerkes@niu.edu or (815) 753-6669.
Application forms are available at www.niu.edu/artmuseum. The deadline for application submission is Saturday, April 3.
Faculty and students are invited to participate Wednesday, March 24, in the affiliate poster day for NIUs’ Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language & Literacy. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center.
All are invited to attend. Those who wish to participate should e-mail their names and poster titles to cisll@niu.edu or call (815) 753-5793 with that information.
This poster session allows faculty and staff to come together and learn about the exciting research, scholarship and outreach activities that CISLL affiliates are conducting. Although each of the semester’s seminars has a theme, posters can be on any aspect of language or literacy.
Faculty and students who have posters recently presented at professional meetings can take this opportunity to share that work with the NIU community. As the session is informal, there is no need for elaborate poster boards. Instead, adhesives and/or tacks will be provided.
Calling all sellers of antiques, collectibles, sports cards, crafts and garage sale items.
NIU’s Convocation Center will host its second Convo’s Colossal Clean Sweep from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25. Admission is $1 for adults and free for children 6 and younger.
Vendors are encouraged to register by Monday, April 1. Only indoor space will be available for rent; rental fees range from $20 to $100 covering both Saturday and Sunday. Loading and unloading assistance will be provided.
Items prohibited from sale include, but are not limited to: guns, knives, contraband, fireworks, drugs, tires, suggestive material and animals.
To reserve a spot, visit www.niuconvo.com and download a registration form or pick one up at the NIU Convocation Center box office.
All vendors must complete a registration form and return it to the NIU Convocation Center box office in person, by fax at (815) 752-6801 or by mail at 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill., 60115.
The Office of the Vice Provost is announcing a new program to encourage incoming freshman to gain research experience through the Huskie Research Rookies Program.
Working closely with the Office of the Vice Provost, Division of Research and Graduate Studies, Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and University Honors Program, the NIU Research Rookies program is poised to attract and recruit bright and ambitious students early in their academic career.
The goal of the Huskie Research Rookies Program is to provide research experiences to enhance the scholarship of freshmen by engaging them in faculty-mentored undergraduate research projects throughout the 2010-11 academic year.
Students will spend the fall semester finding a faculty mentor, getting placed and learning about potential research projects. These students will begin working on a research project in January 2011 and will engage in research five to 10 hours per week throughout the spring semester (as determined by the scope of their project). Students also will participate in monthly meetings and research-related workshops.
All Research Rookies will present the results of their posters at the Undergraduate Research Day in the spring of 2011.
Athletics is looking for volunteers to assist in working at two home track and field meets Saturday, April 17, and Thursday, April 29, at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
Shifts are 9 a.m. to noon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Sue Hansfield at (815) 751-0066 or via e-mail at shansfield@niu.edu.
As NIU prepares to finalize Fiscal Year 2010, the following cutoff dates have been established.
Purchase order thresholds and the deadlines for receiving FY2010 requisitions in the Accounting Office are:
Finalizing purchases for FY2010:
FY2011 Requisitions:
Call Procurement Services at (815) 753-1671 or the Accounting Office at (815) 753-1514 with any questions.
The NIU Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences has announced dates for its Spring 2010 Colloquia, co-sponsored by NIU’s Graduate Colloquium Committee.
All talks will be held at 4 p.m. Fridays in Davis Hall 308 unless otherwise noted. For directions and updates to the schedule, visit http://www.niu.edu/geology. Call (815) 753-1943 for more information.