Events

Leadership Academy Meet and Greet

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
Interested in meeting new people, developing leadership skills, and taking part in our great Leadership Academy? Join us for additional information!
Sponsored by: Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenters: Chunnan Hu (Graduate Assistant) and Karla Neal (Assistant Director), Student Involvement and Leadership Development

Model the Way 

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
"To act with integrity we must first know who we are" (Kouzes & Posner, 2007).
Sponsored by: Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenter: Darion Page, Assistant Director, Student Involvement and Leadership Development

Inspire a Shared Vision

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
"Leadership isn't about imposing the leader's solo dream; it's about developing a shared sense of destiny" (Kouzes & Posner, 2007).
Sponsored by: Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenter: Quincy Bevely, SILD Intern from NIU's Counseling Adult and Higher Education Program

Challenge the Process

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
"Leaders take charge of change.  They instill a sense of adventure in others, they look for ways to radically alter the status quo, and they continuously scan the outside environment for fresh ideas"(Kouzes & Posner, 2007).
Sponsored by: Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenter: Rebecca Welker, Leadership Academy Member, Tier 3

Enable Others to Act

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
"Strengthening others is essentially the process of turning constituents into leaders" (Kouzes & Posner, 2007).
Sponsored by: Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenter: Dino Martinez, Assistant Director, Student Involvement and Leadership Development

Rake Across DeKalb

Saturday, October 29
10:00 am-1:00 pm (Check-in begins at 9:00 am)
Diversions Lounge, Holmes Student Center
Registration Deadline: October 24
Sign up now for this 2nd annual campus-wide fall service program. Students can sign up as individuals or in teams to reach out to community members in need (priority is given to those who are elderly, homebound, handicapped, or single parents with small children) to get their lawns ready before the winter snows come! Participation is free and highly encouraged.  
For more information: http://www.niu.edu/studentinvolvement/volunteer/rake.shtml

Lead NIU Summit

Friday, November 4 - 5:00 pm- 9:30 pm
Saturday, November 5 - 9:30 am – 5:00pm
The Lead NIU Summit will provide opportunities for students to collaborate with leadership experts as well as engage participants in small networking teams, providing for targeted discussions and focused team exercises on leadership topics.

Apply now!

Develop, Maintain and Grow Relationships

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Campus Life Building, Room 100
"Human networks make things happen, and the leaders who get extraordinary things done are right there in the middle of them" (Kouzes & Posner, 2007).
Sponsored by: Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Presenter: Becky Harlow, Assistant Director, Student Involvement and Leadership Development

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Project on Civic Reflection

As part of a recent strategic planning effort, NIU has been identifying and organizing various engagement activities on campus. The Project on Civic Reflection (PCR) helps NIU students, faculty, and staff come together to discuss and relate a piece of literature or media to their civic engagement experiences.  By participating in the Project on Civic Reflection, NIU is becoming more unified as a university.  It eliminates individual organizations' attempts to provide discussion on civic engagement.  It also educates both students and faculty alike through meaningful discussion.  

The project’s activities fall neatly within the NIU’s Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning and as such a mechanism is in place for continuation of a reflection series using staff from that office. In addition the Service Learning Advisory Committee serves as a source of additional group facilitators as will the faculty who participate in the project discussions.  Since the content of these dialogues aligns with the Northern Pact’s theme this year is a “just” community, we will also promote the civic reflection series through the Northern Pact events. 

For more information, contact:

• Julia Spears
  jspears1@niu.edu
  815-753-8154