University Marketing has posted new guidance on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in materials that represent NIU, covering acceptable uses of AI tools, disclosure expectations and quality standards for AI-generated content.

In particular, AI-generated flyers and graphics with inaccurate or distorted NIU logos have recently appeared on social media. It can be tempting to generate a full flyer in minutes with AI, but the guidance is clear: AI-generated designs are not permitted as final products, and AI should never be used to reproduce, recreate or alter the NIU logo. Ask Creative Services to create final promotional materials and route any AI-assisted concepts through Clearinghouse review. When promoting an event, a well-written post or a link to the event's listing on NIU's calendar is often the most effective approach.

Questions can be directed to University Marketing at marketing@niu.edu.

Help your students get career-ready! The All-majors Internship and Job Fair is coming up on Wednesday, September 30, and we’d love your help encouraging students to participate! Students can start researching employers now and identify organizations they are interested in connecting with at the fair. View participating employers. 

We also have our Graduate and Professional School Fair coming up. Please share this opportunity with students who may be considering graduate or professional school and encourage them to RSVP in advance.

Thank you for helping us get the word out and encouraging students to take advantage of these opportunities to connect with employers and explore their next steps!

NIU Career Services invites NIU departments to participate in the upcoming All-majors Internship and Job Fair from 1-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Convocation Center. Departments who are hiring student workers are particularly encouraged to sign up.

Departments should register for the event as an employer and select “NIU Department $0” to sign up at no cost. This is a great opportunity to connect with students and recruit for open positions.

Contact Steph Horgan at sluka1@niu.edu with questions.

Nominations for the 2027 Board of Trustees and Presidential Professorships are now being accepted. Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these prestigious awards. 

More information about each award and the criteria and procedure for nomination is available by visiting the links below.

All professorships share the same nomination deadline of Monday, October 5, 2026, followed by a Monday, November 9, 2026, deadline for full application materials.

National Transfer Student Week Oct. 19-23 celebrates transfer students and the faculty and staff who support their success. The Office of Community College Initiatives and Office of Orientation and First-year Programs invite you to share your connection to the transfer experience – whether as a former transfer student, former community college employee or someone whose current role serves transfer students. Please take a few minutes to share your transfer story and offer your favorite piece of advice for our transfer students. Your experiences and encouragement will help us recognize the many transfer champions across NIU and celebrate the perspectives transfer students bring to our university community.

It’s a win – win. Work with a nutrition coach at NIU Recreation to gain insight into your eating habits and make lasting positive changes, all while supporting an experiential learning opportunity for our nutrition graduate students. Whether you want to lose weight, get stronger at the gym, improve your health, or build a better relationship with food, we’re here to help. Our 5-session package is only $89. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to support our students AND yourself. Registration deadline: October 16.

Nominations are now open for the 2026-2027 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Each academic or academic support unit is invited to nominate two outstanding graduate teaching assistants, one at the master’s level and the other at the doctoral level, for the awards. Nominations can be submitted by the department chair/school director or designee.

Nominations are due Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. More information about the award and the nomination process can be found at go.niu.edu/outstanding-ta-award.

The month of September is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.  Journals not posted at that time will go into October business.  Submit September journals before end of business on Thursday, Oct. 8.  Final September reports are scheduled to be available Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.  In addition, October reports are scheduled to be available Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.  These dates, and other important dates related to the Controller’s Office can be found on the Controller's Office website.