| Week of Jan. 25, 2021
Contents: | | | Remember to complete NIU’s Self-Reporting Checklist
It’s critical to the health of our community that you let the university know if you have COVID-19, have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or if you are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19. If you If you meet any of those criteria from now until the end of the semester, we expect you to complete the NIU Self-Reporting Checklist immediately so we can support you and take the necessary precautions to help reduce transmission of the virus. The Protecting the Pack Flowchart helps you identify next steps in the event you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19. |
| | Resources for Teaching Remotely | Teaching Tip of the Week
Send out homework due date reminders for each assignment by using Blackboard announcements, email or Teams. Students appreciate these reminders and it helps them stay on track. Also encourage your students to ask questions. Use opportunities like office hours and breakout groups (on Zoom, Teams, or Collaborate, for example) to encourage discussion among peers. You can also utilize discussion forums to solicit questions from your students. All students can benefit from a question asked from one student. Allow students to share reflections on their learning. |
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| What advice would you give to students currently attending NIU?
“Visit your professors during their office hours. Meet with your advisor regularly. Ask for help when you need it. We are all here to help!” Laurie Elish-Piper Dean of the College of Education |
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| Upcoming Events
Please check the calendar for more information and for online-only events as they become available!
• Monday, Jan. 25: Outdoor Adventures Craft Night: Vision Boards
• Tuesday, Jan. 26: Active Bystander Workshop
• Wednesday, Jan. 27: P2PO Requester Training Session
• Wednesday, Jan. 27: Women's Basketball at Akron
• Thursday, Jan. 28: Outdoor Adventures Weekly Thursday Crate Climb
• Saturday, Jan. 30: Outdoor Adventures Cross Country Ski or Snowshoe Clinic
• Sunday, Jan. 31: Outdoor Adventures Snowboard Clinic
• Sunday, Jan. 31: Outdoor Adventures Standup Paddleboard Clinic
• Sunday, Jan. 31: Outdoor Adventures Standup Paddleboard Yoga
• Wednesday, Feb. 10: Paint Night
• Thursday, Feb. 18: P2PO Requester Training Session
• Wednesday, Feb. 17: STEM Cafe: Unlocking the Climate Secrets of Polar Regions
• Thursday, Feb. 25: Virtually Possible: Leveraging Alumni Engagement in the "New Normal" |
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| Notices
New Account ID Look-up Tool for NIU Students The Division of Information Technology has launched a new self-service feature that will grant NIU applicants and newly enrolled students the ability to recover their Z-ID at any time, without the need for additional intervention. During the initial application and onboarding process, first-time applicants receive an email with information about their newly created NIU account-ID and password reset instructions. The information and instructions outlined in this letter are essential for the students’ ability to access their account to complete registration and enrollment activities. However, due to students Z-ID being permanent, for students who have previously applied to NIU for admissions, subsequent requests for admissions to NIU will not trigger a second letter. Additionally, new applicants often report not being able to locate the letter in their email.
Find My Account-ID was developed to help address both the process gap and message recovery problem for students that results in delays for students’ registration and generates hundreds of support requests to the IT Service Desk every semester.
Find My Account-ID will allow students to enter the email address they used to apply for admissions to NIU. If the email entered can be matched to a MyNIU account, a message will be sent to the alternate (non-NIU) email address with the student’s permanent Z-ID, along with the initial password configuration needed to reset their password and securely register their NIU account.
The Find My Account-ID look-up tool can be found on the password.niu.edu site with other NIU account activation and reset options, including Register Your Account and Change Your Password.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Training announces the Virtual Spring 2021 Training Series
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Training is pleased to announce their spring 2021 training series. This semester, EAP continues to offer a robust schedule of training opportunities for university employees in a virtual format. Presenters from our department and program specialists across campus will provide workshops for university employees seeking professional or personal skills development, supervisory skills, leadership development and even information for those seeking to make a change on campus.
To learn more about the workshops offered in the upcoming months, please visit the EAP website. All training sessions this semester will be offered via Microsoft Teams. Employees can register for the training sessions by emailing us at hrtraining@niu.edu. Please visit the Training webpage regularly as new workshops continue to be added over the course of the semester, and review the training links from our campus training partners to examine the wealth of training opportunities available. We request employees interested in any of the trainings contact our office in advance of the training date. For questions about any of the training sessions, please contact EAP at 753-9191 or at HRtraining@niu.edu.
Interested in nutrition education or support?
NIU's team of nutrition professionals and interns are interested in hearing from you! The information you provide in this needs assessment will help us create meaningful programs for our community. We appreciate your time and feedback in completing this survey. |
| Deadlines
Sunday, Jan. 31: DEADLINE EXTENEDED: Supportive Professional Staff Awards Nomination Deadline
Sunday, Jan. 31: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nomination Deadline for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence
Friday, Feb. 5: 2021 Operating Staff Outstanding Service Awards Nomination Deadline
Wednesday, Feb. 24: Faculty and Staff COVID-19 Work-Life Balance Survey Deadline
Financial Month End Close
The month of January is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Journals not posted at that time will go into February business. Submit January journals before end of business Monday, Feb. 8. Final January reports are scheduled to be available Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. In addition, February reports are scheduled to be available Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. These dates, and other important dates related to the Controller’s Office can be found on the FMS Reports Calendar.
Wednesday, Feb. 3: Faculty ISGC Grant Deadline
The Illinois Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) is offering five different grant opportunities to all faculty at their member institutions, including Northern Illinois University. All faculty are encouraged to review the grant opportunities online.
ISGC’s mission is to coordinate opportunities in the STEM disciplines in pursuits aligned with the National Space Grant Program’s objectives and NASA’s Mission Directorates; by inspiring, engaging, educating and employing the diversity of Illinois’ students, faculty and the public through stimulating research, education and outreach programs. The deadline to apply for all faculty grant opportunities is 11:59 p.m. Feb. 3. |
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| Free online tutoring available for NIU employees’ elementary children
NIU faculty and staff can receive free, online tutoring for their children in first- through sixth-grades, thanks to a new partnership between the College of Education and the Employee Assistance Program. Read more.
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| NIU extends 125th anniversary celebration
NIU’s 125th anniversary celebration officially kicked off in Jan. 2020, a century-and-a-quarter after the university was founded in 1895. A 25-member committee created the outline for a year-long observance of the university milestone, but that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Read more. |
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| | Celebrating our amazing history
America’s most enduring institutions are those created to meet specific needs and allowed to evolve as those needs change. Such is the story of Northern Illinois University, which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary. |
Featured Key Moment
First endowed professorship created (1995)
Among Northern’s earliest graduates were a couple named Ruth Gordon and LD Morgridge. She was from Oak Park, he was from Amboy, and they both worked on the student newspaper and were active in the hiking club. After they graduated in 1915, Ruth and LD were married, and went on to careers in education: she taught in Sterling, Illinois, while he became principal of nearby Dixon High School. Learn more about NIU's first endowed professorship > |
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|  Northern Illinois University's vision is to be an engine for innovation to advance social mobility; promote personal, professional and intellectual growth; and transform the world through research, artistry, teaching and outreach.
Learn more about NIU’s vision, mission and values.
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