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Week of October 19, 2020
Contents:

Protecting the Pack Updates

Resources for teaching
and working remotely

Applaud a Colleague

Upcoming Events

Notices

Deadlines

From NIU Today

Celebrating NIU’s
125th Anniversary

View Student Announcements

Protecting the Pack (COVID-19) updates
We continue to closely monitor activities and developments related to the spread and management of coronavirus (COVID-19) in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health and the DeKalb County Public Health Department. The resource links below are meant to support the health and wellness of our university community. Please check them frequently.

Frequently Asked
Questions

Communications

Human Resource Services FAQs

https://analytics.niu.edu/PoliteMail/images/Campus-Clear-Large-Digital-Signage.jpgReminder: Self-reporting COVID-19 cases of exposure
Students, faculty and staff who test positive for COVID-19 or are exposed to or experience symptoms of COVID-19 must complete the checklist at
go.niu.edu/covid-checklist. Login to the checklist using your NIU credentials. After completing the checklist, you will receive immediate guidance via email with important next steps. The customized, web-based checklist is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it replaces the COVID-19 Helpline.

Resources for Teaching and Working Remotely

Keep Working website

Keep Teaching
website

Keep Learning
website

Keep Engaging
website

Applaud a Colleague

 

Applaud a colleague is a show of appreciation for those co-workers who go above and beyond. These are just a few of the employees throughout the university that go the extra mile:

• Bethany Geiseman
• Nisha Patel, Robin Greer-Jogun, Lisa Cappareli and Aiden Ethington
• Robin Kenney
DoIT Service Desk
• Michael Taylor
• Lori Anderson

 

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Read recent applause and take the time to applaud a colleague for a job well done >

Upcoming Events
Please check the calendar for more information and for online-only events as they become available!

Monday, Oct. 19: Early Voting for the General Election in Illinois begins at the Holmes Student Center
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Love Labyrinth: Navigating Relationships Virtual Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Race and the Law Conversations: Voting Rights and Election Law
Thursday, Oct. 22: Wear Purple Day
Thursday, Oct. 22:  
Belonging: A Community Conversation
• Thursday, Oct. 22: Everybody Poops: A Discussion of Fiber, Prebiotics, Probiotics and Gut Bacteria
Saturday, Oct. 24:
STEM Fest — Holograms
Saturday, Oct. 24: STEMFest — Build-a-Blinky Soldering Workshops — In Person
Monday, Oct. 26: STEMFest Maker Mondays: Find Your Spark, Shape Our Future — An Interview with Artificial Intelligence Researcher Marius Stan
Monday, Oct. 26:
Well-o-Ween: Glow Boo-tifully
Monday, Oct. 26: Well-o-Ween: Trick or Treat Yo' Self
Tuesday, Oct. 27: Well-O-Ween: Yoga
Wednesday, Oct. 28: STEMFest - The Science Behind Haunted Houses
Wednesday, Oct. 28: Well-O-Ween: Paint Night
Thursday, Oct. 29: Well-O-Ween: Movie & Mindfulness

Notices

Forward Together Forward Scholarship deadline approaching
Do you know outstanding students who have attended NIU for at one semester? Encourage them to apply for the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship.

Each year the Forward, Together Forward Scholarships are given to Huskies who highlight the diversity, strength and integrity of the NIU student body. Visit
go.niu.edu/MyScholarships to view eligibility criteria and encourage students to apply by the Oct. 23 deadline.

NIU Recreation invites you to ‘invest’

We’re excited to share our new name with you. We’re now called NIU Recreation and we’re still your recreation, fitness, adventure and sport provider. NIU Recreation now operates as a part of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, and is participating in the annual fundraising campaign, Huskies Invest! We invite you to donate to help support the great programs and services we offer to students, faculty and staff. We have a separate fund that will directly support our student sport clubs. The campaign will run for one week from Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 23. We look forward to receiving your support! If you have any questions, please reach out to clagattolla@niu.edu.

LinkedIn Learning subscription to expire on Oct. 26
NIU’s subscription to the LinkedIn Learning professional development platform will expire on Oct. 26, 2020. Due to budgetary restraints, NIU will not be renewing the license beyond Oct. 26.

 

If you are taking LinkedIn Learning courses for professional development, you should complete those courses before the expiration date. If you utilize LinkedIn Learning content in your academic courses, you will need to find or create alternative content to replace it. If you need assistance identifying alternative options, please reach out to the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning or your subject specialist Librarian within University Libraries.

Annual ethics and cybersecurity trainings now available
The annual ethics training and cybersecurity training are now 
available in Blackboard. Access the trainings by logging in to Blackboard using your official NIU credentials. The trainings are accessible under Organizations in the left navigation.

The deadline for annual ethics training is Friday, Oct. 30 and the deadline for cybersecurity training is Saturday, Oct. 31.

Deadlines

Friday, Oct. 30: Nominations for Honorary Doctoral Degrees Deadline
Monday, Nov. 30: 
Deadline for 2021-2022 Honors Faculty Felllowship proposals

From NIU Today

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NIU hosts UC Berkeley expert for virtual ‘Belonging’ events
Northern Illinois University and the Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence have joined forces with community partners in DeKalb and Rockford to offer intersectional conversations hosted by an international expert.

 

All Huskies and members of the public are invited to register and attend “Belonging,” a free event hosted by the University of California, Berkeley’s Dr. john a. powell. Read more.

 

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‘Thousands Strong’ event promises incredible stories, celebrity guests
Huskies help Huskies, but we also help neighbors and friends. We are innovators, artists, problem-solvers and changemakers. We are “thousands strong” and shaping the world together.

 

In celebration of our impact, Huskies the world over are invited to participate in the NIU Foundation “Thousands Strong” virtual events, Nov. 18-20. Read more.

Read more stories at niutoday.info

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.

 

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First Presidential staff awards established (1984)
For reasons not unlike those that brought about faculty awards, discussion about staff awards began around 1980. Four years later, after much debate about qualifications, creation of procedures, and recruitment of a selection committee, NIU conferred the first four presidential awards for operating staff excellence. Learn more about the history of the Presidential Staff Awards >

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