Sponsored Programs Administration grant processing timelines for the holidays.

In preparation for our upcoming holiday break, Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) is providing reminders to help you prepare your proposal and award activities during this time.

 

As with other university offices, SPA will observe our university holiday closure schedule. To provide the highest level of support during this busy holiday season, our SPA teams have identified timelines for proposal and award actions.

 

Please see our Sponsored Programs Administration Newsblog for these timelines.

 

Nominations being accepted for 2023 Outstanding Women and Gender Advocacy Student Awards through Dec. 19.

The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) is accepting nominations for this year’s Outstanding Women and Gender Advocacy Student Awards.

 

This award recognizes students who demonstrate active engagement in women’s issues and gender advocacy through engagement on campus and/or in the community, having nontraditional aspirations, and/or advancement of women’s issues and/or promotion of gender equity.

 

If you would like to nominate a student for this award or learn more about its history, please visit our website. The nomination deadline is Dec. 19, 2022.

 

Eligibility: Students with a graduation date during the 2022-2023 calendar year (seniors, third-year law students, graduate students who will receive a degree in December 2022, May or August 2023). Students may self-nominate.

 

Submit nominations electronically at go.niu.edu/women-gender-advocacy.

 

University Council faculty election process.

This is to inform NIU tenured and tenure-track faculty of our upcoming University Council (UC) faculty election process for the fall 2023 term. Faculty are encouraged to become involved in this election process. Below is a list of the faculty members whose UC terms expire at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.

 

College of Business - Brad Cripe

College of Education - Katy Jaekel

College of Health and Human Sciences - Janet Olson

University Libraries - Larissa Garcia

College of Visual and Performing Arts - Greg Beyer

 

Important information about serving on University Council:

At a minimum, representing one’s academic college or University Libraries on University Council requires participation at monthly UC meetings, held in-person only, at 3 p.m. Wednesdays during the academic year. Additionally, members are expected to assist with occasional UC subcommittee work.

 

Who is eligible to vote in this University Council election?

All tenured and tenure-track faculty who hold the rank of professor, associate professor or assistant professor (excluding the president), provost, deans and their staffs.

Who is eligible to be elected to University Council in this election?

All tenured and tenure-track faculty who hold the rank of professor, associate professor or assistant professor (excluding the president), provost, deans and their staffs.

 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the UC election process, please contact Pat Erickson, UC administrative assistant, at pje@niu.edu.

The Payroll office will process and mail calendar year 2022 W-2s by the Internal Revenue Service’s deadline of January 31, 2023. These tax forms are required to be mailed to an employee’s home address unless the employee elects and consents to receiving the form electronically.  When you opt to receive your W-2 form electronically, you will have convenient, secure access to your tax information as soon as it has been produced instead of waiting for the forms to arrive in the mail. The deadline to elect and consent to receiving your 2022 W-2 electronically is Friday, January 6, 2023.

 

To elect and consent to receiving your 2022 W-2 electronically, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to MyNIU.
2. Click on the "MyNIU Human Resource System" panel.
3. Login with your NIU User ID and password.
4. Select the "Payroll" tile.
5. Click on “W-2/W-2c” on the left menu bar.
6. Click on “W-2/W-2c Consent.”
7. To receive your W-2 electronically, check the box next to the message that reads “I consent to receive W-2 or W-2c forms electronically.”
8. To complete your request, click the Submit button.

If you have previously consented to only receive your W-2 form in electronic format through MyNIU, you do not need to take any action. Questions regarding this information can be directed to payroll@niu.edu.

• Monday, Nov. 21: Open forum for Dean of CHHS Candidate 4
• Monday, Nov. 21: Huskie Fresh: Smothered Pork Chops order deadline
• Monday, Nov. 21: NIU Philharmonic Orchestra presents "Oratorio without Words"
• Monday, Nov. 21: Mindfulness and You
• Tuesday, Nov. 22: Ellington's: Tabouli, Chicken Shawarma, Falafel, Broccoli and Baklava
• Tuesday, Nov. 22: Celebration of Life for Dr. Carla Montgomery
• Saturday, Nov. 26: Football vs Akron - Senior Day
• Tuesday, Nov. 29: De-Stress Fest
• Tuesday, Nov. 29: NIU Art Museum Presents: Stories From My Childhood
• Wednesday, Nov. 30: Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) presents, “Women, Life, and Freedom": Women's Struggle for Freedom in Iran
• Thursday, Dec. 1: "Stories From My Childhood" Opening Reception
• Tuesday, Dec. 13: Introductory Commercial Card Training

State of the University Address

Join fellow Huskies in person on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Altgeld Auditorium for President Freeman’s annual State of the University address and Q&A session. Refreshments will be served from 4-4:30 and employees are granted release time from 3-4:30 p.m. to participate. For those not able to join in person, the event will also be offered virtually via Zoom.

Financial Month End Close

The month of November is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon Friday, Dec. 9. Journals not posted at that time will go into December business. Submit November journals before end of business Thursday, Dec. 8. Final November reports are scheduled to be available Monday, Dec. 12. In addition, December reports are scheduled to be available Tuesday, Dec. 19.  These dates, and other important dates related to the Controller’s Office can be found here: Calendars and Important Dates - NIU - Controller's Office. 

 

Monday, Nov. 14: Nomination Deadline for the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

Monday, Dec. 19: 2023 Outstanding Women and Gender Advocacy Student Awards nomination deadline

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023: Nomination Deadline for the Excellence in Online Teaching Award

Dean Laurie Elish-Piper to serve as Interim Executive Vice President and Provost for AY 23-24

Laurie Elish-Piper regards NIU as an agent for change.

 

Consider, she says, how many Huskies are the first in their families to attend college, or who come from underrepresented or lower income backgrounds, and who go on to achieve amazing things after graduation. Read more.

Task force report offers ideas to revitalize Greek life at NIU

After a year of study and dialogue, the NIU Greek Life Task Force has completed a report analyzing the state of fraternity and sorority life at NIU and is making recommendations for how to reshape its future.

 

The 33-page document, which can be found on the NIU Fraternity and Sorority Life website, examines the relationship between the university and Greek organizations, and offers a series of recommendations to help those organizations thrive. Read more.

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