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.