Open forums scheduled for Dean of College of Health and Human Sciences candidates.
The campus community has the opportunity to participate in a series of in-person open forums where they can meet and ask questions of the finalists for the position of Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University. A Zoom link is provided for those unable to attend in-person.
Each session will take place in Altgeld Hall, room 315, and will last 60 minutes. All participants, virtual or in person, are encouraged to fill out an evaluation of the candidate which will be sent after each session.
Links to join the virtual Zoom sessions for those unable to attend in-person are available below. The schedule for the forums is as follows:
The names of each finalist will be released 48-72 hours before their visit to campus. View more information about the search for the Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences by visiting the Provost’s Office website.
Schedule your free hearing test today.
Are you exposed to loud sounds or music? Do you often ask others to repeat what they said? NIU students, faculty and staff are invited to take part in a free 30-minute hearing test at The Hearing Conservation Center, sponsored by the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders.
Services include: hearing health screener, noise exposure assessment, outer/middle ear screening and hearing protection consultation.
Email hcc@niu.edu or call 815-753-6533 to set up your screening. Hearing tests take place at Wirtz Hall, room 314 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. Learn more at go.niu.edu/hcc
NIU Nutrition offers two programs in November
Join us Nov. 10 to discover how plants can help you feel more energetic, alert and fit, all while saving you time and money in our Plant Powered Huskies workshop. Come hungry, participants will prepare homemade hummus. Enroll by Nov. 9 at go.niu.edu/plantpowered.
Join us Nov. 15 as our Nutrition Team leads you through preparing a Huskie Fresh meal of zucchini boats with Italian sausage and parmesan cauliflower. Enroll by Nov. 7 at go.niu.edu/hfcookingclass.
Blackboard courses from fall 2016, spring 2017 and summer 2017 to be deleted beginning on Dec. 1.
In accordance with NIU’s course retention guidelines for Blackboard, only the last five years of courses are retained in Blackboard. The Division of IT will begin removing courses from the 2016-2017 academic year this fall. Shells and Organizations will not be affected at this time.
All courses from fall 2016, spring 2017 and summer 2017 will be deleted beginning Dec. 1, 2022. Courses from fall 2017 to fall 2022 will be retained in Blackboard.
You may save any courses you wish to retain before the course removal process begins by exporting the courses from Blackboard. You may also download the Grade Center if you wish to retain your grades for your records. Learn more about downloading the Grade Center in Original or Ultra Course View.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please feel free to contact the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at 815-753-0595 or citl@niu.edu. If you experience technical issues while exporting a course or downloading your grades, please contact the Division of IT Service Desk at it.niu.edu, 815-753-8100 or servicedesk@niu.edu.
