Feb. 17, 2025

Join President Freeman for the State of the University conversation on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at 3 p.m. in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions both in-person and online, and  employees are granted release time to join the event.

NIU faculty members, staff members and students are invited to attend open forums with the finalists for dean of the College of Education.

Open forum sessions with the candidates will be in person with a virtual attendance option, and are as follows:

Contact the provost's office at provost@niu.edu for more information on the open forums.

Sit in on a colleague's course to learn new teaching approaches and make connections across disciplines during Open Classroom Weeks Feb. 17-28. Unlike peer observation for tenure and promotion, the focus is on learning as opposed to critiquing. All participants and the featured faculty are invited to a networking luncheon at noon Wednesday, March 5.

Find out more and register now. 

 University-level committee service provides an important opportunity for NIU faculty to take an active role in shared governance. It is through shared governance that faculty can impact campuswide academic decisions, help set the direction of NIU for the future and contribute to the promotion of academic freedom and productivity.

Soon the administration of NIU’s colleges and University Libraries will be reaching out to offer these opportunities to serve on a wide variety of committees, councils and boards for terms to begin in fall 2025. Faculty are encouraged to engage in this process and consider representing their college or University Libraries in this way.

Shared governance rests on the idea that the healthy functioning of our university is the shared responsibility of faculty, administration, staff, students and the Board of Trustees. Serving on these committees is one way for faculty to directly contribute to the health of our university

Read the full details and apply by Feb. 28 to be considered for funding. Questions can be emailed to ugresearch@niu.edu. 

Join Sponsored Programs Administration Monday, March 3, 2025, for the second session of virtual open houses to focus on various aspects of grants management. This session will cover building a budget. Sessions will run biweekly from 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays through May 12, 2025. Each session includes a Q&A segment. Upcoming sessions will include topics such as nonfinancial award actions, time and effort, compliance and more. If interested, please register and join us.

The Presidential Student Service Leadership Awards Ceremony honors students who have made a significant contribution to our NIU community. We recognize the students in a variety of categories including class standing (freshman through graduate level), Steven Agee II award, our multiple student organization awards and our Presidential Student Service and Leadership Award.

Students interested in applying for any of these awards should visit the awards page on our Student Involvement website to review the different awards as well as complete the application process. Those looking to complete a recommendation for a student or nominate a student can do so on our application page.

If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact studentinvolvement@niu.edu.

Applications and nominations are due no later than 11:59 p.m. March 7.

Campers live the life of an artist at NIU in DeKalb this summer exploring creativity, experiencing residence hall life, meeting mentors, making lifelong friends and more.

Summer arts camps at NIU fill quickly — register early to guarantee your spot.

NIU staff, faculty, students and returning campers receive a camp fee discount, and early-bird registrants save an additional $50.

Eligible families are encouraged to apply for need-based scholarship assistance through May 1.

Call our Summer in the Arts camp office at 815-753-1450 and visit our website for more information. 

The Civil Service Emergency Fund was established in 2021 to assist employees experiencing financial hardship during the pandemic. However, economic hardship did not end with the pandemic. Civil service employees continue to need financial assistance. We have raised and distributed over $5,000 to our colleagues who endured financial emergencies. The challenge we face is sustaining the initiative.  

We launched a campaign, raised a few hundred dollars and gave it away, but then we are out of money again and can’t help anyone!  This is no way to run a charitable fund.  We are adopting a proactive and innovative strategy by shifting our focus to a two-pronged approach. First, we are raising money through crowdfunding. This approach will give the emergency fund a solid foundation. The second is to appeal to our campus community to support the fund through ongoing payroll deductions. The goal is to sustain the emergency fund so that NIU civil service employees will have a resource to support them when times are hard. We cannot achieve that goal without your help.  

Please contribute to the Civil Service Emergency Fund today — whatever you can afford — to get us to our $3,000 goal.  Please urge your fellow colleagues to do the same. You will see suggested levels, but you can contribute any amount.

Visit the Civil Service Emergency Fund page. 

If you wish to initiate regular payroll deductions, please visit the Human Resource Services website and click the Forms and Documents button.

Every dollar makes a difference! We truly appreciate your support.

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