Student Emergency Fund accepting applications Some federal funds have been provided for limited emergency financial assistance to currently enrolled students who certify that they have exceptional financial need due to loss of income or extraordinary emergency expenses.
To apply, or for more information please visit the Student Emergency Fund website.
Register to attend Winning in Football, Winning in Life: Teaching and Coaching for Success Join the College of Education’s spring Educator in Residence, P.J. Fleck (B.S.Ed. ’04), head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, as he shares how he transformed and built on his foundation as an Elementary Education major to become a highly successful coach. Learn how Coach Fleck motivates, develops and supports college athletes as they focus on teamwork and shared goals. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 3, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Zoom and registration is available online. NIU Wi-Fi Network Changes The Division of Information Technology made changes to the NIU Wi-Fi network in January 2021. The unencrypted ‘NIUGuest’ network will be phased out and is being replaced by the new ‘NIUVisitor’ network. Below is the information you need to know to keep your devices connected to NIU’s Wi-Fi network while you are on campus.
Why? In this digital era, information and cyber security are essential practices for individuals and institutions. NIU provides multiple methods of Wi-Fi access to students, staff, faculty, and guests, and strongly recommends users use the encrypted ‘NIUwireless’ Wi-Fi network, whenever possible. Open unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks are the most vulnerable to intentional abuse, accidental misuse, and pose other inherent risks to its users. To reduce these risks for the current implementation of the open and unencrypted ‘NIUguest’ Wi-Fi network, NIU is implementing a registration-based guest Wi-Fi where campus visitors will register before gaining access to the internet. Who is affected and what to do? These improvements are applicable to all students, staff, faculty, and guests who would like to use the Wi-Fi network services provided by NIU.
• All students, staff and faculty are required to connect to the encrypted ‘NIUwireless’ Wi-Fi network using their NIU username and password on their compatible devices such as phones, tablets, and laptops. • Campus visitors can gain access to the internet by connecting to ‘NIUvisitor’ Wi-Fi network. This network requires users to register and limits access to the network to 5 days from the date of registration. • Students, staff and faculty with personal devices such as smart TVs, gaming devices and personal assistants that cannot authenticate to the encrypted ‘NIUwireless’ Wi-Fi network can gain access to the unencrypted ‘NIUvisitor’ Wi-Fi network by registering their devices via the MyDevices Portal. The portal can be accessed by visiting https://mydevices.niu.edu/ while connected to the NIU network or VPN. • For NIU owned and managed devices that cannot connect to the encrypted ‘NIUwireless’ Wi-Fi network, DoIT has created a process to register these devices which will allow access the network by connecting to the unencrypted ‘NIUregistered’ Wi-Fi network. Check the details of this process on DoIT's website.
A more detailed explanation of these changes along with the instructions document can be found on DoIT's website. When? These new additions and improvements were put in place on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Though, the current open unencrypted ‘NIUguest’ Wi-Fi network will remain available until July 30, 2021, it is highly recommended to move to the applicable networks as explained above, immediately, so that any issues users might face, can be resolved before the ‘NIUguest’ network is taken down. |