Red and Black Fridays is always in fashion.
As Huskies, we end the week by wearing Red and Black to show our #HuskiePride! So, pull out your red dress and black shoes, put on your black pants and adjust your red tie, or just throw on your Huskie gear and join us. If you’re spotted by our new Spirit Squad and wearing red and black, you’ll get some NIU swag—which is always in style.
HRS releases new automated form.
As previously indicated, HRS is actively pursuing form automation. Effective immediately, the following forms are accessible on the HR website through a dedicated Kuali link.
HRS aims to enhance accessibility and streamline processes by making these forms available through Kuali Build, an online workflow toolkit.
Please visit the Kuali Build information page for addition details about Kuali Build or its functionalities.
Please email any questions to HumanResources@niu.edu.
Two new stop signs installed on campus.
Two new vehicular stop signs are being installed this week on campus to help improve pedestrian safety. The new signs will be located at the north crosswalk on Gilbert Drive which connects Gilbert Hall and the Music/Visual Arts buildings. The second sign will be located at crosswalk on Lucinda Avenue directly south of Grant Towers.
Join us for our faculty and staff award ceremonies.
Join your colleagues to celebrate the recipients of the 2024 university faculty and staff awards.
The faculty awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 3 p.m. in the Auditorium of Altgeld Hall. Learn more and view recipients.
The staff award ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2044 at 3 p.m. in the Auditorium of Altgeld Hall. Learn more and view recipients.
Event submissions for Week of Welcome due today, April 15, 2024.
To reduce redundancies and create stronger connections between units, Orientation and First Year Programs is excited to launch the new Week of Welcome Event Proposal form. Complete the form if you are interested in submitting an event to be featured within the Week of Welcome schedule. You will receive communication regarding your submission from Orientation and First Year Programs and our Week of Welcome Working Group within two weeks.
Faculty and staff volunteers needed for commencement.
As we approach the end of the semester, we look forward to celebrating with our Class of 2024 at the May Commencement Ceremonies held May 10 and 11, 2024 at the Convocation Center. In order to help make these events successful for our graduates, families, and guests, please consider volunteering your time at one or more events. Volunteers have been critical to creating a fun, organized and celebratory event for NIU graduates.
If you are interested in helping out, and are not already participating through your academic college or the graduate school (note, graduate faculty hooding and marching have received a separate invite), please go to the commencement volunteer website and fill out the volunteer form no later than April 29, 2024.
2024 Football Spring Showcase
Huskie Nation, be sure to join the fun on Saturday, April 27, at Huskie Stadium and the Chessick Practice Center for our annual NIU Football Spring Showcase, preceded by the Victor E. Fan Fest and surplus sale. All activities are free to attend. Learn more.
Do you work with community partners? We need to hear from you!
Partnerships are key to community engagement and community engagement is integral to NIU’s mission. That’s why we’re asking you to tell us about community partnerships in this simple Community Partnership Form. It will only take a few minutes to share your contact information, a brief description of your partnership and the most remarkable outcome.
Why share now? NIU is proud to be classified as a Carnegie Engaged Institution. Throughout this year, a team of faculty and staff are working on a self-study as we prepare to apply for reclassification in 2025. Your input will allow us to celebrate and support partnerships already happening and explore new partnership opportunities.
Thanks for your participation. We look forward to hearing about your partnerships!
Questions? Contact a member of our Engagement Roundtable.
Operating Staff Council Call for Candidates
The NIU Operating Staff Council has five vacancies on the council to fill this year. All five vacancies will be for three-year terms, starting July 1, 2024.
If you are:
Then the OSC encourages you to run.
We are an integral part of NIU's shared governance system through its participation, communication, advisement and assistance on the resolution of issues and the formulation of policies relevant to the general welfare of all operating staff employees. The OSC is committed to performing its duties in a professional and conscientious manner in the furtherance of the NIU mission. The council meets at 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of every month, 12 months a year. Currently, all meetings are virtual via Teams.
Interested in Running? Please complete the Candidate Data Sheet. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. April 19.
If you are unable to submit it electronically, please print the form and drop off at Altgeld 103 or scan and email to fmitchell@niu.edu.
Questions regarding elections? Contact Jim Slagstad, Election Committee, Operating Staff Council at jslagstad@niu.edu.
Registration is now open for Summer in the Arts at NIU 2024!
Campers will live the life of an artist at NIU in DeKalb this summer, exploring creativity, experiencing dorm life, meeting mentors, making lifelong friends and more.
Fine arts summer camps at NIU fill quickly. Early registration is advised.
NIU staff, faculty, students and returning campers receive a camp fee discount, and early bird registrants save an additional $50. Eligible families may apply for need-based scholarship assistance through May 1.
Please call our camp office at 815-753-1450 for more information. Visit our website for details and to register.
The Staff Professional Development Academy is a yearlong, cohort style program that both promotes professional development and creates a network of leaders across campus. We aim to have diverse cohorts with representation across campus and encourage staff at all levels to apply. Learn more about eligibility requirements and how to apply by visiting the Office of the President's website.
Deadline for applications is May 1, 2024.
Applaud a Colleague is a show of appreciation for those coworkers who go above and beyond. These are just a few of the employees throughout the university that go the extra mile:
OERD marketing staff
Through April 30: Asian American Heritage Month
Through April 30: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Tuesday, April 16: Ellington's: Pernil, Sorullitos, Ensalada de Coditos, Arroz con Grandules, Tostones and Guava Pastries
Tuesday, April 16: Electronic Requisitions Workshop
Tuesday, April 16: **NEW - ONLINE** Inclusive STEM Teaching: A Guide to Feminist Pedagogy in STEM
Tuesday, April 16: 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Reception
Tuesday, April 16: CEET Culture Night
Tuesday, April 16: Celebrating the Asian American Resource Center’s Beginnings
Tuesday, April 16: Unite for Recovery: Bridging Healthcare Perspectives in Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
Wednesday, April 17: Spring Food Truck Wednesday
Wednesday, April 17: Curricular Innovation Grant Celebration
Wednesday, April 17: Introductory Commercial Card Training
Wednesday, April 17: STEM Café: Theatrical Special Effects: Engineering Spectacle
Wednesday, April 17: NIU Wind Symphony Concert
Thursday, April 18: **NEW - ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Organizations
Thursday, April 18: Book Talk by Alumni Author Melissa Blake
Thursday, April 18: Faculty Awards Ceremony
Thursday, April 18: Student Fulbright Workshop
Thursday, April 18: Northern Illinois Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 18: Hawaiian Luau
Thursday, April 18: DeKalb County Earth Fest & "Common Ground" Documentary Screening
Friday, April 19: Assessment for Learning Improvement Showcase
Friday, April 19: NIU Cares Day of Service
Friday, April 19: NIU's 28th Annual LGBTQ+ Pride Awards
Friday, April 19: Chamber Choir Concert
Saturday, April 20: 2024 Northern Illinois Regional History Conference
Saturday, April 20: Walk A Mile To Support Survivors
Sunday, April 21: NIU Steelband, Steelpan Studio, University Steelband & CSA Steelband Concert
Monday, April 22: Eating Sustainably, Eating Well
Monday, April 22: Huskie Fresh Staff Cooking Class: Chicken Caprese Pasta Register by April 15.
Tuesday, April 23: Virtual Vendor Showcase
Wednesday, April 24: Neurodiversity Celebration
Monday, April 29: What is Sustainable Design? The Ecology of the Built Environment in Historical Perspective
Friday, April 19: Deadline for Operating Staff Council Call for Candidates
Monday, April 29: Faculty and Staff Commencement Volunteer sign-up deadline
Wednesday, May 1: Staff Professional Development Academy Application Deadline
Food Truck Wednesdays return to campus.
Food Truck Wednesdays are returning this spring – with even more vendors and activities. The whole community is invited to stop by on Wednesdays in April, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Normal Road in front of the MLK Commons. Read more.
NIU Libraries to host second annual Regional History Conference
NIU Libraries Regional History Center will host the second annual Northern Illinois Regional History Conference from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday April 20, 2024, at the Barsema Alumni and Vistors Center on NIU’s campus in DeKalb. Read more.
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