Proposals now being accepted for the Racial Healing: Through the Lenses of Truth Campus Conference.
NIU’s inaugural Racial Healing: Through the Lenses of Truth Campus Conference will be held on Oct. 27, 2023.
This conference, led by the divisions of Student Affairs and Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will include keynote speakers, interactive workshops, presentations and more. This conference offers space for social justice, racial healing and restorative justice work along with opportunities for continued education of self-awareness and growth for all members of our campus community. In addition, it’s an opportunity for collaboration across our institution to consider what racial reconciliation and justice mean, especially within our classrooms and how we engage with each other and our students.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to submit an interactive workshop proposal by June 12, 2023.
Operating Staff Council elections are now open.
Please take this opportunity to review the candidates and vote for those who will be representing you in shared governance.
The OSC election will be done electronically – there will be no paper ballots. We need to fill five vacancies and we have seven great candidates.
The deadline to vote is 5 p.m. Friday, May 19. If you have any questions, please contact the elections and appointments committee chair jslagstad@niu.edu.
Campus Dining to have three locations open this summer.
We’ve got an exciting announcement to make! Campus Dining will have three of your favorite locations open this summer: Starbucks, the Grill at the Huskie Den and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Beginning Monday, May 15, Starbucks will open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and The Grill at the Huskie Den 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Einstein Bros. will open Monday through Thursday beginning May 30, the Tuesday following Memorial Day. Their hours will be 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bookmark our Where to Eat page for easy access to hours, locations and payment types accepted.
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FY2024 Benefit Choice period now open.
The FY2024 Benefit Choice period will run from May 1 through May 31, 2023, with benefit elections effective July 1, 2023. Employees are encouraged to visit the State of Illinois MyBenefits website and review the FY24 Benefit Choice Booklet for detailed information. The NIU HRS website also has been updated as a resource for employees.
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All-star educational lineup at the 2023 Online Teaching Symposium.
At this year’s Online Teaching Symposium, student rights advocate and Georgia State University Alumna Kiara Williams moderates a student panel about incorporating student voices into the online learning environment. Hosted at the NIU Naperville Regional Center. Williams moderates a five-student panel made up of online students from some of NIU’s fully online graduate programs.
The Online Teaching Symposium is a two-day event hosted May 30-31 by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. Faculty and staff present virtually May 30 following the keynote address, “Trauma-Aware Online Teaching” by Karen Costa, author of “99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos.”
Day two of the symposium includes the student panel, Birds of a Feather table conversations and a panel of recipients of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award. More information and registration.
Online Teaching Symposium call for proposals.
The Online Teaching Symposium is a two-day, multimodal event celebrating our outstanding online faculty and instructors. Proposals are now being accepted for virtual sessions on Tuesday, May 30.
We’re looking for NIU faculty and staff to share their own experience teaching online at the symposium. The proposal requirements are brief and informal, so no need to stress over the perfect title or abstract. The submission deadline is Friday, April 14. Learn more and submit a proposal at citl.niu.edu/ots.
We look forward to connecting you with colleagues and sharing success stories. Please join us on May 30 and 31 for panel discussions, keynote addresses, award ceremonies and more. For the first time since 2019, we are offering both virtual and in-person symposium events.
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RSVP for preview of student orientation.
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Faculty and Staff are invited to relive your orientation experience! You are invited to join the Orientation and First Year Programs team on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 to kick off the summer orientation season. You’ll get the chance to experience new student orientation, meet our orientation leaders, receive an overview of campus-wide orientation programs for first-year and transfer students and learn about plans for Week of Welcome (WOW).
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Presidential Commissions accepting membership nominations.
The Office of the President invites nominations of faculty, staff and students for appointment to the presidential commissions for terms to begin fall 2023.
Self-nominations are welcome.
Forward nominations, including name, title, classification (faculty, instructor, supportive professional staff, operating staff, undergraduate student, graduate student), email address and a brief statement summarizing your qualifications and desire to serve, to Pat Erickson, Office of University Council, at pje@niu.edu.
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DeKalb Corn Classic registration now open.
The DeKalb Corn Classic will be held on Sept. 24, 2023. Beginning and ending in Downtown DeKalb, the route takes runners through historical neighborhoods, along the Kishwaukee River via Prairie Park, through NIU's campus and Huskie Stadium and ends in Van Buer Plaza with a post race celebration!
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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:
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Michael Corvino
- Barb Beverly
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- Monday, May 8: Open Forum for VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer - Candidate 1
- Tuesday, May 9: Faculty and Staff Pickup Basketball
- Wednesday, May 10: **ONLINE** Blackboard Ultra Basics
- Wednesday, May 10: Open Forum for VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer - Candidate 2
- Wednesday, May 10: Graduating Huskies Photoshoot
- Wednesday, May 10: Outdoor Adventures: Hourly Lagoon Boat Rentals
- Thursday, May 11: Supportive Professional Staff Council
- Thursday, May 11: 14th Annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony
- Friday, May 12: Graduate Spring 2023 commencement
- Friday, May 12: Open Forum for VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer - Candidate 3
- Saturday, May 13: Undergraduate Spring 2023 commencement
- Tuesday, May 16: Introductory Commercial Card Training
- Saturday, May 20: STEM Café: Bison: Engineers of the Prairie Ecosystem
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Open House and Reception for Vernese Edghill-Walden on May 19.
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Join fellow Huskies on Friday, May 19, 2023 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Dr. Edghill-Walden, NIU vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Come wish her well as she transitions to her new role as the vice president for Equity and Inclusive Excellence at her undergraduate alma mater, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Monday, June 12: Deadline for submitting a workshop proposal for NIU's Racial Healing: Through the Lenses of Truth Campus Conference
Year-end Financial Deadlines
The following deadlines have been established to allow adequate processing time to successfully close FY23 and prepare financial statements to meet the University’s reporting deadline with the State of Illinois Comptroller’s Office. By not doing so, exposes the University to audit findings related to improper year-end cutoff and inadequate control over good/services provided prior to approved contract/purchase order, among others. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule to ensure a successful close process.
- June 16, 2023: Purchase requisitions and change orders for new FY23 requirements under $100,000 due to Procurement Services & Contract Management. Also,
- Consider competition requirements for small purchases ($20,000 to $100,000, based on the aggregate amount). Submit competition or waiver document with requisition.
- Requests that have associated contracts should be submitted as soon as Department/Divisions have them to allow sufficient processing time to meet this cutoff date.
- Note: For FY23 requests greater than $100,000, please contact a Procurement representative (abridges3@niu.edu) for guidance.
- June 19, 2023: Year-end cutoff for posting all journal activity for transactions occurring prior to June from all fund sources due to General Ledger
- June 30, 2023: All FY23 cash and/or checks received must be deposited at the Bursar’s Office in Swen 235, and must be made in accordance with Bursar’s Office procedures
- July 14, 2023: All FY23 approved invoices, check requests, and travel reimbursement requests due to Accounts Payable Services
- July 14, 2023:Year-end cutoff for posting all journal activity for transactions occurring in June from all fund sources due to General Ledger.
It is very important to note that transactions required to be processed in FY23 must be received by the requested due dates (do not hold FY23 documents even if the deadline has passed).
Should you have any questions about the year-end process or initiating FY24 requisitions, please contact the Controller’s Office at (ControllerOffice@niu.edu) or Procurement Services and Contract Management at abridges3@niu.edu for further assistance. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance to ensure a successful close out of FY23.
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NIU program helps high schoolers explore food and nutrition science careers
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Food is fun. It’s familiar to all of us and so ordinary we might take it for granted. Yet, food also offers endless opportunities for hands-on scientific exploration and experimentation. That’s why food provides a wonderful pathway into scientific fields for high school students who take part in NIU’s new Food and Nutrition Science Career and College Prep Program beginning this summer. Read more.
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NIU gets super boost in high-performance computing
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The NIU Center for Research Computing and Data (CRCD) is commissioning a new $1.2 million, high-performance computing facility (HPC), known as METIS.
“We want to provide our faculty with the sophisticated tools they need to stay on the cutting-edge of research and scholarship in their respective fields,” said Gerald C. Blazey, NIU vice president of Research and Innovation Partnerships. “Relative to its predecessor, METIS increases NIU HPC capacity by an order of magnitude.” Read more.
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