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Week of June 1, 2021
Contents:

Protecting the Pack Updates

Applaud a Colleague

Upcoming Events

Notices

Deadlines

From NIU Today

Protecting the Pack (COVID-19) updates
We continue to closely monitor activities and developments related to the spread and management of coronavirus (COVID-19) in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health and the DeKalb County Public Health Department. The resource links below are meant to support the health and wellness of our university community. Please check them frequently.

Frequently Asked
Questions

Communications

Human Resource Services FAQs

Updated Facemask Policy During Bridge Phase
The university has reviewed the recent CDC guidance regarding wearing facemasks and consulted with both the state and the DeKalb County Health Department. Because there is currently no way to determine easily who has been fully vaccinated, the default will remain that all individuals regardless of vaccination status must wear facemasks while indoors with few exceptions. Read more about our updated policy on facemasks.

Applaud a Colleague

 

Applaud a colleague is a show of appreciation for those co-workers who go above and beyond. These are just a few of the employees throughout the university that go the extra mile:

• Meredith Eskoff
Ricela Feliciano-Semidei

 

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Read recent applause and take the time to applaud a colleague for a job well done >

Upcoming Events
Please check the calendar for more information and for online-only events as they become available!
View the NIU Huskies’ calendar for all upcoming athletic events.
For upcoming exhibits, performances and recitals, view the College of Visual And Performing Arts calendar.


Tuesday, June 1: SPSC Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual)
Tuesday, June 1: EAP Return to Work Wellness Talk
Tuesday, June 1: Outdoor Adventures Standup Paddleboard Yoga (SUPYO) Workshops
Wednesday, June 2: NIU Annuitants Association Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 2: Outdoor Adventures Lagoon Hourly Boat Rentals
Thursday, June 3: Operating Staff Council General Meeting
Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6: Celebrating NIU 2021 Commencement - Huskie Pride Lights
Friday, June 4: Graduate Spring Commencement (Spring 2021)
Friday, June 4: Graduate Commencement (Class of 2020)
Saturday, June 5: Undergraduate Spring Commencement (Spring 2021)
Sunday, June 6: Undergraduate Spring Commencement (Spring 2021)

Notices

Benefit Choice Period ends today, June 1

Human Resource Services would like to remind you that the annual Benefit Choice period for FY2022 ends on Monday, June 1, 2021. All changes in coverage will be effective on July 1, 2021. Employees are encouraged to visit the State of Illinois MyBenefits website and review the FY22 Benefit Choice Booklet for detailed information. The NIU HRS website has also been updated as a resource for employees.

Parking Permits Available for Purchase

Parking permits for the 2021-2022 academic year are now available for purchase. Annual permits will be valid from June 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. Please display the permit as soon as you purchase your permit.

Motorcycle permits are also available for purchase. These permits are offered at a discounted rate for individuals who have purchased a vehicle permit (excluding green permits). If ordering both permits at the same time, be sure to order the vehicle permit first to ensure the discount is applied.

For those working a flexible work schedule, there are short-term and free parking options available. Short-term permits can be purchased online and options include daily, weekly and monthly permits. In order to take advantage of the free parking option, individuals must register their vehicle with Campus Parking Services. They will receive a green permit. A map of all campus parking is available online.

While in-person permit sales will not be available, Parking Services offers two convenient ways to obtain your new permit:

Online:  In order to respect social distancing guidelines, Parking Services strongly recommends permits be purchased using this option. Visit the Parking Services website and click on Buy Permits Online to complete your order. Permits will be mailed to your home address.

By mail:  Complete the vehicle registration form and mail it to Parking Services, along with payment. Parking Services will mail the permit within three business days of receiving the order.  There is an additional $15 fee applied to all permits purchased through the mail, excluding reserved permits. Mail the completed form to:

Northern Illinois University

Campus Parking Services

121 Normal Road

DeKalb, IL 60115

 

Parking Services offers several payment options:

Pre-tax payroll deduction - With the exception of motorcycle permits, permit payments may be made as a pre-tax payroll deduction. Payments may be deducted up to 12 pay periods, depending on the permit purchased.
Check- for full amount
Credit card - All major credit cards accepted.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Parking Services at (815) 753-1045 or at parking@niu.edu.  

NIU School of Music presents summer music workshops in July for high school musicians
Brass Workshop — July 8, 2021

Come reboot your fundamentals and ensemble skills and prepare for fall performances. Join NIU professors Christopher Scanlon, Scott Tegge, Andrew Glendening, Renee Vogen and Tom Bough for sessions on warmup and fundamentals, concentration, stretching and breathing, master classes and chamber music performances by our brass faculty as well as a large brass ensemble afternoon concert in which you’ll perform alongside faculty.

Saxophone Workshop — July 21, 2021

Deepen your knowledge and enrich your experience of both classical and jazz saxophone performance practice through a one-day saxophone intensive. Join NIU professors Geof Bradfield and Thomas Snydaker to explore technique, sound production, the repertoire of each genre, improvisation and structuring practice sessions to achieve your personal goals.

Double Reed Workshop — July 30, 2021

Enhance your double reed knowledge with NIU professors Emily Fagan and John Gaudette. Throughout the day you’ll attend master classes, work on reed making, prepare chamber pieces and perform in an end-of-day recital. Join us to learn more about the vast opportunities offered by the NIU double reed studios.

Learn more and register for Summer Music Workshops or call 815-753-1450 for more information.

Free NSF Virtual Grants conference June 7-11

Registration is now open to attend the spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants conference, which will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of June 7-11, 2021. Faculty are encouraged to attend. Learn more about the conference and how to register by visiting the Sponsored Programs Administration Newsblog.  

NIU Adobe Connect site license discontinued after June 30, 2021
Due to a significant drop in usage and budget limitations, the university wide site license and single sign-on for Adobe Connect will be discontinued as of June 30, 2021. All personnel interested in continuing with Adobe Connect services after June 30, 2021 must have individual/departmental licenses. Content in the NIU Adobe Connect cloud will not be available after June 30, 2021. Please download content you need to save before June 30, 2021. For help with downloading content.

 

Individual licenses are available at the Adobe site. Discounts are available for packages of 10 licenses or more. For more information, contact Senior Account Manager Alan "Rusty" Singer at rustys@cdwg.com or 877-325-3359.

Deadlines

Financial Month End Close
The month of May is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Journals not posted at that time will go into June business.  Submit May journals before end of business on Tuesday, June 8.  Final May reports are scheduled to be available Thursday, June 10, 2021. In addition, June reports are scheduled to be available Friday, June 11, 2021. These dates, and other important dates related to the Controller’s Office website.

FY2021 Accounting Office deadlines

We’re preparing to wrap up another fiscal year here at NIU and it’s important that we finalize the university’s FY21 financial statements in a timely manner. Please ensure that all FY21 transactions for your department are properly classified and submitted to the Accounting Office by the deadlines listed below:

Year-end cutoff for posting all journal activity occurring prior to June from all fund sources due to General Ledger at JournalEntries@niu.edu.

June 11, 2021

All FY2021 invoices, payment authorizations, check requests and travel reimbursement requests due to Accounts Payable Services at AccountsPayableSrvs@niu.edu or Lowden Hall 208.

July 14, 2021

Year-end cutoff for posting all journal activity occurring in June from all fund sources due to General Ledger at JournalEntries@niu.edu.

July 14, 2021

All FY2021 cash and/or checks received must be deposited at the Bursar’s Office in Swen Parson 235, and must be made in accordance with Bursar’s Office policy.

June 30, 2021

 

It’s very important to note that transactions required to be processed in FY21 must be received by the requested due dates (do not hold FY21 documents even if the deadline has passed).

From NIU Today

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Huskies United launches June 23-24
NIU is home to the next generation of talented, dedicated students preparing for a brighter future for themselves, their families and the world around them.

 

On June 23-24, Huskie Nation has a unique opportunity to unite around the mission, vision and values of Northern Illinois University through the NIU Foundation’s Huskies United. Read more.

 

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2020’s honorary degree recipient: 102-year-old Sherret S. Chase
A year ago, commencement ceremony plans were disrupted by the pandemic, but that didn’t stop NIU from conferring an honorary doctorate degree to a centenarian for his groundbreaking work in agriculture. Read more.


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