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Weekly Employee Announcements
 

June 22, 2026

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📌 NOTICES

NIU'S 119TH HOMECOMING

Have You Voted for the 2026 Pride with Purpose Shirt?

Voting is now open for the 2026 Pride with Purpose shirt design. Cast a vote for your favorite design by Friday, June 26. The winning shirt design will be released for purchase during Homecoming week. When you purchase the shirt, you support our general student scholarship fund and show your Huskie Pride.

 

MyNIU Student System Maintenance

The MyNIU Student System will be unavailable from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 due to system maintenance.

 

NIU named Military Spouse Friendly® School

Northern Illinois University has achieved the honor of being a 2026-2027 Military Spouse Friendly® School. Since 2009, this list of schools has been a reliable resource for military spouses and has set a standard for higher education institutions to provide the best post-secondary education experiences for spouses of service members.

Earlier this year, NIU received a 2026-2027 Military Friendly® School Silver designation.

Our Office of Military and Veteran Services serves all veteran, active duty, reservists/guard members and their families. The office supports NIU’s student success initiatives by offering coaching appointments with student benefits counselors. These counselors are current military-connected students who provide support via one-on-one conversations.

 

Save the Date for Family Weekend, Sept. 11–13, 2026

Planning is underway for Family Weekend 2026. The Department of Student Involvement invites faculty, staff and campus partners to help create a memorable weekend for NIU students and their families.

Do you have an event already planned that would be a great fit for Family Weekend? Or an idea for a new program, activity or partnership? Submit your event or idea through the Family Weekend Event Idea Submission Form for consideration as part of our official Family Weekend schedule.

We encourage campus partners to save the date and consider ways to engage students and their families throughout the weekend.

 

Have Some Fun at the Huskie Den this Summer!

The Huskie Den is open this summer through Aug. 14. The Huskie Den is open to all students, staff, faculty and community members.Hours vary. Visit the Huskie Den website for more information.

 

Improve Your Technical Skills This Summer

Now is the time to enhance your skills before the fall semester begins. Take advantage of the summer months to invest in yourself and explore new tools that can support your professional growth.

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is offering a variety of free virtual workshops throughout June and July. These sessions are a great opportunity to build your skills at no cost to your department.

Available Workshop Topics:

  • Microsoft Excel.
  • Microsoft Word.
  • SharePoint.
  • OneNote.
  • Planner.
  • Adobe tools.
  • Outlook.
  • Electronic Requisitions.

Workshop Details:

  • Format: Virtual (via MS Teams).
  • Cost: Free.
  • Audience: All interested faculty and staff.

Make yourself a priority this summer — develop your technical skills in a supportive, hands-on learning environment.

View the full schedule and register in the Training Registration System.

If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Kozumplik Business Analyst, Division of Information Technology.

 

Help Students Find On-campus Employment Opportunities

In effort to make on-campus employment opportunities easily accessible to students, Career Services is asking anyone with an on-campus student employment opportunity to add the position to Huskies Get Hired. For assistance adding your open positions to Huskies Get Hired, contact Steph Horgan at sluka1@niu.edu.

In addition, offices are encouraged to promote Huskies Get Hired by printing this half-sheet flyer and posting it on their office door before the fall 2026 semester starts. 

Download the Huskies Get Hired flyer
Huskies Get Hired flyer
 

Sustainability Leadership Academy Now Taking Applications

Campus Sustainability is offering a new program, the Sustainability Leadership Academy, to train staff and faculty leaders across campus in bringing sustainability to offices and departments. Participants will learn alongside cohort mates during this academic-year long program, while creating a project to implement into their office or department. Learn more about the academy and apply to participate.

Applications are open now through June 30, 2026. Supervisor endorsements will need to be submitted by July 7, 2026. 

 

👏 APPLAUD A COLLEAGUE

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:

  • Caitlin Teague and Melani Prentice
Read recent applause →
Applaud a colleague →
 

🗓 UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Tuesday, June 23: **ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course
  • Wednesday, June 24: Leadership Training Series: A Growth Mindset
  • Wednesday, June 24: **ONLINE** LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
  • Wednesday, June 24: **ONLINE** Using the NIU Quality Essentials to Plan and Evaluate Your Online Course
  • Friday, June 26: Electronic Requisitions
  • Friday, June 26: **ONLINE** Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Strategies for Equitable Learning Environments
 
View the NIU Events Calendar →
Huskie Athletics events →
Submit an event →

Tip: Submit your event, lecture, training session or deadline to the NIU calendar to inform Huskies about everything that is happening on campus. 

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⏱ DEADLINES

  • Friday, June 26: Pride with Purpose shirt voting deadline

Fiscal Year 2026 Due Dates for Accounting Transactions

We are preparing to wrap up another fiscal year here at NIU and it is important that we finalize the university’s Fiscal Year 2026 financial statements in a timely manner. Please ensure that all FY 2026 transactions for your department are properly classified and submitted to the Accounting Office by the deadlines listed below:

  • June 30, 2026: All FY 2026 cash and/or checks received must be deposited at the Bursar’s Office in Swen Parson Hall 235 and must be made in accordance with Bursar’s Office policy.
  • July 15, 2026: All FY 2026 approved invoices, check requests and travel reimbursement requests due to Accounts Payable Services at AccountsPayableSrvs@niu.edu or Lowden Hall 107.
  • July 15, 2026: Year-end cutoff for posting all journal activity occurring in June from all fund sources due to General Ledger at JournalEntries@niu.edu.

It is very important to note that transactions required to be processed in FY 2026 must be received by the requested due dates (do not hold FY 2026 documents even if the deadline has passed).

Please review all transactions and balances in applicable cost centers, paying particular attention to appropriate cutoff for transactions occurring during the months of June and July. Note that all goods and services received prior to June 30, 2026, must be recorded as an expenditure or accrued as a liability in the current fiscal year. Goods and services received after June 30, 2026, must be recorded as an expenditure in FY 2027. University sales and services performed prior to June 30, 2026, must be recorded as revenue in the current fiscal year. University sales or services to be performed after June 30, 2026, must be recorded as revenue in F Y 2027. If you have any questions concerning how transactions should be recorded, please contact an Accounting Office representative.

This is also a good time to review any accruals in your cost centers to ensure they are up to date. All accrued balances should have support justifying why the amounts are accrued (receivable, payable, deferred, etc.) as of June 30, 2026. The Controller’s Office is responsible for all tuition accruals, and no adjustments should be made to tuition accounts. Please reach out if you have any questions.

We appreciate your full cooperation as we work to ensure a successful close-out of FY 2026.  Should you have any questions about the year-end process, please email the Controller’s Office at ControllerOffice@niu.edu for assistance. 

 

🗞 FROM NIU TODAY

Ginger Murphy

Double-alumna Ginger Murphy shines in national Read 180 Educator spotlight

Celebrating success is routine procedure for Ginger Murphy.

Part of one wall in her Eisenhower Middle School language arts classroom resembles a beaded door curtain gleaming with magenta, yellow, orange and blue dots that form vertical ribbons sprouting from the top of the display board toward the floor.

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