June 9, 2025

The PeopleSoft Financial Management system will be unavailable from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday evening, June 9, due to system maintenance.

The PeopleSoft Human Resources system will be unavailable from 5 to 8 p.mm Tuesday evening, June 10, due to system maintenance.

As part of our NIU Foundation’s volunteer engagement summer programming, NIU staff, faculty and alumni are invited to volunteer at two vital campus resources: The Huskie Closet and the Huskie Food Pantry.

On Wednesday, June 25, volunteers are welcome to contribute time and energy at either location:

At the Huskie Closet, tasks include organizing clothing, refreshing the space for the upcoming year and supporting closet operations that serve students. At the Huskie Food Pantry, volunteers will assist with stocking shelves, setting up and facilitating pantry operations that also serve students. Both spaces are entirely volunteer-powered, and community involvement helps ensure these resources remain welcoming, accessible and ready to serve.

Register to participate in Paws for a Cause.

This is an opportunity to demonstrate Huskie spirit through compassion, community, and collective support.

NIU’s 118th Homecoming is taking place the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 5, 2025  and planning is well underway with new designs for our fourth edition of NIU’s Pride with Purpose shirt and several new grant-funded events being developed.

Voting is now open for the 2025 Pride with Purpose shirt design. Cast a vote for your favorite design by Friday, June 20. The winning design will be announced during Homecoming week.

There is still time to purchase our 2024 Pride with Purpose shirt. When you purchase the shirt, you support our general student scholarship fund and show your #HuskiePride. Shirts are on sale at the Huskie Books and Gear in the Holmes Student Center and online by visiting niualumnnistore.com.

Some levels of the parking deck will close for cleaning from Monday, June 9, 2025, through Friday,
June 13, 2025.

Levels will open as work is completed. During this time, any valid blue, yellow, orange, purple or brown permit holder will be able to park in any legal parking space on all open levels, except for reserved spaces and handicap spaces.

For more information, contact Campus Parking Services at 815-753-1045 or parking@niu.edu.

The parking deck will be undergoing needed maintenance for electrical repairs beginning June 16. The work is expected to last through July 11. During this time, there will be periodic disruptions and spaces blocked on various levels as work is completed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Parking Services at 815-753-1045 or parking@niu.edu.

Beginning fall 2025, our Department of Computer Science will offer an online master’s degree in computer science with an emphasis in cybersecurity.

As a CISCO Academy Partner, our cybersecurity program is based on industry and federal standards and prepares you for a high-paying and rewarding career in one of the fastest-growing IT markets.

Our curriculum is aligned with the NIST’s National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education and the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation.  

Interested in being part of our inaugural cohort? Request more information or apply through NIU Online.

Come join this fun and informative class that meets twice a week for four weeks. You will learn the many benefits of using resistance to burn calories and add muscle in a safe and welcoming environment. We will inform you how to sequence your exercise routines as well as how to make them more efficient. This class is for all levels.

Noon to 12:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, June 9 to July 2.

Sign up on the NIU Rec Center Group Exercises Classes registration page.

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:

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

The Office of Research Development (ORD) announces an internal competition for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) competition. NSF will accept four proposals from NIU.

The NSF MRI Program funds instrumentation for research in fields of science and engineering supported by the NSF Focus Areas. The instrumentation must have a broad base of users both within and external to NIU; regionally or nationally. The MRI program provides up to $4 million to acquire or develop a new instrument or upgrade an existing instrument. Proposals may request an award period of up to three years for instrument acquisition, and up to five years for instrument development. The instrument must be operational by the end of the award period. The program does not fund research projects or provide ongoing support for operating or maintaining facilities or centers.

The deadline to submit internal proposals is Aug. 27, 2025. Complete information on the internal competition and the NSF MRI program is available on our Office of Research Development Limited Submission Funding Opportunities webpage. Faculty who plan to submit a proposal to the NSF MRI competition must submit an internal proposal via NIU’s InfoReady internal competition portal.

Fiscal Year 2025 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 FY25 financial statements in a timely manner. Please ensure that all FY25 transactions for your department are properly classified and submitted to the Accounting Office by the deadlines listed below:

It is very important to note that transactions required to be processed in FY25 must be received by the requested due dates (do not hold FY25 documents even if the deadline has passed).

Please review all transactions and balances in applicable cost centers, paying particular attention to appropriate cut-off for transactions occurring during the months of June and July. Note that all goods and services received prior to June 30, 2025 must be recorded as an expenditure or accrued as a liability in the current fiscal year. Goods and services received after June 30, 2025 must be recorded as an expenditure in Fiscal Year 2026. University sales and services performed prior to June 30, 2025 must be recorded as revenue in the current fiscal year. University sales or services to be performed after June 30, 2025 must be recorded as revenue in Fiscal Year 2026. 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, 2025. 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 FY25. Should you have any questions about the year-end process, please email the Controller’s Office at ControllerOffice@niu.edu for assistance.