Make your plans for our 116th Homecoming celebration.
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Make plans for our 116th Homecoming! Cheer the Huskies all week long with a full schedule of events. Join us October 8-15, 2023.
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Get your NIU Homecoming Football tickets.
NIU Huskies Football vs. Ohio University Bobcats Saturday, Oct. 14.
Single game tickets are now available. Purchase Homecoming football tickets. For football group tickets, please contact the box office at 815-753-PACK(7225) or via email at HuskiesTickets@niu.edu. Group pricing begins at 15 tickets. For Premium Games, group tickets are $18.
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Homecoming is going to be a bundle of fun.
Begin making plans for our 116th Homecoming! You can save up to $20 when you attend Pizza, Paint and Sip with Chelsea McGhee Studios, Huskie Happy Hour with DeKalb County Bold Spirits, and the Third Annual Brunch with Mission and Victor E. Learn more about the Homecoming Events Bundle and get your discount today.
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BOT and Presidential Professorships nominations now being accepted.
Nominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees and PresidentialProfessorships are now being accepted. Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these prestigious awards.
More information about each award and the criteria and procedure for nomination is available by visiting the links below.
All of the professorships share the same nomination deadline of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
Nominations now being accepted for honorary doctoral degrees.
Nominations for honorary doctoral degrees to be awarded from Northern Illinois University are now being accepted.
Awarding an honorary degree is an opportunity for the university to recognize someone especially outstanding in a field of interest to the university. It is necessary, though not sufficient, for a nominee to be accomplished and renowned in their field; an honorary-degree recipient should be clearly exceptional among other outstanding persons in that field.
While a connection to Northern Illinois University or to the state of Illinois is not a requirement for nomination, any such relationship should be noted and will be considered during the selection process. Learn more about the nomination process.
Guidance on printing stationery and marketing materials.
The Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications (EMMC) has added a resource to its website that provides guidance on printing stationery and marketing materials. The page provides information about how and where to print materials like flyers, programs and posters on campus, printing stationery and marketing materials with the university’s print partner RRD and working with other off-campus vendors. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to marketing@niu.edu.
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Inclusion in Action professional development series is back.
Inclusion in Action is a professional development series for all employees and aims to support effective working relationships through the sharing of knowledge and resources. Sessions scheduled this fall include learning how to help students use Navigate to plan and register for classes, moving from climate anxiety to community action and resilience and a 2-part series on neurodivergence at work. Register to attend these and other upcoming Inclusion in Action sessions.
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Employees from all ranks and departments are encouraged to attend the workshops and to share their expertise as facilitators within this series. If you have an interest in facilitating a workshop in the series, contact Susanne Logsdon at slogsdon@niu.edu.
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Register to exhibit at STEM Fest Sept. 30
With STEM Fest less than six weeks away, now is the time to register your department or student group to exhibit.
We depend on you, your talented and energetic students, and the engaging activities you prepare to make STEM Fest an amazing event drawing thousands of people from across northern Illinois each year.
We know this event has encouraged young people attend NIU, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase your discipline in a fun way.
Register today and mark your calendars for Sept. 30.
Sponsored Programs Administration FY 2023 Annual Report now available.
SPA is pleased to release this year’s annual report offering an in-depth look at sponsored funding activity for Fiscal Year 2023. To access to the report, visit our Sponsored Programs Newsblog.
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Campus Flu Clinics scheduled for Sept. 20 and Oct. 17.
NIU Campus Flu Clinics for 2023 are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Tuesday, Oct. 17 in our Holmes Student Center Ballroom.
As of this date, the Health Department only has 300 vaccines available for the Sept. 20 event, so it is important for you to register by going to 2023 Flu Clinic Registration and Information. On this website is a client form that you may download and complete prior to the day of your scheduled appointment to bring with you. This form is required. Also on the website is additional information that you should read. If more vaccines become available, we will update the booking app to allow for more appointments.
If you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment, go to your confirmation email you received and scroll down to the button “Reschedule.”
Employee flu vaccines are free to all employees covered under any of the state of Illinois insurance plans with NIU under their wellness benefit. No insurance card is necessary unless you are a retiree or spouse of a retiree.
If you are an employee who opted out of any state of Illinois insurance plans, the DeKalb County Health Department will submit a claim to your insurance company for reimbursement of the flu vaccine. If they do not cover it, you will be billed $38. Please bring an insurance card.
Students, dependents and spouses need to bring a medical insurance card or pay $38 for the flu vaccine the day of your appointment. HMOs will not reimburse. You are responsible to find out if the flu vaccine is covered under your plan. If your plan does not cover the administered vaccine, you will be billed $38. You may reach out to the DeKalb County Health Department with questions about the vaccine or insurance at 815-758-6673, or if you have any other questions, please contact NIU Employee Well-being at 815-753-9191 or email ksmith12@niu.edu.
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Applications for crowdfunding projects for this academic year are now open.
Applications are now being accepted for NIU Impact, the crowdfunding platform where students, faculty, staff members and researchers can raise money to turn their great ideas into reality. Since its inception in 2021, NIU Impact has helped raise over $286,000 from 1,877 total gifts. To date, 67.5% of projects have reached their fundraising goal.
Fall campaigns will run Oct. 3-26. Please submit your application by midnight, Sept. 13. Submit your crowdfunding application, or register for one of our informational webinars.
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Policy Library update – revised policies
Revised policies are open to review and comment for a 30-day period. This provides our NIU community the opportunity to consider and respond to the revised policies before they take effect. The revised policies are:
To submit a comment, go to our policy library website. Click on “Comment on New/Renew Policies.” You’ll be able to review the policies and provide your comments. If you have any questions, please contact the university policy librarian at policy-library@niu.edu.
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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:
- Rebecca Rahe
- Ted Campbell
- Kathie Dempsey
- Academic Advising Staff in the College of Business
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- Monday, Aug. 28: Classes begin (Fall 2023)
- Monday, Aug. 28: First Day of Class Photos
- Tuesday, Aug. 29: Asian American Resource Center Open House
- Tuesday, Aug. 29: Another way to Navigate NIU: Navigate Student!
- Tuesday, Aug. 29: Jazz in Progress – Swingin’ the Bandshell 2023
- Wednesday, Aug. 30: Crowdfunding with NIU Impact - Informational Webinar
- Wednesday, Aug. 30: Food Truck Wednesdays
- Wednesday, Aug. 30: Gender and Sexuality Resource Center Open House
- Wednesday, Aug. 30: Latin Chill
- Wednesday, Aug. 30: Outdoor Adventures: Lagoon Fest and Super Blue Moon Paddle
- Thursday, Aug. 31: Interdisciplinary Center Open House
- Thursday, Aug. 31: Center for Black Studies Open House
- Thursday, Aug. 31: Outdoor Adventures: Stand-up Paddleboard Yoga (SUPYO)
- Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 7: Involvement Fair
- Tuesday, Sept. 5: Who are we talking to? Conversations with college students
- Wednesday, Sept. 6: Campus Meets Community Block Party
- Thursday, Sept. 7: "Dialogue" and "The Remaining, Mourn..." Exhibition Opening Reception
- Friday, Sept. 15: Call for Papers - Treinta y tres: Celebrating and Contesting Afro-Latinidad
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Who are we talking to? Conversations with college students.
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom
Let’s create welcoming spaces for free-flowing dialogue where students ask questions that need to be asked. Join us as guests from Speak About It facilitate an engaging virtual workshop specifically for faculty and staff that focuses on understanding students today – who they are and how they show up in various spaces. Learn more and register to attend.
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Financial Month End Close
The month of August is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Journals not posted at that time will go into September business. Submit August journals before end of business Friday, Sept. 8. Final August reports will be available Tuesday, Sept. 12. In addition, September reports are scheduled to be available Wednesday, Sept. 13. These and other important dates can be found on the Controller's Office website.
Friday, Sept. 15: Call for Papers deadline - Treinta y tres: Celebrating and Contesting Afro-Latinidad
Sunday, Oct. 1: Employee Tuition Waiver deadline for fall 2023 semester
Monday, Oct. 9: BOT and Presidential Professorships Nomination Deadline
Friday, Oct. 27: Nomination Deadline for Honorary Doctoral Degrees
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Janelle M. Laudick joins NIU to lead graduate enrollment
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NIU has hired its first executive director of graduate enrollment.
Janelle M. Laudick, Ed.D. will support enrollment initiatives by developing and implementing a goal-focused and results-driven graduate enrollment management plan designed to meet NIU’s graduate enrollment targets related to quantity, quality and diversity. Read more.
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High school students prepare for college with NIU Huskies BELONG summer camp and college-prep program
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hanks to a grant from the Illinois Community College Board, 20 college-bound high school students with disabilities experienced a life-changing week on NIU’s campus this summer. The students in the Huskies BELONG program met with NIU faculty and students, experienced hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) projects, learned about STEAM career fields and got a taste of the college experience. Read more.
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Northern Illinois University's vision is to be an engine for innovation to advance social mobility; promote personal, professional and intellectual growth; and transform the world through research, artistry, teaching and outreach. Learn more about NIU’s vision, mission and values.
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