Conversation with the Provost

Executive Vice President and Provost Ingram invites you to join her for an open conversation with fellow Huskies at the following locations and dates. Please feel free to drop by for a few minutes or for the entire hour to join the conversation. Faculty, staff and students are welcomed to attend!

Upcoming conversations dates, hours and locations for the fall semester include:

• Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. in Barsema Hall
• Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. in Gabel Hall
• Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the Engineering Building

For questions about office hours please contact Mia Hannon at provost@niu.edu.

 

Voice Amplifiers available through Classroom Media Technologies.

Some NIU faculty and instructors have expressed concern about projecting their voices through a face mask and over background noise in the classroom, particularly in rooms that do not have microphone systems in place. Based on some initial testing, faculty have found personal portable voice amplifiers helpful in improving the sound level of their voices. Classroom Media Technologies is ordering additional voice amplifiers for distribution upon request to anyone teaching in-person in a classroom this fall.  To anticipate demand, we ask that you complete this short form if you are interested in a personal voice amplification device for in-person classroom teaching this fall.

 

Instructions on where to pick up the devices will be provided once the devices arrive.

 

Human Resource Services hosts Employee Meet and Greet
All Human Resource Services staff will be coming to the Altgeld Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a meet and greet with campus. Representatives from Payroll, Insurance and Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Life Cycle, Employment Coordinators, Civil Service Testing, Affirmative Action, and the Service Center will be in attendance. Come put a face to the names you see come across your screen, as well as welcome the new Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer Bill Hodson. 

The main HR building out on Lincoln Highway, as well as our satellite office at Swen Parson will be closed during this time. We encourage employees who need assistance during these hours to please visit us over in Altgeld. 

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Training announces the Virtual Fall 2021 Training Series
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Training is pleased to announce the fall 2021 training series. This semester the EAP and Training Center will continue to offer virtual training opportunities for university employees. Presenters will deliver workshops for employees seeking to: develop professional, personal and leadership skills; enhance supervisory skills; and make a change on campus. Learn more about the upcoming workshops being offered.

 

All training sessions will be offered via Microsoft Teams. Employees can register for the training sessions by emailing hrtraining@niu.edu. Employees interested in any of the trainings should contact EAP and Training in advance to allow time to add you to the Teams group.

 

Please visit the Training webpage regularly as new workshops will continue to be added over the course of the semester, and review the training links from our campus training partners. For questions about any of the training sessions, please contact the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Training office at 753-9191 or at hrtraining@niu.edu.

 

Latinx faculty invited to community art project reveal

Faculty are invited to join the NIU community for a community art reveal at the Latino Center on Sept. 15, from 5 to 6 p.m.  The art project features a quote from Pedro Albizu Campos: "Aquel que no está orgulloso de su origen, no valdrá nunca nada, pues comienza a despreciarese a si mismo." The event will be held outdoors.
 

The Advancement, Communications and Engagement (A.C.E.S) workshop series 
Hosted by the NIU Foundation and NIU Alumni Association, this six-workshop series will run Sept. 29 to April 19 and is designed for NIU faculty and staff interested in alumni and donor engagement. You will gain a deeper understanding of our work and learn how you can collaborate with our team to make the most of our partnership.

 

Whether you have partnered with us in the past, we encourage you and your teammates to register for as many workshops as seem relevant to your work. Please feel free to share this information others who might benefit from attending.

 

A.C.E.S. Workshop Sessions and Dates:

• Sept. 29: What is University Advancement?
• Oct. 28: Leveraging and Partnering with University Advancement.
• Nov. 16: Philanthropy at NIU, Part One – The Basics.
• Feb. 23: Alumni Communications.
• March 23: Alumni Engagement and Volunteerism.
• April 19: Philanthropy at NIU, Part Two – The Comprehensive Campaign.

Lunch will be served at each of these workshops, and if you are unable to attend, each event will be recorded and distributed upon request.

• Wednesday, Sept. 15: STEM Café: Cyber Safe: Protecting Individuals and Businesses Online

• Wednesday, Sept. 15: Wednesday Night Wisdom: Empathy, Creativity, and Innovation: How the NIU College of Business is tackling the world’s toughest challenges
• Wednesday, Sept. 15: Outdoor Adventures: Hourly Lagoon Boat Rentals
• Thursday, Sept. 16: American Constitution Society Voting Rights Panel
• Friday, Sept. 17: NIU Law Constitution Day Talk

• Friday, Sept. 17: Sports Nutrition Workshop - Registration Required

• Saturday, Sept. 18: Outdoor Adventures Day Cave
• Sunday, Sept. 19: Outdoor Adventures Intro to Bouldering Workshops
• Sunday, Sept. 19: THE BIG SING

• Monday, Sept. 20: Introductory Commercial Card Training

• Monday, Sept. 20: Outdoor Adventures Moonlight Paddle
• Tuesday, Sept. 21: Career Fair Prep Workshop - Virtual via Huskies Get Hired
• Wednesday, Sept. 22: IT/STEM Fair - Virtual via Huskies Get Hired

• Thursday, Sept. 23: "Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid" William D. Lopez, Ph.D.

• Thursday, Sept. 23: New Humanitarianism: Wars, State-Building and Globalism
• Wednesday, Sept. 29: Representing Refugee Experience: What’s at Stake
• Thursday, Sept. 30: Living in Confinement
• Thursday, Oct. 7: The Declining Situation of Refugees in the World
• Thursday, Oct. 14: Land of Hope, Living Together in the U.S.
• Thursday, Oct. 28: Huskie Refugees at NIU

Sunday, Sept. 19: 2021 Flournory Engagement Award Nomination Deadline

Friday, Oct. 29: Honorary Doctoral Degree nominations deadline