| Week of Sept. 8, 2020
Contents: | | NIU Well-Being Tip: Engaging Yourself in the Wellness Process
by Counseling and Consultation Services, Employee Assistance Program and RecWell.
Dimensions of Wellness: Occupational and Financial Wellness
Engaging in the wellness process allows you to learn about yourself and examine how you can optimize your wellness. As we continue the fall semester, we will be highlighting different dimensions of wellness that you can explore as part of your overall well-being.
To start, let’s look at occupational and financial wellness. This dimension focuses on reflecting on your career satisfaction, financial situation and related goals. There is great benefit to regularly reflecting upon your career goals, expectations, motivations and your work/life balance.
• Do you enjoy what you currently do? How do you know you enjoy your job? Do you believe you have a good work/life balance? Are there changes you can make in your job or discussions you could have with your supervisor that would increase your satisfaction?
• If you know it’s time to do something new, have you reviewed your resume or does it need to be updated? There are resources on campus, online and in your community that can assist you in examining this aspect.
• The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to analyze and review their personal or family financial situation. If you need to make some changes, speak with a qualified financial advisor to review your finances, work on ways to revise your budget and plan for the future.
• Additionally, there are campus resources available to assist you in looking at your finances at all the various stages of your career.
Working on this first dimension of wellness can start you on your journey towards optimal wellness. |
| | Save the Dates: Flu Shot Clinics scheduled for September and October
Mark your calendar! Flu shot clinics are scheduled to take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Wednesday, Oct. 14. Both clinics will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Details are currently being finalized and more information will be forthcoming.
New Form Available to Submit Concerns Related to COVID-19
Last week the university launched a new reporting feature where Huskies can inform the university of potential violations regarding the guidelines and expectations outlined in Protecting the Pack. This could include behaviors or activities that don’t support the health and well-being of our community, such as: individuals who refuse to wear a mask or maintain physical distance; off-campus parties and gatherings that do not follow public health guidelines; or failure to quarantine or isolate when instructed. We’ve also included a section to make the university aware of concerns related to facilities. Learn more about this new reporting feature in the email Vice President and Provost Beth Ingram shared with the university on Sept. 2. |
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| Upcoming Events
Please check the calendar for more information and events as they become available!
• Tuesday, Sept. 8: NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Continuum
• Tuesday, Sept. 8: Virtual Town Hall with DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson
• Wednesday, Sept. 9: Outdoor Adventures: Virtual Standup Paddleboard Clinic
• Wednesday, Sept. 9: NIU Esports Varsity Tryouts
• Wednesday, Sept. 9: Outdoor Adventures: Weekly Wednesday Hourly Boat Rentals at the East Lagoon
• Thursday, Sept. 10: SPS Council Meeting (Virtual)
• Thursday, Sept. 10: Social Justice Town Hall: The Power of Your Vote
• Thursday, Sept. 10: Evening with Innovators
• Sunday, Sept. 13: Outdoor Adventures: Kayak the Lagoon Clinic
• Wednesday, Sept. 16: What Lurks Beneath: How Soil Microbes Support Plant Health
• Wednesday, Sept. 23: Future Telling Science + Fiction Webinars: Math and Physics are Our Super Powers!
• Friday, Sept. 25: Live! Drive-In Concert w/ for King & Country |
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| Notices
Provide Your Feedback about Service Award Recognition Programs
The university is seeking your feedback to understand perceptions of our current service award recognition programs, as well as to consider how the university can best recognize employees’ service in a time of fiscal challenges. If you are interested in providing feedback, please complete this brief survey by Friday, September 18, 2020. Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us.
Bring your expertise to STEM Fest STEM Fest – our annual festival celebrating science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – can’t be held at the Convocation Center this year. But here's the good news: our reimagined virtual STEM Fest 2020 runs throughout the month of October, with lots of new opportunities to participate! Won’t you join us? With our new virtual format, there are several ways NIU departments, organizations and student groups can get involved throughout the month of October and during our virtual celebration Oct. 31.
• Host your own STEM event sometime in October.
• Create a Virtual Exhibit (short video) for our Huskie Hall.
• Join the STEM Fest Chat room as an expert.
Please register on or before Sept. 8 to be part of our STEM Fest celebration.
If you have questions about how to get involved, please reach out to the director of NIU STEAM, Kristin Brynteson, at 815-753-0928 or NIUSTEAM@niu.edu. For more information about STEM Fest, visit our STEM Fest website.
Virtual Fitness Classes Available through NIU Recreation
NIU Recreation is offering two ways to keep up with your fitness goals while still practicing social distancing. All Group Fitness classes are virtual! The full schedule can be found on our Group Fitness webpage. A Fit Pass is required to have access to all classes throughout the semester. Students can purchase a Fit Pass for only $20 until Sept. 8. The price will increase after that date. Group Fitness classes are included in all non-student memberships.
Not a member or a student? We have non-member options too! Contact LKulchawik@niu.edu for more information.
The Rec is also offering Virtual Personal Training for only $50. These sessions will be completed via video with a certified Personal Trainers. Clients can choose one of the options below.
Virtual Training: Fitness Plan and Check-in Sessions (all completed via video). | Initial consultation. • Health history questionnaire. • Goal setting. • Movement screening/observation. | Fitness Plan. • Four-week workout plan. • Client and trainer meet to discuss. • Client follows plan on own. | Check-in sessions. • Weekly (at most). | | Virtual Training: Fitness Plan and Video Training Sessions (all completed via video). | Initial consultation. • Health history questionnaire. • Goal setting. • Movement screening/observation. | Fitness plan. • Four-week workout plan. • Client and trainer meet to discuss. | Video training sessions. • Up to twice per week. • Trainer talks client through workout and/or performs workout along with client. |
More information about personal training can be found on our Personal Training webpage. |
| Deadlines
Financial Month End Close
The month of August is closing for all financial reporting activity at noon Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Journals not posted at that time will go into September business. Submit August journals before end of business Tuesday, Sept. 8. Final August reports are scheduled to be available Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. In addition, September reports are scheduled to be available Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. These and other important dates related to the Controller’s Office can be found on the FMS Reports Calendar.
Friday, Sept. 11, 2020: Nomination Deadline for Lincoln Laureates |
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| Lose yourself in NIU’s 125-year legacy at Jonamac maze
Jonamac Orchard is giving Northern Illinois University its own field of dreams this year. A corn maze honoring NIU’s 125th anniversary debuted over the weekend on Saturday, Aug. 29. The massive maze, a local tradition each fall, makes up one of many agricultural spreads surrounding campus. Given the university’s rural roots, perhaps there is no tribute more iconic for commemorating its 1895 founding than this canvas of a carved 10-acre cornfield. Read more.
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| New ADEI podcast encourages Huskie interaction on social justice issues
Huskie Conversation Café will transform into a new podcast this fall with Huskies invited to listen in and reflect on conversations about NIU’s Common Reading Experience book, “When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir.” Beginning Sept. 7, the Huskie Conversation Café Podcast will feature new episodes every Monday for 12 weeks, as well as mini-episodes every Wednesday, with free links available through Social Justice Education. Read more. |
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| | Celebrating our amazing history
America’s most enduring institutions are those created to meet specific needs and allowed to evolve as those needs change. Such is the story of Northern Illinois University, which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary. |
Featured Key Moment
Latino Center is established (1978)
In the chill of a DeKalb winter in 1972, President Richard Nelson met with a small group calling themselves the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS).
The students presented several grievances: First, they wanted to see more effort put into recruiting Latin American students, as there were only 94 on a campus of 23,000 students. Second, and related to the first point, they wanted to see more scholarships offered for Latin American students. And third, they asked that the university hire more bilingual teachers and counselors. Learn more about The Latino Resource Center. |
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