Fulbright Gateway
We are excited to welcome 80 Fulbright students to campus for a gateway orientation. Your time with us will be very short with a very full schedule, but we hope that it helps prepare you for your time studying in the United States. We also hope that you have a lot of fun and make many new friends.
We will be updating this webpage as more information becomes available.
General Information
- Please anticipate a walk of between a quarter to half mile to and from event spaces.
- If you require any physical accommodations please be sure to include that on the information form.
- Complete the pre-arrival information form
Housing Information
- Hotel: Red Roof Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hi,ghway DeKalb, IL 60115
- We will be making all of your arrangements on your behalf.
- Please do not contact the hotel directly.
Travel Information
- Arrival is Monday, August 12, 2019
- Departures are Friday, August 16, 2019
- Pick-up will be arranged from O'Hare International Airport.
- We will be collecting you in groups. This may mean that you may have to wait at the airport for a couple of hours for the bus and staff to pick you up.
- This webpage will be updated with pick-up times once we have arrival information from all participants.
- If you have not done so yet, pleasse submit your arrival and departure information.
Contact Us and Connect with Others
If you have questions please emails us at isfo@niu.edu.
You may also connect with other part participants prior to arrival via our Facebook Group.
Schedule (subject to change)
| Day | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | N/A | Arrivals and dinner on your own |
| Tuesday | 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast (HSC Skyroom) |
| 8:15 a.m. | Registration | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome remarks | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Fullbright remarks and overview | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Networking activities | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Agenda overview | |
| 11:45 p.m. | Lunch and group photo | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Understanding U.S. academic cultutre (Altgeld Auditorium) | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Cross cultrual understanding and adjustment | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 4 p.m. | Approporiate interpersonal behaviour | |
| 6 p.m. | Break | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Welcome dinner (Altgeld Auditorium) | |
| Wednesday | 7:15 a.m. | Breakfast (Altgeld Auditorium) |
| 8 a.m. | Fulbright benefits and responsbilities | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Panel discussion with second-year Fulbright students | |
| 11 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Depart to Chicago. Lunch box will be provided on bus. Stops at Millenium Park (The Bean), Chicago Architecture boat tour, Navy Pier. Dinner downtown Chicago | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Return to DeKalb | |
| Thursday | 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Altgeld Auditorium) |
| 8:15 a.m. | U.S. politics and people | |
| 10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Leadership workshop | |
| Noon | Lunch in downtown DeKalb | |
| 2 p.m. | Volunteerism and community engagement | |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Fulbright goals and identity/wrap-up | |
| 4 p.m. | Program evaluation | |
| 5 p.m. | Break to get ready for dinner | |
| 6 p.m. | Farewell dinner (Hopkins Park) | |
| Friday | N/A | Breakfast on your own and departures |
