The Weekly Scroll of Things to Know.
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Have you completed your 2025-26 FAFSA?
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The 2025-26 FAFSA will be is now available. Visit the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office for assistance completing your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid. All students eligible for financial aid who plan to enroll next year should complete a new FAFSA or Alternative Application each year, as soon as possible, to be considered for the maximum amount of financial aid.
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Preparing for a career fair.
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Start preparing now for the All-Majors Internship and Job Fair taking place on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Attending a career fair is a valuable opportunity to learn about different industries, make important professional contacts, practice your interviewing skills and gain intelligence about the job market within your major and outside of it. With a little preparation and a focus on some key details, it can be a worthwhile experience.
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Celebrating Black Heritage Month.
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The Center for Black Studies in collaboration with partners across Northern Illinois University, organizes events every February to celebrate Black Heritage Month. All NIU students, staff and faculty are encouraged to attend Black Heritage Month programs to recognize, learn, and celebrate the central role of Black diasporic experiences in U.S. History and globally – past, present, and future.
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Become a Northern Ambassador and share you #HuskiePride.
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Are you looking for an on-campus job or know someone who is? Join the Northern Ambassadors, the official tour guides of NIU! Becoming a Northern Ambassador is a great way to share your #HuskiePride and get involved with the entire NIU community!
To learn more and apply, visit: go.niu.edu/applicationNA
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Save the date: Conference on Undergraduate Research
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The Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement (CURE) provides NIU undergraduate students from all colleges with the opportunity to showcase their research, artistry or engagement projects they are completing or have completed. These can be part of a capstone or senior project; community engagement project or course; independent study; or funded research and artistry program through posters and exhibits for a chance to place in their respective award category. CURE is the culminating event for Undergraduate Research month and will mark NIU's 15th year of highlighting the contributions undergraduate students have had on the knowledge in interdeisciplinary fields, communities and society.
This year's event will be held in person at the Holmes Student Center Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Presenter registration is open until March 25, 2025.
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Submit Your Talent for NIU’s First Student Showcase
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Do you have a talent that is just waiting to be discovered? Whether it’s singing, dancing, comedy or something completely unique, we want you to showcase it!
Submit your talent at go.niu.edu/StudentShowcase. For more information, contact Heidi Carlson at hcarlson@niu.edu.
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NIU Recreation wants your feedback.
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Help us make NIU Recreation even better! Take our Huskie Awareness Survey and share your thoughts on the Rec Center and the programs and services we offer. Your input helps us shape the future of NIU Recreation.
Take the survey today. Don’t miss your chance to have your voice heard.
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Attention veterans and service members.
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Northern Illinois University is committed to providing the College Financing Plan (Shopping Sheet) to all prospective veterans and service members. This personalized Shopping Sheet contains standardized information describing the cost of attendance and the federal and state financial aid available. Visit the Military and Veteran Services website for details.
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Valentine’s Cookie Exchange — get baking with the Rec!
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Grab a friend or come meet fellow Huskies at our Valentine’s Cookie Exchange baking extravaganza. Pair up and prepare one of four delicious cookies, then share with your fellow bakers and take home a delightful assortment. Salted caramel pretzel, red velvet with cream cheese frosting, oh my! Our hands-on cooking classes fill up fast and don’t disappoint. Baking begins 5 p.m., Feb. 13, Claim your spot — registration ends Thursday, Feb. 6.
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- Through Feb. 28: Black Heritage Month 2025
- Monday, Feb. 3: Resume Writing: The Essentials
- Monday, Feb. 3: Crafting Connections
- Tuesday, Feb. 4: Throwback Tuesday at the Huskie Den
- Tuesday, Feb. 4: Career Fair Prep Workshop - Spring 2025
- Tuesday, Feb. 4: Getting It Write: Writing as Project Management
- Tuesday, Feb. 4: Procrastination Café
- Wednesday, Feb. 5: Chilling with Chase and friends!
- Wednesday, Feb. 5: Women's Basketball vs Kent State - National Girls and Women in Sports Day
- Wednesday, Feb. 5: Wellness Wednesday Workshops
- Thursday, Feb. 6: Half Price Thursday at the Huskie Den
- Thursday, Feb. 6: A Look at Gen Z and the Dietitian of Tomorrow
- Friday, Feb. 7: Friday Glow Bowl at the Huskie Den
- Saturday, Feb. 8: Men's Basketball vs Louisiana
- Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025: "Strangers No Longer: Recovering the History of the Latino Midwest" with Professor Sergio M. González
- Thursday, March 27: Board of Trustees Professorship Lecture
- Tuesday, April 10: Analyzing Mathematics Lesson Plans to Teach Mathematics in Colombian Remote Communities
- Thursday, April 17: Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz, Ph.D.
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"Going to class regularly has not only helped me academically, but it has allowed me to connect with my professors and other students. I have had meaningful interactions and made wonderful friends, which would not have been possible without going to class. I have also been able to learn and digest material much easier when I go to class, and it makes things seem a lot less overwhelming."
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"The first and main goal is to get academic knowledge. In addition, there are a number of areas one can enhance, like critical thinking and problem-solving skills, professional skills and preparedness, networking and relationships, cultural awareness and diversity, and an attitude for lifelong learning.
Overall, the college experience should be transformative, equipping students with the knowledge, skills and perspectives they need to thrive in an ever-changing world."
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Abul Azad
Professor, Department of Engineering Technology
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Spring 2025 Wellness Wednesday Workshops
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Come to our weekly program, Wellness Wednesday Workshops! This is a weekly virtual wellbeing workshop series designed for you to gain wellbeing skills from wherever your schedule demands, held on Microsoft Teams.
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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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