Be sure to download the NIU Safe App before Sept. 6 testing.
Have you downloaded the NIU Safe App yet? It is available wherever you get apps for your phone and puts a powerful set of safety tools in the palm of your hand, including instant access to safety bulletins. NIU Police will be testing the app at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 to ensure that subscribers are receiving information via all of their selected channels (voice, text and email). Make your semester safer by downloading the NIU Safe App today.
Provide your feedback about Week of Welcome.
Orientation and First Year programs would like students who participated in Week of Welcome activities to provide feedback about this year's experience to help plan for future WOW programming. Please complete this brief three-minute survey to share your feedback. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at orientation@niu.edu.
Help keep your NIU account and personal information safe from phishing attempts.
The Division of Information Technology's Office of Information Security helps you improve your ability to identify phishing emails. A short, 30-minute phishing training course is available to all students and can be accessed in Blackboard under the "Organizations" tab. The messages in this course regularly list the most recent phishing scams.
Register to exhibit at STEM Fest Sept. 30
With STEM Fest less than five 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 to 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.
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.
Saturday music classes for children ages 1-5 start this week.
Sign up today and bring your kids for their first music classes starting this Saturday, Sept. 9.
Toddlers ages 1 through 5 sing, dance, listen, play and have fun in CSA Prelude and Development children’s music education classes.
Please visit our NIU Community School of the Arts website for details and to register. Call us at 815-753-1450 for more information.