Monday

• Coping Through COVID-19: Secrets to Sleeping Better Webinar: Student Wellness will host a virtual webinar to improve students’ wellness, mental health and physical health at 4 pm. Contact Sarah Moskal at [email protected] for more information.
• The Engineering Hour: Students who have questions about engineering and the engineering program at NIU can stop by virtually to get their answers at 4:30 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

Tuesday

• Sleight of Hand Art Exhibition: The first-year graduate students in NIU’s MFA program will host a fall 2020 art exhibition entitled Sleight of Hand. The exhibition will run from Nov. 10-17 at Gallery 215. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Finding Forward: This 4-session virtual workshop is for students who want to boost their resilience to respond to life demands, COVID-19 transitions and painful emotions in helpful ways. Contact Giselle Navarro at [email protected] for more information. 
• Optimize Your Job Search Using LinkedIn: Students can join in for a virtual workshop at 4 p.m. on how to best use LinkedIn to get job opportunities. Contact Elizabeth Wilkins at [email protected] for more information. 
• Student Success Series: Breaking Barriers-Mindful Reset: Students can join in for a virtual event at 4:30 p.m. for an open discussion to help navigate the final weeks of the semester. Contact Mariss Dordick at [email protected] for more information. 

Wednesday

• Building POWER* — Activism at NIU: Carrying on the Legacy: This 3-part webinar series helps prepare student leaders and students who find themselves motivated by today’s societal issues to take action. Registration is required. Contact Jasmine Ivy at [email protected] for more information. 
• Resume Q & A: Career Services will host a virtual resume workshop for students who have questions on how to create a resume at 11 a.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Introduction to Mindfulness: Counseling and Consultation Services will provide a brief virtual overview of mindfulness and how to apply it with a guided meditation and mindful techniques at noon. Contact Kelsey Boll at 815-753-1206 for more information. 

Thursday

• Social Justice Town Hall: Decolonize Your Mind: The Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office will host a town hall to discuss colonization, American imperialism, and how to combat these pervasive forces to decolonize your mind and work and center Indigenous and non-Western perspectives. Contact Jane Pappas at [email protected] for more information.
• Huskies Get Hired Tips and Tricks: This online virtual workshop at 1 p.m. will give you the inside scoop on how to make the most out of Huskies Get Hired and how to best find a job. 
• Forward Together: Celebrating NIU’s Native American Past, Present, and Future: Dr. Melissa Adams-Campbell (English) and Dr. Natalie Joy (History) will discuss their recent collaborations to draw awareness to Northern Illinois’s Native peoples at 3 p.m. Contact Paula Meyer at [email protected] for more information. 

Friday

• Internships 101: Part 2: Career Services will host a virtual workshop at noon for students to learn a step-by-step process to begin your undergraduate internship search. Contact Sharazazi Dyson at [email protected] for more information.
• Free Fitness Friday – Total Body Strength: NIU Recreation will host a virtual workout at 4 p.m. to focus on all the major muscles groups. Weights are not required but you can use dumbbells, water bottles, books or cans of soup for extra resistance. Contact Leanna Kulchawik at [email protected] for more information. 
• Pop Up Shop: NIU Rec Custom T-Shirt Sale: NIU Recreation will host a pop-up shop at 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center to sell archived NIU Rec t-shirts. Contact Jessica Wind at [email protected] for more information.