Monday

• First-year Success Series: Financial Literacy Program 2021: A presentation reviewing financial aid and student account basics will be held at noon via Microsoft Teams. Contact Melanie Griegoliet at [email protected] for more information. 
• LGBTQ+ Inclusion Workshop for Honors: A workshop with Molly Holmes, director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, will provide knowledge of LGBTQ+ identities, historical contexts for current events, and good practice for allyship and inclusion at NIU and beyond. The event will be held at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Holmes at [email protected] for more information. 
• NIU Autism Caregiver Group Coffee Chat: The NIU Autism Caregiver Group will host their weekly coffee chat at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Email Allison Gladfelter at [email protected] to receive the Zoom link. 
• Mind the Gap Workshop: A workshop to explore the differences between study behavior for high school success and for college students will take place at 3:30 p.m. virtually. Registration is required. Contact Gail Jacky at [email protected] for more information. 
• Outdoor Adventures Craft Night: Vision Boards: Outdoor Adventures will host a craft night to help students with their new year goals by creating vision boards at 6 p.m. at the Rec Center. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

Tuesday

• Active Bystander Workshop: The center of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a workshop at 2 p.m. to encourages students to engage in healthy campus culture surrounding violence and sexual misconduct. Contact Allison Hurlburt at [email protected] for more information. 

Wednesday

• JobsPLUS Event: TED Talks – Becoming a Leader: An online module through Blackboard will be available to watch a selection of TED Talks focused on leadership. Registration is required. Contact Chad Glover at [email protected] for more information.
• Esports Career Lecture: Vivian Nguyen, Business Intelligence Data Manager for Team Liquid: Students interested in a future career in esports can learn from expert Vivian Nguyen in NIU’s esports Career Lecture Series. The event will be held at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Sister Circle: Sister Circles are spaces for women and nonbinary students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to talk, listen, and simply exist amongst each other. The event will be held at 7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Ariel Owens at [email protected] for more information. 

Thursday

• Virtual Coffee Hour: The commuter lounge is reopening virtually with a coffee hour at 11 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Marissa Dordick at [email protected] for more information.
• Resume Q &A: Career Services will host a resume workshop for students who have questions or are looking for resume resources. The event will be at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Internships 101 – Part 1: Career Services will host an internship workshop for students to learn a step-by-step process to begin their internship search. The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Sharazazi Dyson at [email protected] for more information. 
• Think about How You Think! Workshop: A presentation to promote self-assessment of study behaviors will be held at 3:30 p.m. virtually. Registration is required. Contact Gail Jacky at [email protected] for more information. 
• Outdoor Adventures Weekly Thursday Crate Climb: Outdoor Adventures will host a weekly crate crawl from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rec Center. Registration for a 20-minute session is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Friday

• Civics for Nonprofits: How and Why to do Advocacy: A virtual presentation on the review of governmental structures, the basic roles of elected officials in government and more will take place at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Registration is required. Contact Alicia Schatteman at [email protected] for more information. 
• DePaul University School of Hospitality Leadership’s 2021 Virtual Career Fair: A career fair hosted by DePaul University will be available to NIU students at 11 a.m. virtually. Registration is required. Contact Shelley Gibbons at [email protected] for more information.
• Fitness Friday – Butts & Guts:  NIU Recreation will host a class at 4 p.m. viz Zoom that will focus on the lower body and core through resistance training. Contact Leanne Kulchawik at [email protected] for more information.