Monday

• Illinois Stock Market Game Spring 1 Session begins: Students can gain real-world skills such as analyzing data at the virtual spring stock market game. Registration is required. The event goes through April 30. Contact Debbie Kerman at [email protected] for more information.
• Huskies Get Hired Tips and Tricks: Career Services will host a Huskies Get Hired workshop to help students find job openings at 11 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Brian Pillsbury at [email protected]  for more information.
• Resume writing – The essentials: Career Services will host a virtual resume writing workshop at noon for students who are creating their first resume or updating their resume. Contact Edward Heard at [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Craft Night: Tie-Dye: Outdoor Adventures will host a craft night at 6 p.m. at the Rec Center. Registration is $5 for students which will cover the cost of shirts and dye. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

Tuesday

•  Active Bystander Workshop: The center of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a workshop at 10 a.m. to encourages students to engage in healthy campus culture surrounding violence and sexual misconduct. Contact Allison Hurlburt at [email protected] for more information. 
• Resume writing – The essentials: Career Services will host a virtual resume writing workshop at 10 a.m. for students who are creating their first resume or updating their resume. Contact Mikaela Manzella at [email protected] for more information.
• Real Talk and Big Ideas: Nonprofit Financial Health: Students can join a 60-minute talk of big thinking and thoughtful debates to revitalize their workday at noon. Registration is required. Contact Alicia Schatteman at [email protected] for more information.
• Finding Forward: Counseling and Consultation Services will host a virtual workshop at 1 p.m. for anyone wanting to boost their resilience to respond to life demands and COVID-19 stress. Contact Giselle Navarro at [email protected] for more information.
• Huskies Get Hired Tips and Tricks: Career Services will host a Huskies Get Hired workshop to help students find job openings at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Brian Pillsbury at [email protected]  for more information.
• LinkedIn Rockstars Live: Creating Your Brand: Career Services will host a virtual LinkedIn workshop at 2 p.m. to help students find their brand. Registration is required.
• Northern Ambassador Informational Meeting: NIU’s Tour Guides will host a virtual informational meeting at 5 p.m. for motivated and enthusiastic students interested in becoming a Northern Ambassador. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Museum Tour Series 2: Black History Museum: The Campus Activities Board will host a virtual tour of the Black History Museum at 6 p.m.
• Graduate Colloquium: Telling Our Stories: The Center for Black Studies will host a panel to discuss the importance of telling our own stories. Registration is required. Contact Gaylen Rivers at [email protected] for more information.

Wednesday

• All-Majors Internship and Job Fair: Career Services will host a virtual internship and job fair for all students and alumni from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Introduction to Mindfulness: Counseling and Consultation Services will host a brief overview via Microsoft Teams at noon to discuss mindfulness and how to apply it with a guided meditation. Contact Kelsey Boll at 815-753-1206 for more information.
• Womanist Wednesday: The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center will host an interactive session at noon that highlight topics related to gender identity, intersectionality, and current events. Follow on Instagram @ NIU_GSRC to participate. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Putting COVID-19 in Perspective: Vaccines and Pandemics Past and Present: NIU Libraries will host a virtual panel at noon with NIU faculty discussing COVID-19 and vaccinations. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Social Justice in Education: Dialogue, Collaborate, Activate: Students can join an interactive workshop at 4 p.m. to reflect on concepts such as identity, multiculturalism, and social justice. Registration is required. Contact Gudrun Nyunt at [email protected] for more information.
• Interviewing – The Essentials: Career Services will host an interviewing workshop for students to prepare for job and internship interviews at 4:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Joyce Keller at [email protected] for more information.
• JHC: Leadership Panel: The John Clarke Honor Society will host an online panel at 5 p.m. about the journey to becoming a leader from leaders in the community. Registration is required. Contact Myles McGhee at [email protected] for more information.
• Northern Ambassador Informational Meeting: NIU’s Tour Guides will host a virtual informational meeting at 5 p.m. for motivated and enthusiastic students interested in becoming a Northern Ambassador. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• STEM Café: Unlocking the Climate Secrets of Polar Regions: A STEM Cafe discussing climate change within human history will be hosted at 6 p.m. Registration is required. Contact Judith Dymond at [email protected] for more information.
• Wednesday Night Wisdom – Purposeful work: Perspectives on building lives and careers with meaning: The College of Business will host NIU alumni who will discuss their passions to become true difference makers in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion at 6 p.m. Registration is required. Contact Amy Buhrow at [email protected] for more information.

Thursday

• Board of Trustees Meeting: The Board of Trustees will meet at 8:30 a.m. The Board will meet over Microsoft Teams. Contact Crystal Doyle at [email protected] for more information.
• Virtual Coffee Hour: The commenter lounge is reopening virtually for a coffee hour at 11 a.m. Contact Marissa Dordick at [email protected] for more information.
• Resume Q&A: Career Services will host a virtual workshop at 1 p.m. to answer questions regarding resumes and provide resources. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): Senator Tammy Duckworth will discuss a variety of topics such as rebuilding democracy, supporting women, families, persons with disabilities and more. Registration is required. Contact Paula Meyer at [email protected] for more information.
• LinkedIn Basics: Career Services will host a virtual workshop at 1 p.m. for students on how to use LinkedIn to optimize their job search. Contact Teri Schmidgall at [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Weekly Thursday Crate Climb: Outdoor Adventures will host a weekly crate climb from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Friday

• NIU Autism Caregiver Group Coffee Chat: The NIU Autism Caregiver Group will host their weekly coffee chat at 9 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Email Allison Gladfelter at [email protected] to receive the Zoom link. 
• So-Full Friday: From Frank Ocean to Holiday Heart: Iconic Creatives in Black Queer Media: A collaboration between the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at 11 a.m.will focus on Black Queer Representation in media. Registration is required. Contact Gaylen Rivers [email protected] for more information.
• Fitness Fridays – Dance Fitness: NIU Recreation will host a class at 4 p.m. viz Zoom that will focus on a dance workout. Contact Leanne Kulchawik at [email protected] for more information.
• Birds n’ Brews: Join the Inclusive Birding Club for a virtual hour conversation about bird watching at 5 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Skate night: Outdoor Adventures will host a skate night for students from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Recreation Center. Registration is required and costs $5 for students. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Cultural Zoom Fashion Show: The Gammas are hosting a cultural Zoom fashion show at 7 p.m. and is looking for students to participate. Contact [email protected] for more information.