Monday

• Huskies Get Hired Tips and Tricks: Career Services will host a Huskies Get Hired workshop to help students find job openings at 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Brian Pillsbury at [email protected]  for more information.
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Students can stop by virtually if they have questions about engineering at NIU at 4:30 p.m. 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.
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Campus Dining Services will serve marinated chicken wrap with a crunchy cabbage slaw, jalapenos and a ginger peanut dressing with chicken and vegetable spring rolls and Chinese donuts for $7.99 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center.
• Real Talk and Big Ideas: Advocacy and Civic Engagement: Two panelists will discuss advocacy and civic engagement, ask thought-provoking questions and offer their opinions on the big idea of the day virtually at noon. Registration is required. Contact Alicia Schatteman 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.
• 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.
• Joe Tallman – Visiting Artist Presentation: Visiting Artist and NIU BFA Alum Joe Tallman will be giving a presentation at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Tallman is a self-employed graphic artist and screen-printer. Contact Todd Buck at [email protected] for more information.
• OHANA – Exploring Study Abroad Experiences in Asian Countries: The session is to provide the opportunities to explore study abroad opportunities in Asian countries. Students can tune in at 5 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Yoon Jae Jeon at [email protected] for more information.
• STEM Café: Harvesting the Power of Wind Energy: Students can join NIU Associate Professor of Engineering Nicholas Pohlman at the next NIU STEM Café to learn more about what’s involved in the change to wind energy. The event will take place at 6 p.m. virtually. Registration is required. Contact Judith Dymond at [email protected] for more information.

Wednesday

• Plan your career success at NIU: Career Services will host a virtual session at 11 a.m. to help students turn their career plans into action. Contact Mikaela Manzella at [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 highlights topics related to gender identity, intersectionality, and current events. Follow on Instagram @ NIU_GSRC to participate. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Roger Angell: America’s Greatest Living Baseball Writer: Joe Bonomo will discuss his book “No Place I Would Rather Be: Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing“ and talk about Roger Angell’s five-decade career as the New Yorker baseball writer. The event will take place at 4 p.m. virtually. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Ohio Earthworks and World Heritage: Cultures, Sites, Tourism and the Arts: Join Dr. Christine Ballengee Morris, professor in arts administration, education and policy development and director of American Indian Studies for The Ohio State University for a free, open to the public lecture at 5 p.m.
• Cultivating a Mentoring Culture at NIU: This session, led by Dr. Dawn Brown, focuses on the lack of racial diversity in leadership positions in academia and possible reasons for the gap. It will take place at 7 p.m. virtually. Contact Dr. Hamlet at [email protected] for more information.
• The Universal Womxn: Students can understand the term “Universal Womxn” and how we give certain womxn that title of respect at 7 p.m. virtually. Contact [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.
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Campus Dining Services will serve southwest chicken salad with Hawaiian fruit salad and chocolate mousse for $7.99 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center.
• Interviewing – The Essentials: Career Services will host an interviewing workshop for students to prepare for job and internship interviews at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Joyce Keller at [email protected] for more information.
• LinkedIn Basics: Career Services will host a virtual workshop at 5 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.
• Your Vote Matters Close to Home:  Local Elections and Local Economies: Students can learn why they should be paying attention to what happens close to home just as much — if not more — than what happens on the national scene in preparation for local elections. The event will take place at 7 p.m. virtually. Contact Laura [email protected] for more information.

Friday

• COVID-19 Nonprofit Follow-up with the Evolve Group: This group will we will report on data and report anecdotally what they are hearing and seeing from their clients for nonprofits almost a year into the pandemic. Registration is required and the virtual events starts at noon. Contact Caleb Cox at [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.
• Nature Ed Series: Make a Wood Spoon: Want to learn some basic woodworking? During this class, you can learn some simple tools how to make your very own wooden spoon. Registration is required and the event starts at 5 p.m. at the West Lagoon. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Outdoor Leadership Series: Introduction to Climbing: This session will focus on learning about climbing and climbing gear, which will be provided. Registration is required and the event starts at 5 p.m. at the Rec Center. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Campfire: Join NIU Outdoor Adventures for a Friday night campfire at 7 p.m. at the West Lagoon. Masks are required. Contact [email protected] for more information.