Monday

• Huskies Thank Women: The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is celebrating women in our everyday lives throughout the month of March. Share an image of a woman you want to celebrate and stage @NIU_GSRC on Instagram or on Facebook.
• #UpForAChallenge Tiktok Edition: Alpha Sigma Omega will be hosting a dance competition through Tiktok to raise funds for the Child Advocacy Center. Post a dance video @enticing_eta_aso on Instagram or Alpha Sigma Omega LSI Enticing ETA Chapter on Facebook. The competition requires a $10 fee. Contact Areli Ramos at [email protected] for more information. 
• NIU Autism Care Group Coffee Chat: The NIU Autism Caregiver Group is virtual this year. The virtual chat will be at 9 a.m. Email Allison Gladfelter at [email protected] to receive the private Zoom meeting link.
• Overcoming Fear: Re-training Your Brain – Part II: In this virtual event, participants will work through scenarios to further practice skills learned in the first workshop which taught participants how to manage their fear. The event will be at 2 p.m. Register at go.niu.edu/campus-training. Contact Karen Smith at [email protected] for more information. 
• Coping Through COVID-19: Mental Health 101: Counseling and Consultation Services will host a free self-care webinar at 4:00 p.m. Contact Sarah Moskal at [email protected] for more information.
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Learn about careers in engineering, research, student organizations and the hands-on learning experiences that students can participate in this virtual video chat that will be at 4:30 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Career Options for English Majors: Plan with Confidence, Part 1: Learn how to generate career options as an English major at 5 p.m. Contact Joyce Keller at [email protected] for more information.
• WGAA Trans Visibility Day Celebration: Women and Gender Advocacy Alliance will be celebrating Trans Visibility Day at 5 p.m. Contact Emma Barton-Norris at [email protected] for more information.

Tuesday

• #UpForAChallenge Tiktok Edition: Alpha Sigma Omega will be hosting a dance competition through Tiktok to raise funds for the Child Advocacy center. Post a dance video @enticing_eta_aso on Instagram or Alpha Sigma Omega LSI Enticing ETA Chapter on Facebook. The competition requires a $10 fee. Contact Areli Ramos at [email protected] for more information. 
• Undocumented Student Ally Training: The Office for Undocumented Student Support and DREAM Action NIU will host the annual fall Undocumented Ally Training from 9  a.m. to noon via Zoom. Contact Sandy López at [email protected] for more information.
• Children in Social Movements: Rethinking Agency, Mobilization and Rights – Spring 2021 Speaker Series: Dr. Diane Rodgers will discuss her latest book Children in Social Movements: Rethinking Agency, Mobilization and Rights at 11 a.m. Contact Caleb Cox at [email protected] for more information. 
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Enjoy chicken and sausage jambalaya with biscuit, sugar snap peas, and a pecan bar for only $7.99. “Ellington’s” will be served at The Depot C-store located in HSC at 12:00 p.m.
• Serving Up Knowledge: When Can You Trust Your Gut?: Explore the unconscious mechanisms that work behind the scenes to govern our decisions and how we can best manage them. The virtual event will be at 12:30 p.m. Contact Connie Storey at [email protected] for more information. 
• Finding Forward: Students will learn the definition and application of featured coping skills rooted in acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches. The event will be run through Microsoft Teams at 1:00 p.m.
• Honors In-course Contract Workshop: Learn to create an individualized project for Honors credit. The virtual event will be at 4 p.m. Contact Linda Condon at [email protected] for more information.
• LinkedIn Rockstars Live: Preparing for Interviews: Learn the best tips for preparing for interviews at the 4 p.m. virtual event. Students must RSVP. Contact Teri A. Schmidgall at [email protected] for more information. 
• Outdoor Adventures Lagoon Hourly Boat Rentals: Boat rentals are offered at East Lagoon from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The rental cost is $5 for NIU students, and $10 for nonstudents. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Virtual Info Session – Principal, Superintendent and CSBO endorsement programs: Learn  about NIU’s state-approved programs leading to the Principal, Superintendent and Chief School Business Official endorsements. Registration is required and the event will be at 4 p.m. Contact David Snow at [email protected] for more information. 
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Learn about careers in engineering, research, student organizations and the hands-on learning experiences that students can participate in this virtual video chat that will be at 4:30 p.m.
• OHANA – Asian American Alumni Women: Leaving a Legacy: This session is to invite NIU Asian American alumni women to share their experiences of leadership and activism. The event will take place at 5 p.m. Contact Yoon Jae Jeon at [email protected] for more information.
• A Discussion: Being Black In America: Dr. LaVonya Bennett will be conducting a space for the Black community to be able to dive deeper into their history. Students must register and the event will be at 6 p.m. Contact Jasmine Ivy at [email protected] for more information. 
• Dog Hike: Celebrate Puppy Day on a dog hike at NIU Lorado Taft Field Campus at 6 p.m. The hike will cost $5/person and registration is required. Contact Shannon Forney at [email protected] to register.
• Study Tables: Students can join study tables on Discord. They also have the chance to be entered in a raffle and win a gift card. The event will be at 7 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Financial Independence & Budgeting Workshop: Students can understand financial independence and budgeting at this virtual event. Students must RSVP and the event will be at 8 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

Wednesday

• #UpForAChallenge Tiktok Edition: Alpha Sigma Omega will be hosting a dance competition through Tiktok to raise funds for the Child Advocacy center. Post a dance video @enticing_eta_aso on Instagram or Alpha Sigma Omega LSI Enticing ETA Chapter on Facebook. The competition requires a $10 fee. Contact Areli Ramos at [email protected] for more information. 
• The Mysteries of Stormwater Management: Engineering Lessons for Non-Engineers: This workshop will introduce non-engineer government officials and staff to the engineering principles behind aspects of stormwater management as regulated in Illinois. The event will be at 9 a.m. Contact Janiece Bollie at [email protected] for more information. 
• Demystifying Meditation: Learn the ins and outs of mediation, what it is and what it isn’t, when it can be helpful, how it works, and how it works at NIU. Registration is required and the event will be at 10 a.m. Contact Karen Smith at [email protected] for more information.
• Behind the Post: Relationships Don’t Just Live on Social Media Virtual Workshop: The event will illuminate the impact of technology and social media on relationships. Students must register and the event will be at 12 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• International Women’s Day Lecture: Beyond Poto Mitan: Challenging the “Strong Black Woman” Archetype and Allowing Space for Tenderness: The department of Anthropology will be hosting a Women’s Day lecture at 1 p.m. Registration is required. Contact Sarah Lindell 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.
• Typography, Memory, and Heritage A Brazilian Perspective, a lecture by Dr. Priscila Farias, University of São Paulo, Brazil: Dr. Priscilla Farias argues for the relevance of typography to design heritage and graphic memory studies at this 2 p.m. virtual event. Registration is required. Contact Connie Rhoton at [email protected] for more information.
• Everyday LinkedIn: Learn about LinkedIn at this virtual event that will be at 3 p.m. Contact Teri Schmidgall at [email protected] for more information.
• Your Major, Your Career: Career services will be hosting a virtual event at 4 p.m that discusses academic and career options. Contact Brian Pillsbury at [email protected] for more information.
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Learn about careers in engineering, research, student organizations and the hands-on learning experiences that students can participate in this virtual video chat that will be at 4:30 p.m.
• Art as Civil Disobedience: Blackness, Migration, and Criminality: This art talk centers Alan Pelaez Lopez’s relationship to poetry as a refugee in which to process state-violence, but also a place of contestation. The event will be at 6 p.m. Contact Sandy Lopez at [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 at 7 p.m. Contact Ari Owens at [email protected] for more information. 

Thursday

• #UpForAChallenge Tiktok Edition: Alpha Sigma Omega will be hosting a dance competition through Tiktok to raise funds for the Child Advocacy center. Post a dance video @enticing_eta_aso on Instagram or Alpha Sigma Omega LSI Enticing ETA Chapter on Facebook. The competition requires a $10 fee. Contact Areli Ramos at [email protected] for more information. 
• Take and Make: Zen Garden: Zen gardens are aids to increase mindfulness and meditation. Students can pick them up from the CAB office at 10 a.m.
• “From Suffragettes to Intersectionality:” Understanding Feminism Town Hall (Session 2): Participants will learn about the limitations and benefits of feminism as a framework of thinking, and the differences between feminism and womanism. Registration is required and the event will be at 11 a.m. Contact Jane Pappas at [email protected] for more information.
• Remake Your Ramen: Meal Kit & Cooking Demo: Campus Dining Services will sell ramen meal kits for $8.25. Students can purchase meal kits from Neptune Dining, New Hall Dining and Stevenson Dining from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Meg Burnham at [email protected] for more information.
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Campus Dining Services will serve Japanese curry over rice with crab rangoon and veggie egg rolls for $7.99 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center.
• Resume Q & A: Career Services will host a virtual resume writing workshop at 11:00 a.m. for students who are creating their first resume or updating their resume. Contact [email protected] for more information. 
• Internships 101 – Part 1: Students will learn a step-by-step process to begin your undergraduate internship search. Registration is required and the event will be at 1:30 p.m. Contact Sharazazi Dyson at [email protected] for more information.
• Innovation Conversation: Join the conversation about innovation hosted by the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships in conjunction with NICCS. The event will be at 3 p.m. This event requires registration. Contact Bryan Flower at [email protected] for more information.
• Capstone Boot Camp: Writing a Research Proposal: This workshop will explain the basic purpose of a proposal, its common components, and tips for writing one. The event will be at 3:30 p.m. Contact Edye Cowan at [email protected].
• “The Strange Case of Althea Gibson”: Anti-Queerness in African American Press Coverage of a Sports Integrationist: Center for Black studies will host a talk by Ashley Brown (University of Wisconsin-Madison) at 3:30 p.m. 
• Digital Interviews: What Are They? What Questions Should I Expect?: This workshop covers what types of questions to practice for digital interviews. Registration is required. The event will take place at 4 p.m.
• Outdoor Adventures Lagoon Hourly Boat Rentals: Boat rentals are offered at East Lagoon from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The rental cost is $5 for NIU students and $10 for nonstudents. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Learn about careers in engineering, research, student organizations and the hands-on learning experiences that students can participate in this virtual video chat that will be at 4:30 p.m.
• Academic Drop-In Sessions: Join the students and staff of the Asian American Resource Center for Academic Drop-In Sessions. This event will be at 5 p.m. Contact Michelle Bringas at [email protected] for more information.
• KPiB Trivia Challenge: Participate in a virtual trivia challenge with a team of three. The event will begin at 5 p.m. Contact Colton Williams at 217-521-8581 for more information. 
• Operation Smile Advocacy Panel: Students can learn about the organization and cleft lip and palate awareness. The Zoom meeting will be at 6 p.m. 
• The Impact of Race Related Trauma On People of Color: Dr. LaVonya Bennett will discuss the impact that race related trauma leaves on minority communities in the virtual event at 6 p.m. Contact Jasmine Ivy at [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Weekly Thursday Campfires: Outdoor Adventures will be hosting a campfire at the West Lagoon at 7 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Friday

• #UpForAChallenge Tiktok Edition: Alpha Sigma Omega will be hosting a dance competition through Tiktok to raise funds for the Child Advocacy Center. Post a dance video @enticing_eta_aso on Instagram or Alpha Sigma Omega LSI Enticing ETA Chapter on Facebook. The competition requires a $10 fee. Contact Areli Ramos at [email protected] for more information.
• Letters of Recommendation: Learn how to receive strong letters of recommendation at 1 p.m. Contact Jason Goode at [email protected] for more information. 
• Fitness Friday – Danceworks: Experience a virtual Group Fitness class at 4 p.m. Contact Leanne Kulchawik at [email protected] for more information. 
• Engineering Hour & Virtual Guided Tour: Learn about careers in engineering, research, student organizations and the hands-on learning experiences that students can participate in this virtual video chat that will be at 4:30 p.m.
• Outdoor Adventures Outdoor Leadership Series: Introduction to Navigation: This series aims to introduce outdoor and leadership skills to students. This event is at the Student Recreation Center at 5 p.m. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.