Monday

• Take and Make: CAB Custom Puzzle: Students have a chance to pick a custom NIU CAB puzzle from the CAB office in the Holmes Student Center from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Resume Q &A: Career Services will host a virtual resume writing workshop at 11 a.m. for students who are creating their first resume or updating their resume. Contact Edward Heard at [email protected] for more information.
• Internships 101 – Part 2: Career Services will host a workshop on how to look for an internship at noon. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Supporting Students Starts with You: This virtual training at 1 p.m. will cover topics such as sexual assault in honor of Sexual Assualt Awareness Month. These topics may be triggering for some. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• NIU Percussion Ensemble Spring 2021 Concert: Each semester the percussion students carefully cultivate the highest level of chamber music preparation. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the School of Music in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Contact Greg Beyer at [email protected] for more information.

Tuesday

• 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 [email protected] for more information.
• Donors, Government Grants, and Nonprofit Performance: The Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies will host a presentation by Dr. Jason Coupet, associate professor at North Carolina State University. Registration for the virtual event at noon is required.
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Campus Dining Services will serve shredded BBQ chicken or pulled BBQ pork served with bacon baked beans and homemade mac n’ cheese for $7.99 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center.
• 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 [email protected] for more information.
• 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. Registration is required.
  
• Outdoor Adventures Lagoon Hourly Boat Rentals: Outdoor Adventures will offer hourly boat rentals at the East Lagoon from 4 to 6 p.m. Students can sign up for $5 an hour for a rental time starting on the hour and select canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Plan Your Career Success at NIU: Students looking to turn their career paths into action by joining Career Services at 4 p.m. on Microsoft Teams. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• OHANA – Outdoor Leadership Series: Fire Building Tutorial and Conversations: This series will focus on everything you need to know to build your own fire from scratch. The event will take place at 5 p.m. at the East Lagoon. Contact Yoon Jae Jeon at [email protected] for more information.

Wednesday

• 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Summit: The Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity will hold its annual spring summit from noon to 8 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required. Contact Felicia Bohanon 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 [email protected] 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.
• Reimagining Sports in a Post-COVID World: This event addresses some of the challenges that sports organizations, teams, and players faced during the pandemic; and explores some of the new ways of “doing business” in this industry. The virtual event will take place at 5 p.m. Registration is required. Contact Susan Mizgalski at [email protected] for more information.
• Womyn Award Ceremony: Student Involvement will host its annual Women Empowerment Awards at 5 p.m. to recognize and celebrate all the empowering nominees. Contact Alpha Sigma Omega Sorority for the meeting link.
• STEM Café — Trash Talk: Rethinking Recycling: Courtney Gallaher, associate professor, will lead a discussion about how we consume products, types of materials they are made from, and the environmental and social justice implications of our recycling industry. Registration for the virtual event at 6 p.m. is required.
• Song Kran – Thai New Year – Celebration: Join students and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (Thailand) from NIU, UW – Madison, and the University of Washington for an evening of celebration at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

Thursday

• Start by Believing: This training will cover how people respond to victims of sexual assault has an impact on the healing journey. Registration for the virtual event at 10 a.m. is required.
• Finals Succ: Grab-and-Go Succulents: Students can grab a succulent and some tips for finals week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center in the CAB office.
• 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.
• Closing the Equity Gap: It’s really a Network Gap – LinkedIn Learning Webinar: Watch education leaders explore successful learning strategies, insights, and best practices to help you and your school during this virtual event at noon. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Hospitality 320 “Ellington’s” served at The Depot: Campus Dining Services will serve warm bruschetta with Italian roasted veggies and zeppole for $7.99 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center.
• Let’s Get in FORMATION Walk: A walk for sexual assault awareness will take place outside Stevenson Towers and will end at the art building from noon to 2 p.m.
• 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.
• Outdoor Adventures Lagoon Hourly Boat Rentals: Outdoor Adventures will offer hourly boat rentals at the East Lagoon from 4 to 6 p.m. Students can sign up for $5 an hour for a rental time starting on the hour and select canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Outdoor Adventures Weekly Thursday Campfires: Join NIU Outdoor Adventures Thursday nights for a campfire at the west lagoon. The event will be at 7 p.m. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Friday

• Everyday LinkedIn: Join Career Services for a LinkedIn workshop on how to use the platform at 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Fitness Friday – Core & More: Experience a virtual Group Fitness class at 4 p.m. 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 Outdoor Leadership Series: Introduction to Fire Building: Join Outdoor Adventures at 5 p.m. for a session of this series that will focus on fire building at the Recreation Center. Registration is required. Contact [email protected] for more information.
• Chemistry Club presents Chem Demo 2021 with Kitchen Chemistry: The Northern Illinois University Chemistry Club invites the public to its annual Chemistry Demo Night to be held at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required.
• Paint and Chill: This paint and chill will encompass the art of painting pictures on canvases at 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center in the Regency Room.