First-year Student Celebration on May 6

Attention first-year students:

On Friday, May 6 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Golden Eagles on the main campus, Northeastern will celebrate first-year students with music, refreshments and fun.

This gathering is for FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ONLY; however, the first-year students family and friends are also welcome to attend.

Register today at https://docs.google.com/a/neiu.edu/forms/d/13cVmuz-pnKlwy_-34myfk1QkTHaoNUthaXoR3UWS-LA/viewform?c=0&w=1

See you there!!

Student Government elections now open

Student Government is a great way to get involved and to give fellow students a voice in important decisions being made every day. In Student Government, you really can make a difference. Getting involved shows personal initiative, which makes your resume shine. 

Student Government Association elections are open until Friday, April 8, at 4 p.m.

To vote, visit Collegiate Link and log in with your NEIUport login and password. The ballot will be accessible on the front homepage.

Polls are also open in Village Square from Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Polls will be available at the Carruthers Center for Inner City Students and El Centro as well.

IALHEA Diversity Dialogue and Research Forum

IALHEA Diversity Dialogue and Research Forum

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Building and Creating Better Communities: Addressing the

Social Determinants of Health

University of Illinois at Chicago

Student Center East – Illinois Room

You are cordially invited to the IALHEA Diversity Dialogue and Research Forum. The Illinois

Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) and the Illinois Latino Committee on

Higher Education (ILACHE) together with campus partners are involved in a collaborative effort to

increase the participation of students-of-color on college and university campuses across the state of

Illinois. The goals are to increase faculty-student research collaborations; facilitate mentor

relationships between faculty, professional staff, and students of color, and increase the persistence

of students-of-color in academia and enhance their research skills. The event will showcase the

scholarly work of underrepresented students from Illinois.

Registration: The conference schedule is listed below. You can join us for the Dialogue, Keynote,

Networking Lunch, Research Posters/Reception or all of these.

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=7uawahcab&oeidk=a07ec3x916328351cd3

Guest Speakers

ROBERTO G. GONZALES. Assistant

Professor of Education at the

Harvard University Graduate School

of Education. His research focuses on

the factors that promote and impede

the educational progress of immigrant

and Latino students. Professor

Gonzales is one of the nation’s

leading authorities on the

experiences of undocumented

immigrant young adults in the United

States.

ROBERT WINN, MD, is the

Associate Vice Chancellor for

Community Based Practice and

Director of the University of Illinois

Cancer Center at the University of

Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences

System (UI Health). Dr. Winn is a

Professor of Medicine at the

University of Illinois at Chicago

(UIC), Division of Pulmonary,

Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy,

Department of Medicine.

Tentative Conference Schedule

10:00 Registration

11:00 Welcome Diversity

Dialogue and Panel

12:30 Networking Lunch

1:30 Research Plenary

2:30 Research Posters Session

4:00 Reception

2016 Sponsors:

African American Academic Network (AAAN), Office of the Vice Provost

for Diversity, CHANCE Program, Office of Chancellor Dr. Michael

Amiridis, Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Blacks (CCSB),

Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos (CCSL), DePaul

University, The Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher

Education (ICBCHE), Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education

(ILACHE), Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement Urban Public Policy

Fellowship Program (IPCE/UPPF), Latin American and Latino Studies

(LALS), Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Program

(LARES), Office of Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), UIC Honors

College, Urban Health Program (UHP) Central Office, University of Illinois

at Chicago (UIC)

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact

us at ialheadiversity@gmail.com. This event is open and free to the public.

Journey to Success series continues on Thursday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m.

 

"The Completion of a Successful Journey" 

Please join us for refreshments, snacks, video presentation and concluding remarks. 

Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. LIB 412

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The Journey to Success series is designed to help you make more friends and really feel like you belong at Northeastern. TRIO's advisors and peer-coaches are here to help you get motivated, achieve a sense of purpose, and set you on a path to graduation. We'll get you to your destination. Register today.

Share Your Research; Get Your Work Noticed

If you have conducted or are conducting research, please take this survey.


McNair the 30th Anniversary: Engendering and Empowering 21st Century Research Scholars

The 22nd Annual SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference is designed to attract
Undergraduate and graduate students from TRIO programs nationally. The conference will provide opportunities for young scholars to share their research, provide exposure to the key issues in research and higher education, facilitate the interaction between graduate school representatives, graduate faculty, McNair and SSS scholars, and provide forums for discussion of intellectual issues.
Don't miss this great opportunity! More information.

Please take this survey.

Give Back By Mentoring High School TRIO Members

Attention current TRIO students and TRIO alumni:

The Council for Opportunity in Education is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Mentor Match-Up at DePaul University on Friday, April 29 from 5:00–7:00 p.m. Current TRIO members or TRIO alumni are needed to serve as mentors to high school TRIO students. You can also sign up to get a mentor.

Participants will be asked to attend a training webinar.

This is great opportunity to give back and to share your knowledge. Serving as a mentor is also a great resume-building tool. 

If you're interested, please contact your TRIO advisor at NEIU and
sign up NOW! Student information is needed by April 22.

University Advisory Council: Get Involved, Make a Difference!!

Being part of the University Advisory Council (UAC) is a way to get your voice and your fellow students' voices heard!! As a UAC member you'll interact closely with NEIU faculty and staff and gain an indepth understanding of an array of issues that impact the University.

This is a top-tier leadership development opportunity, not to mention the prestige and resume-building value becoming a UAC member brings.

The nomination process for the 2016-2017 for the UAC is now open. The UAC includes representatives from faculty, staff, and students, and its purpose is to advise the President and administration on issues that impact the University as a whole.

Per UAC Bylaws, the student seats (two undergraduate students, one graduate student, and three alternates) are filled each year through an election managed by the Student Government Association. 

Interested students should contact the Student Government Association with questions.

The deadline for nominations to councils and assemblies is Thursday, March 31 at 5:00 p.m.