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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø is gearing up for the Spring 2021 semester, which starts Jan. 11. As the University prepares for continued remote and online teaching and learning, it has signed an online quality assurance agreement.

Meet a Finance student who did the math and figured out internships were a solid investment of his time. Plus, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s celebration of Black Heritage Month continues and Student Counseling Services provides some tips for self-care.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s Genocide and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD) Center will host the 7th annual Genocide and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora Conference on Feb. 11-12.

Though we’re not able to meet in person for graduation, we’ll still be celebrating ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s class of 2021! Find out how to view our virtual Commencement ceremonies, meet a spring graduate who won a national award and see who was chosen as the winner of the 2021 Audrey Reynolds Distinguished Teaching Award. Read about this and more in the latest edition of Noteworthy at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø.

The name change reflects the Computer Science Department’s move from the College of Arts and Sciences to the College of Business and Management.

The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø community is a wealth of knowledge. Back in April, NEIU students, faculty, staff and alumni shared some of their wisdom about a wide-range of topics on a more public stage: TEDxNEIU. Get links to these informative talks and catch up on this week’s NEIU happenings in the latest edition of Noteworthy at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø!

At ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, we break barriers. Our latest initiative, NEIU For You, breaks a financial barrier by offering first-year, full-time undergraduate students a scholarship to cover tuition and mandatory fees for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022! It also covers the cost of a three credit hour course for all new undergraduate transfer students who register for six credit hours or more for Fall 2021. Read about this exciting opportunity, new ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø inductees to a prestigious honor society,  the benefits of incorporating music into your self-care routine and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø!

In this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, read about the University’s new partnership with Heartland Health Centers to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for their current patients to help slow the pandemic. Also, the Nuevas Voces Ten-Minute Play Festival and Contest announced their October 2021 winners, the celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month continues, Stress-Free Zone activities continue throughout April, and Student Health Services provides some tips for self-care with art therapy! 

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø students presented research at the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Illinois LSAMP) and eight earned awards for their research! Womxn’s HERstory Month wraps up, the Department of Student Success and Retention hosts their first Spring into NEIU: Transfer Student Survival Guide event and several more virtual activities are scheduled. Plus, many members of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø community were in the news this week. Read about these events and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø! 

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø has joined the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), a collection of more than 2,100 colleges and universities committed to expanding students’ access to educational opportunities by providing more efficient, consistent and effective regulation of online learning programs. Joining SARA is voluntary, and participating institutions agree to follow the Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education Programs for best practices in postsecondary distance education.