Bronzeville Citizens History Project Begins Sept. 29

 Northeastern Illinois University- Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) will begin the Bronzeville Citizens History Project workshops.  Our goal is to have Bronzeville residents share their knowledge of Bronzeville’s storied history of culture, art, and business that is too often left out of the textbooks.  

The workshops will feature History-writing and oral history workshops for residents and educators.  A permanent interactive display of creations will be displayed in the Carruthers Center Library.   If you are interested in attending the Bronzeville History Citizens Project workshops, please Sign Up Here!   For further information, please contact Akua Cason, alcason@neiu.edu. 

Oct. 6 Graduate Open House

 What: GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE

When: Thursday, October 6, 2022
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: NEIU's Alumni Hall, Student Union
 

NEIU is gearing up for its first open house in three years, and we are excited for you to join us!  Since 2020, several changes have occurred in how we approach education, research, and training. Perhaps your life has also changed and caused you to consider your future. Looking at the world around us, there are many reasons to see why:

• In the year 2010, there were approximately 1 trillion Google searches made. Today, there are more than 99,000 searches made every second.*
• Over the past five years, online purchases have grown by an average of 14% yearly (not including the 31% growth during the pandemic).**
• In 2021 there were approximately 13.8 billion devices connected to the internet. By 2025 the number of connections will be close to 31 billion.

f you are considering taking control of your future, including how you interact with and influence the world around you, please join us Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for our Graduate Open House. A graduate degree or certificate from NEIU will provide you with the knowledge and skills sought after by today's business, technology, research, and education sectors.

Enjoy food and lite refreshments while you:

• Speak to faculty and advisors from more than 50 graduate programs in business, education, counseling, social sciences, liberal and fine arts, and physical sciences.
• Learn about admission, financial aid, scholarships, and graduate assistantship opportunities.
• Hear first-hand from current graduate students and alumni about their experiences.

Register today to attend this exciting and informational event.

Don't hesitate to contact the Graduate Admissions office with any questions; we look forward to seeing you!

CPS and NEIU Team Up To Earn New $1.1 Million Grant

It's official:

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Chicago’s new Pre-Service Teaching Equity Project, or P-STEP, will receive a roughly $1.1 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant over the next several years. This project will ensure that schools work more closely with faculty at local college teacher preparation programs to support student teachers. In partnership with Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University and DePaul, the program will focus on pairing veteran teachers of color with student teachers and better supporting the mentors as well as the new teachers. The goal: more diverse novice educators qualified to teach hard-to-staff subjects accepting permanent jobs with the district. 

Click here to read more. 

Student Food Pantry Open and Currently Taking Donations

The Student Food Pantry will be open to serve all students on Tuesday from 1pm-4pm and Wednesday from 11am-2pm effective the week of September 12th, 2022. 

Faculty and Staff: We are currently taking donations for nonperishable items and personal hygiene items such as detergent, bodywash, soap, shampoo, or any other toiletries including period products. Please either drop off at the Student Pantry during the hours of operation listed above or at the Police Station at any time. For more information please visit the Student Pantry page.  

If you would like to contribute any monetary donations we invite you to donate via the NEIU Foundation by selecting "Student Pantry" in the designation field. 

If you have any questions please send them to stupantry@neiu.edu. 

 

Respect the Mic Poetry Competition

The Goodwin College of Education would like to make students and faculty aware of a free opportunity for teachers and teacher candidates: the "Respect the Mic" student and teacher poetry competition. 

A total of $3000 in prizes will be given for student poems inspired by the Respect the Mic anthology, as well as for short lesson plans created by teachers using the anthology. Hanif Abdurraqib is the final judge for the student competition and Carol Jago is the judge for the teacher competition. The competition is open to 6th through 12th grade students/teachers. 

Submissions will be accepted up until the Oct. 20th deadline. Full details may be found here: https://spokenword.oprfhs.org/rtm-competition. 

Sept. 24 Early Childhood Info Fair - Online

 

A virtual college fair will be held on Sept. 24 for individuals currently employed in the field of early childhood education. Information about scholarship opportunities and programs will be shared. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Greek Poetry Presentation on Oct. 1

Please join the Goodwin College of Education and Northeastern Illinois University for a celebration of the poetry of Mikis Theodorakis. Mikis Theodorakis was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. In addition, he scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece's best-known living composer.

Details about the event are listed on the above poster.