天天吃瓜鈥檚 faculty, staff, students and alumni are racking up awards like they鈥檙e the Chicago Cubs. Before you tune in to the remaining World Series games, check out the honors and much more!
Around the Commons
Audrey Reynolds Distinguished Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor Ana Fraiman has been named Northeastern鈥檚 of the Audrey Reynolds Distinguished Teaching Award. Professor Emerita of Linguistics Audrey Reynolds established the award to be given annually to a tenured member of the Northeastern faculty who best demonstrates distinguished teaching. As the award recipient, Fraiman will receive $5,000 and will give a presentation regarding teaching during the Spring 2017 semester.
Back from SACNAS
More than 25 representatives from Northeastern鈥檚 Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science and Psychology have returned from the on Oct. 13-15 in Long Beach, Calif. The students joined more than 4,000 attendees as they presented posters of their summer research and met with academic, agency and industry representatives to develop their contacts for continuing their careers once they graduate. The Student Center for Science Engagement was represented by students Marilyn Alam, Aly Cervantes, Elizabeth DiNello, James Harvey, Jean Konan, Alexandra Lopez, Joseph Marsili, Kayla Martinez-Soto, Mark Mau, Saulius Miniotas, Andy Mistak, Azucena Rosano, Charlotte Salameh, Mariya Stefinko. Northeastern鈥檚 USDA-funded AGriculture and Undergraduate Achievement project was represented by students Patricia Leon, Eric Rivas, Mindy Smith, Ryan Solis, Phil Szyjka and Daniela Tapia. And the NEIUSTAR program was represented by students Giovanni Monterroso and Jessica Silvestri. The students were joined by faculty members Jean Hemzacek, Joel Olfelt, Laura Sanders, Marcelo Sztainberg and Ken Voglesonger.
4th Annual Genocide Research Symposium
Northeastern will host the on Nov. 1. Titled 鈥淗uman Rights and Genocide in Africa and the Diaspora,鈥 the symposium is free and open to the public. Researcher and expert in African genocide Kurt Mills will deliver a speech titled 鈥淚mpediments to Stopping Atrocities in Africa and Beyond.鈥 Obang Metho, executive director of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia, will deliver a speech titled 鈥淎 Journey From the Solitary Darkness of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide to the Embrace of the 鈥極ther.鈥欌
Early voting at Northeastern
As the nation gears up for the General Election on Nov. 8, two Northeastern locations will serve as early voting sites for Chicago residents who want to register or cast their ballots in advance. Early voting is currently underway at El Centro through Nov. 7. Hours for El Centro voting are . Early voting will also be available on the Main Campus in SU-003 from Nov. 2-4. It will be open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. during all three days.
Lifetime award
University Police Chief John Escalante has been presented with the 's 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by Northeastern alumnus and HISLEA President Hector Alejandre on Oct. 21. Escalante spent 30 years with the Chicago Police Department鈥攊ncluding four months as interim superintendent鈥攂efore retiring from CPD and taking his current position at Northeastern in September 2016.
Writing awards
Department of English Chair Tim Libretti and student Terri Albano have both won for their work in People鈥檚 World. Libretti won first place for Writing: Best Series: National/International, and Albano earned second-place awards for news writing and feature writing and an honorable mention for longform audio.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Northeastern hosted the 19th Annual Polish-American Heritage Celebration on Oct. 27.
- Wil Maheia (B.A. 鈥92 Board of Governors and Environmental Studies) has won for his efforts to protect sustainable fishing in southern Belize. (.)
In the media
- of Decatur reported that Assistant Professor of Social Work Aimee Hilado participated in a panel discussion about the role of conversation in early childhood development.
- reported that Dave Zahn (B.A. 鈥89 Art and Secondary Education: Art) will be featured in the Iowa Sculpture Festival.
- interviewed Alaa Basatneh (B.A. 鈥15 Political Science) for a story about the U.S. Census Bureau鈥檚 controversial proposal to add 鈥淢iddle Eastern or North African descent鈥 to its list of choices for ethnicity or race.
To do
Our Chance to Dance
Ensemble Espa帽ol Spanish Dance Youth Company will perform in the on Nov. 5 in the Auditorium. The concert program will feature performances by local dance companies ChiArts, Chicago Lights Dance Academy, Kuumba Lynx and Move Me Soul.
Mark your calendar!
- , through Nov. 18, Fine Arts Gallery
- , 4-7 p.m. Oct. 28, Lots D and J
- Senior Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Recital Hall
- NEIU Faculty Recital, 3:05 p.m. Nov. 1, Recital Hall
- , 5-8 p.m. Nov. 1, The Nest
- , 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1, Auditorium
- Senior Horn Recital, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2, Recital Hall
- , noon Nov. 3, Pedroso Center
- NEIU Varsity Big Band, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3, Auditorium
- Micro Recital, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Auditorium
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The Arts at NEIU
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