With only a few days left to register to vote for Chicago鈥檚 next mayor, 天天吃瓜 is making the process faster and easier. Find out how to register, who was in the news and which events are coming up in this week鈥檚 edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.
Around the Commons
Get out the vote
With the Chicago mayoral election approaching on Feb. 24, Northeastern is encouraging eligible voters to by the Jan. 27 deadline. The University has partnered with TurboVote to make the voter registration process quick and easy for Northeastern students and staff.
A tribute to MLK
Expounding on themes of racial inequality and nonviolent response, TV personality and author Tour茅 applauded last year鈥檚 national cry for justice during his Jan. 20 for Northeastern鈥檚 鈥淏ecause He Lived鈥 tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Save the date for Kane
The date for the 43rd annual has been chosen: Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. The NEIU Foundation鈥檚 largest fundraiser has brought in more than $217,000 for student scholarships since 1973.
And there鈥檚 more!
- President Sharon Hahs and Executive Director of Government Relations Suleyma Perez hosted a community roundtable on Jan. 21 with Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers.
- Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Pierick was introduced Jan. 20 as a new member of the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County .
- English Professor Bradley Greenburg will on Shakespeare鈥檚 use of humor and wit for serious purposes at the Newberry Library on Jan. 30.
- The second open meeting to discuss the is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 at El Centro. Community members, local organizations, Northeastern faculty and students, Ald. Rey Colon (35th) and state Sen. Iris Martinez鈥檚 office have all been involved in planning the project.
- Education Professor Emeritus Edward Odisho鈥檚 latest paper, 鈥淪ome Primary Sources of Accent Generation in the Pronunciation of Arabic by Native Speakers of English,鈥 has been published in Mediterranean Language Review, Vol. 21.
In the media
Economics in the news
It was a busy week for the Economics department. Associate Professor Christina Ciecierski made a on Polskie Radio (1030 AM) on Jan. 22 to talk about her Fulbright grant to teach at the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland, Obamacare and national economics. Department Coordinator Michael Wenz about the renewed push for more casino gambling in Illinois. And Professor Emeritus Ed Stuart 鈥檚 鈥淐hicago Tonight鈥 to talk about Chicago鈥檚 recovery from the recession.
REPORTING FROM GERMANY
The published a story about Daniel Strassner, a graduate student on exchange from the University of Augsburg. In the story, he tells the newspaper about the diversity of the students he studies with and his first impressions of Chicago.
鈥業 want to be that voice鈥
Social Work senior Tawana Pope spoke with about her inspirational personal story as she prepares to graduate in May. 鈥淚 hope to make a difference in the lives of those individuals that may have faced trials and tribulations in their lives and didn鈥檛 have a voice to speak for them,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 want to be that voice to advocate for the things they need to make the transition into the life they deserve.鈥
Also in the media ...
- published a feature on Education student Kevin Kucbor, who has cerebral palsy and competes internationally in karate.
- reported that U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley invited York Community High School teacher Patty Iverson (M.A. 鈥96 History) to be his guest at the State of the Union address Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.
- Political Science Chair Jeffrey Hill appeared on CJOB radio in Winnipeg, Canada, on Jan. 20 to talk about Hillary Clinton鈥檚 chances of earning a presidential nomination and what kind of president she would be.
- reported that Northeastern Fine Arts Gallery Curator Heather Weber will judge a student art event produced by the St. Charles Arts Council on March 6-8.
- featured Milly Santiago (B.A. 鈥86 Nontraditional Degree Program 鈥 Kaskaskia), who is running for alderman of Chicago鈥檚 31st Ward.
To do
Spanish Film Fest
El Centro will host the NEIU beginning Feb. 11. The five-week festival will consist of five unique films from different Spanish-speaking countries. Sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the series features a diversity of themes.
Mark your calendar!
- ($25), 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, Recital Hall
- (free), 12:15 p.m. Jan. 27, Pedroso Center
- (free), 3 p.m. Jan. 27, Pedroso Center
- (free), 7:05 p.m. Jan. 28, Pedroso Center
- Faculty artist Nazar Dzhuryn, cello, and guest artist Irina Feoktistova, piano (free), 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, Recital Hall
- (free), 3 p.m. Jan. 29, Pedroso Center
- The Importance of Civic Engagement discussion (free), 3:05 p.m. Jan. 29, Fine Arts Room 203
#FollowFriday
Meet William Adler
The assistant professor of Political Science is all over , where he focuses largely on politics and academia but also includes a good dose of talk about technology, sports and pop culture. Adler primarily uses Twitter to engage on important issues of the day and connect newsworthy events to knowledge from the discipline of political science.
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