The underpass mural project that 天天吃瓜 headed up near El Centro is now complete. Read more about the eye-catching work of art, an impressive new grant for the Center for College Access and Success and lots more!
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A grant for computational thinking
The Center for College Access and Success, in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago鈥檚 Department of Educational Psychology, the Chicago Public Library and the Museum of Science and Industry, has been awarded a from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund the Assessing Computational Thinking in Maker Activities exploratory project, which seeks to study computational thinking in makerspace activities aligned with physics curricula and build tools to assess aspects of computational thinking. Developed throughout the process is a teacher protocol for instruction to elicit computational thinking skills.
MURAL PROJECT FINISHED
The underpass mural near El Centro has been finished! Chicago artist Nick Goettling completed the project, which was co-sponsored by Northeastern, the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance. It uses iconic imagery to communicate a peoples鈥 history and features two mirroring designs.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
The Office of Student Leadership Development will host from Nov. 16 through Nov. 21. The office has planned a letter-writing campaign, a 鈥渉unger banquet鈥 and is encouraging students to fast and then donate the money they save to charity. Volunteers also will deliver food to low-income families, families in crisis and senior citizens on Nov. 21. Donations of $40 will provide a local family in need with all the components of a Thanksgiving meal. Download the online.
Citizenship workshop
Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez will hold a daylong on immigration at El Centro on Nov. 16. Next week marks the first anniversary of President Barack Obama鈥檚 executive actions on immigration, which have been partially blocked by a lawsuit in federal court.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Northeastern will host a event on the Main Campus on Nov. 18. Departments from across the University will come together to help students prepare for the spring 2016 semester.
- Daniel L. Goodwin, who recently made a of $2.5 million to Northeastern, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Investment Program Association.
- The Department of Justice Studies and Women鈥檚 Resource Center will host a panel discussion about harassment and threats against women in the world of on Nov. 24.
- The Special Olympics of Illinois will host a in the P.E. Complex on Nov. 14.
- Dean of Libraries Carlos Melian gave a presentation on Nov. 13 at the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois in Champaign titled 鈥淎 Vision for Online Academic Library Cooperation in Illinois, Past and Present.鈥
- A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion of the Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30.
- Pedroso Center Interim Executive Director Maria Genao-Homs and Student Disability Services Director Doug Lawson presented 鈥淭he (Dis)ability Project: Creating a Welcoming Campus for All Learners鈥 at the on Nov. 8-10 in Schaumburg.
- The presented Nov. 12-13 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and will present Nov. 16-17 at the Educational Opportunity Association Professional Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich.
In the media
Debate over teacher testing
Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education faculty members Alison Dover, Brian Schultz, Katy Smith and Tim Duggan are gaining national attention for their research on the new Education Teacher Performance Assessment test. The latest evidence: Their work was cited in a story about the controversy over the new test.
Also in the media ...
- featured the pioneering work done by Eddie Bocanegra (B.A. 鈥12 Social Work) with veterans and gang members in Chicago.
- quoted Economics Coordinator Michael Wenz in a story about the October jobs report.
- included the Ruth Page Civic Ballet鈥檚 Dec. 5-6 performances of 鈥淭he Nutcracker鈥 at Northeastern in its holiday show guide.
- interviewed Psychology Professor Masami Takahashi about the Chicago Sister Cities International Social Services Exchange program with Osaka, Japan.
To do
NEIU Alumni: All Access
Writer, producer and film director Carlos Jim茅nez Flores on Dec. 1 to deliver a lecture and screen his newest film, 鈥淢i Princesa,鈥 which was released earlier this year, as part of the NEIU Alumni: All Access series. Flores (B.A. 鈥06 Human Resource Development) is the first Puerto Rican director to have two films theatrically released in the same year. In total, he has finished nine feature films and is currently working on three more.
Visiting Writers Series
鈥淭wERK鈥 author LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs will read from and sign her book of poems on Nov. 17 as part of the . Diggs is also the author of several chapbooks, as well as the album 鈥淭elevision鈥 (2003).
Mark your calendar!
- Nov. 13, 14, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Rose Sperrazza and Guest Artists, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Recital Hall
- Student Dance Concert, 8 p.m. Nov. 13, Auditorium
- , 3:30 p.m. Nov. 16, Golden Eagles
- , 1:40 p.m. Nov. 17, Pedroso Center
- Brass Showcase, 3:05 p.m. Nov. 17, Recital Hall
- Chemistry Capstone Seminar Series: John Albazi, 7 p.m. Nov. 17, BBH 102
- Songwriters Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Auditorium
- Woodwind Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Recital Hall
- Biology Department Fall Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19, Village Square
- , noon Nov. 19, Pedroso Center
- String Showcase, 3:05 p.m. Nov. 19, Recital Hall
- Thursday Night Live, 10 p.m. Nov. 19, Student Lounge
- , 6 p.m. Nov. 20, Fine Arts Gallery
- , 6 p.m. Nov. 20, Carruthers Center
- ($17.50/$25), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Recital Hall
- NEIU Opera Workshop Fall Scene Recital, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, Auditorium
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