You don鈥檛 have to be a Music major to be interested in the speaker who is coming to 天天吃瓜 next month. Find out more about top guitar shredder and alumnus Michael Angelo Batio, the Alumni Relations office鈥檚 successful charity effort with the College of Education and an alum who is playing on the pro beach volleyball circuit!
Around the Commons
Rock star on campus
Internationally renowned guitarist, inventor and Northeastern alumnus Michael Angelo Batio will return to his alma mater to deliver a that will cover his musical success, life lessons and, of course, his famous Double-Guitar. The free event is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
NASPA selects Northeastern
one of nearly 80 colleges and universities in the nation as a Lead Institution by NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the leading voice for the student affairs profession. This is the fourth year Northeastern has been selected to participate.
Prepare for fall!
Attention, students: Registration for the fall 2015 semester ends Aug. 20. In preparation for the new semester, the Admissions and Transfer Center, Graduate Admissions, Financial Aid and Enrollment Services-Registration offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. Academic Advising and the Bursar Services office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon. In addition, another has been scheduled for Aug. 18.
A day at the beach
Raffe Paulis left Chicago after receiving his Finance degree from Northeastern to pursue another kind of dream. He became a . Paulis will return to his hometown Aug. 27-30 for the AVP Chicago Open at Oak Street Beach.
Three new minors
Northeastern will offer beginning in the fall 2015 semester. The College of Arts and Sciences will offer minors in Geographic Information Science and Mathematical and Statistical Modeling of Complex Systems, and the College of Business and Management will offer a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Rogers Park mural
Center for College Access and Success Video and Education Specialist Cole Pierce is one of five artists whose work to be displayed on the walls of CTA and Metra underpasses in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. If you鈥檇 like to see more of his art, Pierce has some of his work in a group show at The Mission (1431 W. Chicago Ave.) through Aug. 22.
And there鈥檚 more!
- The new, Web-based is live! It was developed to modernize the presentation of the catalog contents, and to better meet the informational needs of our prospective and current students.
- The Office of Alumni Relations and College of Education to children from Cornerstone Community Outreach who are without permanent housing during an Aug. 12 event.
In the media
Tune in to TLC
The Ronald Williams Library will appear in the Aug. 23 episode of on TLC that features 鈥淏reaking Bad鈥 star Bryan Cranston (pictured here with Northeastern alumna Lauren Jordan). Filming took place in June in the Illinois Regional Archives Depository collection area of the building. Here is the episode鈥檚 official description: 鈥淏ryan Cranston's happy childhood shattered when his father abandoned the family when Bryan was just 11. Seeking answers, Bryan explores his paternal roots, finds a troubling pattern of desertion, a man of honor and an aunt he never even knew existed.鈥
All that jazz
Chicago Tribune columnist Howard Reich profiled rising jazz singer and Northeastern grad (M.A. 鈥14 Music), who will record her first solo album in the fall. 鈥淲hat I tell my students is: As you gain and advance technically鈥攅specially as a jazz musician鈥攜our freedom of expressivity is much more vast and open,鈥 Monique said. Watch her perform on Tuesdays in August at Andy鈥檚 Jazz Club in Chicago.
Also in the media ...
- quoted Associate Professor and Coordinator of Economics Michael Wenz in a story about the July jobs report.
- reported on the announcement of Northeastern鈥檚 new season of the Visiting Writers Series.
- invited Economics Professor Emeritus Edward Stuart to discuss the international economic situation after the devaluation of China's currency.
- published a story about Cindy Salas (B.A. 鈥06 Early Childhood Education), who is the new assistant principal at Rhodes School in River Grove, Ill.
- posted a story about Ann Ouellette (B.A. 鈥83 Business and Management), who was named vice president and general manager of WCCO, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- listed the Aug. 26 screening of 鈥淏end of the River鈥 among its list of the week鈥檚 best bets.
To do
Meet Bobby Hull
Hockey Hall of Famer and former Chicago Blackhawks great Bobby Hull will be the at Northeastern鈥檚 oldest philanthropic event, the Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Event, on Monday, Aug. 17, at Traditions at Chevy Chase Golf Club in Wheeling. Sign up for a round of golf or for the dinner portion of the event to support student scholarships!
Golden Eagles on the stage
Willy Dynomite, a Chicago band that features Northeastern student Carson Hooley and alumni Josh Therriault (B.A. 鈥07 Music), Matthew Bordoshuk (B.A. 鈥10 Music) and Stephanie Stahl (B.A. 鈥15 Interdisciplinary Studies) will perform a on Aug. 16 at Navy Pier. The band also will perform Aug. 26 at .
Mark your calendar!
- ($5/$2), 7 pm. Aug. 26, Auditorium
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