If it feels like you鈥檙e seeing more freshmen around 天天吃瓜 this semester, you鈥檙e not imagining things. And the freshmen aren鈥檛 the only growing group of students! Find out more about enrollment, the new Mathematics Community Center and a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Good news on enrollment
The Fall 2016 numbers are official: The incoming class of new freshmen is the biggest since 2013. for new graduate students, new transfer students, new African-American freshmen and new international students. 鈥淣ortheastern continues to show its strength not only in how well we respond to students鈥 needs but also in the diverse makeup of our student body,鈥 President Sharon Hahs said.
A focus on retention
The United States Department of Education has a five-year, $2.625 million Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant that will help the University implement a comprehensive system of support to increase retention of first-time, full-time students into their third year of enrollment. Northeastern was the only institution in Illinois awarded one of the 23 individual development grants.
Reflections: Part 6
Before she begins her retirement at the end of the month, President Sharon Hahs sat down to chat with Interim President Richard Helldobler for a about her decade as president. This week, Helldobler asks about the area in which Hahs felt she had the largest learning curve to overcome.
鈥楾hreads of Empire鈥
Associate Professor of History Charles Steinwedel has , 鈥淭hreads of Empire: Loyalty and Tsarist Authority in Bashkiria, 1552-1917.鈥 The book, published by Indiana University Press, examines how Russia鈥檚 imperial officials and intellectual elites made and maintained their authority among the changing intellectual and political currents in Eurasia from the mid-16th century to the revolution of 1917. 鈥淭hreads of Empire鈥 focuses on a region 750 miles east of Moscow known as Bashkiria before 1917 and as Bashkortostan after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
NEIU Weekend 2016
The of the fall semester is coming on Sept. 16-17! Northeastern is pulling out all the stops for a weekend packed with live music, outdoor games and inflatables, kids activities, lots of food and drink, and even a fancy gala. Check out the full two-day schedule, and see !
Math Community Center
Northeastern has opened the , providing a central location for students of all disciplines to seek support and guidance for their mathematics needs, and to showcase the successes and accomplishments of students and faculty in the field of mathematics. The center will provide students from all disciplines with multiple opportunities for participation, leadership and success in mathematics through the use of peer-to-peer support, team learning, workshops and seminars.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Northeastern students and employees are encouraged to sign up for , the University鈥檚 new and enhanced emergency notification system.
- The Art in Response to Violence Conference is now for this year鈥檚 event, scheduled for Oct. 13-14. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 15.
In the media
Presidential praise
Another alumnus of the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education has earned a prestigious award for his efforts in the classroom. reported that James O鈥橫alley (B.A. 鈥94 Elementary Ed - Teacher Ed and M.A. 鈥98 Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities) has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Examining the violence
As part of its in-depth report on Chicago violence, the interviewed Associate Professor of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies Lance Williams. He spoke specifically to the experiences of young African-American men. 鈥淵ou can hire all of the police that you want, you鈥檙e not going to solve this problem because these young men are acting in alignment with their cultural value system,鈥 Williams told 鈥淣ewsHour.鈥 鈥淭hey just see their lives, you know, just passing them by.鈥
Who鈥檚 who
named two Northeastern alumni on its 2016 Who鈥檚 Who in Chicago list: Inland Real Estate Group of Companies President and CEO Daniel Goodwin and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. Additionally, the research director for the story was alumna Sabrina Gasulla.
Also in the media ...
- quoted retired Professor Charles Shabica in a story about how Chicago maintains the fine sand on its beaches.
- published a preview story for the Kosciuszko Foundation Lecture on Sept. 8.
- published a story about Brenda Ford (M.A. 鈥84 Inner City Studies), a longtime teacher who worked hard to help her students see the world.
To do
Poetry for Peace
Poet Najwa Zebian will read from her 鈥淢ind Platter鈥 collection during a Poetry for Peace event from noon-1 p.m. Sept. 13 in the cafeteria. Zebian鈥檚 reading via Skype will be followed by peace poem readings by a number of other student groups. The event was organized by a coalition of student organizations.
Celebrating the Carruthers Center
Greg Kimathi Carr, associate professor of Africana Studies and chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University, will titled 鈥淐CICS: Celebrating 50 Years of Work and Study, Its Impact and Meaning鈥 on Sept. 15 at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies.
Jewel Box Series opener
Esteemed timple player Germ谩n L贸pez will of the Jewel Box Series with a performance on Sept. 16. L贸pez has collaborated with the symphony orchestra of Gran Canaria, and performed at festivals such as WOMAD, Circuits INJUVE and Expozaragoza, among others. As a conservatory-trained musician, L贸pez blends the ancient traditions of the Canary Islands with musical virtuosity.
Mark your calendar!
- , through Sept. 16, Fine Arts Gallery
- 鈥淢ainly Markers鈥 art exhibit, through Sept. 21, Ronald Williams Library
- Jazzy Monday: Corey Wilkes, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Carruthers Center
- , 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13, Ronald Williams Library Gallery
- , 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Auditorium
- , 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 15, University Commons
- Welcome Back to NEIU, 4-6 p.m. Sept. 15, Carruthers Center
- , 7 p.m. Sept. 15, Fine Arts Gallery
- Thursday Night Live: Comfort Food, 10 p.m. Sept. 15, Student Lounge
- , 6-9 p.m. Sept. 16, Fine Arts Gallery
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