Finals and over and the hallways are quiet at 天天吃瓜, but the year is not over yet! Watch our last two videos of 2016, find out about a faculty member鈥檚 prestigious lecture in Finland and get lots more in the year鈥檚 final edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern!
Around the Commons
Happy New Year!
Before we turn the calendar to 2017, take a look at two new videos that are guaranteed to make you smile. Here is a highlights video from the December 2016 Commencement Ceremony:
And this is a fun look back at a busy 2016 at 天天吃瓜:
Reaccreditation for Music program
Northeastern鈥檚 Music program has by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) through 2024. 鈥淭he renewal of our National Association of Schools of Music accreditation is a tribute to the hard work of our faculty and staff, and especially our former and current students,鈥 said Travis Heath, acting chair of the Department of Music and Dance. 鈥淲e are proud of this status and look forward to serving our students with world-class music instruction for years to come.鈥
Fulbright speech in Finland
History Professor Patrick Miller delivered the prestigious Fulbright Bicentennial Inaugural Lecture on Dec. 8 in the Consistorium of the University of Helsinki. The lecture, which is part of at the University of Helsinki, was titled The ceremonial lecture was attended by the university鈥檚 chancellor, the U.S. ambassador's designated representative, the holder of the McDonnell-Douglass endowed chair in the Department of World Culture and Fulbright's CEO in Finland. The next day, Miller delivered the keynote remarks for an annual symposium of the Finnish American Studies Association. In the spring, Miller will teach two courses and participate in talks and workshops in Germany, Austria, Tunisia and Spain.
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Major grant for Ensemble Espa帽ol
Ensemble Espa帽ol Spanish Dance Theater, which has been in residence at Northeastern for 40 years, that will help the dance company expand its arts education programs and transition to a full-time professional company over the next three to five years. The grant has the potential to raise $1.5 million through a matching campaign over the next three years, and the NEIU Foundation has created a website for contributions to the matching effort. Ensemble Espa帽ol also recently a two-year, $50,000 grant from the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Northeastern will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 for December break.
- If you missed it, here is this year鈥檚 from Interim President Richard Helldobler.
In the media
鈥楤arber Shop Show鈥
Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies Director Conrad Worrill, who will retire at the end of the year, appeared on WBEZ鈥檚 鈥淏arber Shop Show鈥 for a 28-minute interview about his past, the Carruthers Center and his future plans. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to a new phase of life,鈥 he said. 鈥淚鈥檒l be doing other work. I鈥檒l be doing a lot of writing. I鈥檒l be doing a lot of interaction with the next generation.鈥
Also in the media ...
- published an obituary for longtime Northeastern professor Rosalyn O鈥機herony.
- invited Economics Professor Edward Stuart back to talk about the 2017 outlook on the economy.
To do
Business organization induction ceremony
The College of Business and Management Student Advisory Council will host an induction ceremony for members of six clubs at 6 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Recital Hall. M.B.A. student and SAC President Alicia Mendoza will deliver a keynote speech on the value of diversity before the induction of members of the Accounting Associates Club, American Marketing Association at NEIU, American Production and Inventory Control Society at NEIU, Prospanica at NEIU (formally known as NSHMBA), Financial Management Association at NEIU and Student Advisory Council of the College of Business and Management. Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP to the College of Business and Management Dean鈥檚 Office by Jan. 6 at cobmdo@neiu.edu or (773) 442 6104.
Mark your calendar!
- Thursday Night Live: Dan Rico, 10 p.m. Dec. 29, Student Lounge
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All about YouTube
It鈥檚 not just Commencement videos, of course. Check out to see speeches from special guests, coverage of University events and messages from the president.
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Mike Hines, Director of Public Relations, m-hines@neiu.edu, (773) 442-4240
