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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï announced that beginning next year, Juneteenth will be officially observed as a University holiday. Members of NEIU also participated in the Say Their Names project, the University is part of the White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, and NEIU for You is still accepting applicants. Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater’s Zafiro Flamenco Festival is this weekend, as is the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade! Plus, check out self-care tips for men, by men in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.

After an extensive national search, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has named Kimberley Buster-Williams as its new Vice President for Enrollment Management. She will start on Jan. 3.
 

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Foundation will host its 49th annual Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Event next week! If you didn’t get a tee time, you can still enjoy the beer garden or contribute to an NEIU Foundation Scholarship. Plus, Northeastern has expanded its master’s concentrations and added a graduate certificate in School Health. Read more about these items, NEIU For You and self-care tips in this week’s Noteworthy at Northeastern.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program will now offer two concentrations—Public Health Promotion and School Health—beginning Fall 2021. Additionally, Northeastern’s Master of Social Work program added a specialization in School Social Work and the Master of Business Administration program added seven concentrations: General Business, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Global/International Business, Information Technology and Public Health. 

Forty years ago, the Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings were held on Northeastern’s Main Campus. This week, Northeastern will commemorate the anniversary of the hearings with a special Japanese American Redress Conference, which will feature artists, activists and scholars from across the country to examine the significance and influence of the CWRIC hearings as well as how racism continues to impact non-white Americans. Northeastern also named Kamau Rashid as Founding Director of the Ed.D. in Urban Education and Latinx/o/a Heritage Month is underway. Read the latest Vaccine Incentive Program and COVID-19 updates and more in this week’s Noteworthy at Northeastern.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Shireen Roshanravan. NEIU is also excited to announce a new partnership with four other Illinois schools to create a more diverse and equitable data science workforce through the Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps. Plus, two faculty members published books, several presented on various topics and so many exciting events are happening next week. Read about all this and more in Noteworthy at Northeastern. 

When U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez chose not to seek reelection in 2018, he donated his Congressional archives to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. The Luis V. Gutiérrez Congressional Archives, which contain 41 linear feet of documents, awards, letters and other paraphernalia, is now available for online viewing.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has awarded tenure and promotions to associate professor to nine members of the faculty, who were introduced during the April 15 Board of Trustees meeting.

On Nov. 18, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Board of Trustees approved the renewal and expansion of the NEIU For You scholarship! Plus, NEIU students presented at a national conference, and events for Native American and Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month continue. Read about this and more in the latest edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern. 

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Miguel del Valle (B.A. ’74 Secondary Education-Spanish; M.A. ’77 Guidance and Counseling) with the Distinguished Alumnus Award during the annual Golden Gala and Alumni Awards.