Northeastern Illinois University students presented research at the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Illinois LSAMP) and eight earned awards for their research! Womxn’s HERstory Month wraps up, the Department of Student Success and Retention hosts their first Spring into NEIU: Transfer Student Survival Guide event and several more virtual activities are scheduled. Plus, many members of the Northeastern community were in the news this week. Read about these events and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern!

Nine Northeastern Illinois University students presented their research at the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Illinois LSAMP) virtual spring symposium on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Eight students won awards for their poster presentations.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on March 19 that starting in August 2021, all Illinois public universities will become part of the Common Application (Common App). Additionally, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a grant to the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project, and President Gibson issued a statement about the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia. Read about these events and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern!

In an effort to make applying to college easier, Northeastern Illinois University and all 12 of the state’s public universities will become part of the Common Application (Common App) for college applications starting August 2021.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded an $873,000 grant to the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (P+NAP). The Northeastern Illinois University  Foundation will serve as the fiscal sponsor for the grant, which will be distributed over the next two years. 

Northeastern Illinois University was awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation! The celebration of Womxn’s HERstory Month continues and there are several events happening over spring break. Read about this and more in this week's edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Northeastern Illinois University a $121,000 grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program titled The Chicago STEM Teaching Collaborative.

The Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs has a series of events scheduled this month in celebration of Womxn’s HERstory Month. This week, they’re honoring Northeastern’s Unsung Sheroes. Additionally, this week the University hosts the annual International Business Conference and the annual Women in Science Conference. Read about these events and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern!

Goldie’s got a brand-new look! In this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern, remeet Goldie, Northeastern’s beloved golden eagle mascot, check out the Pedroso Center’s Womxn’s HERstory Month events and watch some videos featuring Northeastern community members who were in the news for Black Heritage Month.

The Chicago area has been hit with nearly a foot and a half of snow this week. While cleaning it up has been a challenge, it sure makes for some pretty pictures! Check out some of the photos of the snowfall around the Main Campus, view some snow safety and self-care tips and check out the last week of events for Black Heritage Month 2021 in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.