It’s that time of year again! Northeastern Illinois University will celebrate the latest class of graduating students during Commencement on Sunday. For those who can’t be there, the event will be streamed live at neiu.edu. Read about faculty emeriti awards, student honors and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.

Northeastern Illinois University has awarded emeritus status to four retiring faculty members. They will be honored during Commencement on Dec. 15.

Sixty undergraduate students in Northeastern Illinois University’s Department of Health Sciences and Physical Education attended the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) state conference—almost double last year’s number—and took home some prestigious awards.

Northeastern Illinois University participates in a state program that is designed to increase the number of minority, full-time, tenure-track faculty and staff who work in the state’s public and private colleges and universities. Read about this year’s program fellows, a College of Arts and Sciences climate change initiative, a record #GivingTuesday fundraising effort, upcoming holiday dance concerts and more in this week’s Noteworthy at Northeastern.

Northeastern Illinois University’s College of Arts and Sciences will offer more than 60 courses that in some way address the issue of climate change during the Spring 2020 semester.

Northeastern Illinois University Professor Emerita of Linguistics Shahrzad Mahootian has published “Bilingualism,” (Routledge) a book that addresses what it means to be bilingual, how people become bilingual, and how learning multiple languages can impact children’s cognitive development.

Northeastern Illinois University is hosting four fellows during the 2019-20 academic year as part of a state program that is designed to increase the number of minority, full-time, tenure-track faculty and staff who work in the state’s public and private colleges and universities.

When one of Northeastern Illinois University’s faculty members needed cover art for his band’s new album, he turned to the Department of Art. Read about a Graphic Design student’s artistic efforts, an initiative to help undocumented students, a new graduate program in the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.

The Northeastern Illinois University community has raised nearly $8,000 to assist undocumented students with the cost of renewing their status in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The National Institutes of Health MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Training Program, which launched at Northeastern Illinois University in 2014 with a five-year, $1.5 million grant, has been awarded another five-year, $1.5 million grant.