A report by two panels set up by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich calls for the opening of welcome centers with the purpose of aiding immigrants with the naturalization process. The welcome centers would focus on English language acquisition, providing education, and orientating immigrants on health care resources available to them. […]
Month: January 2007
Governor mandates Green U
Pollution has long been a burden to the health and wellbeing of humans worldwide, yet the NEIU Green Cycle Group (GCG) and Governor Rod Blagojevich believe there is hope for the future, at least at NEIU. The University Sustainability Compact (USC), which is being circulated to all Illinois state universities, […]
Business college unites under one book
This year’s selection for the One Book Per Semester Program, The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg is a part of the curriculum in the Department of Management and Marketing. Each semester, a book is picked from nominations turned in by the faculty. […]
Instructors at forefront of Faculty Senate debate
#8220;I am NEIU,” was the call for solidarity during the teacher’s strike of 2004. Since then, the number of instructors at Northeastern has continued to grow. This is not an isolated incident, and the number of non-tenure track faculty at universities across the country continues to grow. According to statistics […]
Chicago Rockstars beat Peoria Kings
The Chicago Rockstars basketball team hosted the Peoria Kings at NEIU on Dec. 9 in a roller coaster game that ended in a Rockstars win, 104-96. The Kings proved themselves a physical team. At the end of the half, with a score of 54-41, a fight threatened to break out, […]
NEIUport online
After a one-day delay, the NEIUport is now online. The portal will provide each user a customizable homepage. Users will log on using the same username and password that is used for NEIU webmail and used for making printouts in the computer labs. Director of Public Relations Erica Kreible said […]