The Pedroso Center is about to get bigger! Find out what’s in the works for the Center and around 91Porn in this week’s roundup of news and events.
Around the Commons
Pedroso Center groundbreaking
Northeastern will host a for the expansion of the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs on Monday, Nov. 24. The center is growing to include the Women’s Resource Center and LGBTQA Resource Center, which currently are housed in separate offices. The project also will create additional programing space for students, a gender-inclusive restroom and a lactation room.
Diamond Award
Vice President for Institutional Advancement Melba Rodriguez received the Diamond Award on Nov. 11 at ’s Salute to Latinas Fuerza de la Mujer reception. The award is given annually to “an empowering Latina who inspires, encourages and mentors others to achieve their dreams.”
Commuter alert
will be closed to traffic in both directions starting on Saturday, Nov. 15. Drivers should look for detour signs, which will be posted along Kimball. The current detour route for northbound Kimball is Foster to Kedzie; southbound Kimball drivers should take Peterson to Jersey/Kedzie. The No. 82 Kimball bus will also follow this detour route.
And there’s more!
- Northeastern alumnus (B.A. ’78 University Without Walls) was honored Nov. 9 by the city of Evanston. The corner of Green Bay and Emerson received the honorary designation of Hecky Powell Way.
- Center for Teaching and Learning Coordinator of Learning Technologies Thomas Tobin delivered the keynote lecture and a series of workshops for the University of West Georgia’s program Nov. 10-14.
In the media
‘Rotas’ in review
Ensemble Español’s production of “Rotas” continued to draw media attention, with and featuring the domestic violence-themed performance.
Giving sound advice
As part of Northeastern’s new partnership with , the Chicago Tribune’s newspaper for teens, Assistant Professor of Social Work Francisco X. Gaytan became the second faculty member to answer questions from readers in an “Ask Me Anything” column.
Education reform
Educational Leadership and Development Assistant Professor Gabriel Cortez was quoted by in a story about efforts to reform urban education. “It’s exciting to see people who are doing similar work and who are committed to cultural relevant pedagogy,” he said.
Homelessness awareness
Northeastern alum Maria Rivera wrote a column for about youth homelessness in Chicago. Rivera appears in the new documentary “The Homestretch,” which will screen at the main campus on Nov. 18.
Also in the media ...
- reported on the Special Olympics Illinois 2014 State Floor Hockey Tournament on Nov. 8 at Northeastern.
- republished a story about undocumented student Zitlalli Roman that originally was reported by .
- published a story about Izzy Garcia and the boxing event planned for Nov. 14 on the main campus.
- reported that alum Brett Klein has been named new city administrator of Windsor Heights, Iowa.
- Economics department coordinator Mike Wenz was quoted in an column about the October federal jobs report.
- promoted its wellness partnership with Northeastern and aquatics coordinator Gail Ito in its latest newsletter. The story read, in part: "We are very much looking forward to working with NEIU again in the spring semester and encourage families to continue to work on swimming skill development at their local Chicago Park District."
- posted a preview story about alum Eileen Berman’s performance Oakton Community College’s annual musical brunch.
To do
Appearance at DuSable
Philosophy instructor Josef Ben Levi will appear Nov. 20 in the ’s Missing Pages Lecture Series. His lecture, which was mentioned in , is “The Ancient African Kingdom of Kush.”
USDA career choices
Career paths in the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be profiled on Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Student Union. A panel of USDA professionals representing various agencies from specialty crop inspection to risk management to natural resource conservation will be highlighted from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Golden Eagles, followed by a Career Fair from 1:30-4 p.m.
Mark your calendar!
- (free), 8 p.m. Nov. 14, Auditorium
- (free), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, Recital Hall
- ($10-$20), 3 p.m. Nov. 16, Auditorium
- (free), 3 p.m. (Fine Arts 202) and 7 p.m. (Recital Hall) Nov. 18
- Erica R. Meiners lecture, “Critical Junctures: Rethinking Safety in a Prison Nation” (free), 4 p.m. Nov. 18, Student Union 214
- Genocide Research Symposium (free), 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 18, Student Union 105 and Golden Eagles
- (free), 3:05 p.m. Nov. 18, Recital Hall
- (free), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Auditorium
- (free), 3 p.m. Nov. 19, Recital Hall
- (free), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Recital Hall
- William Foster lecture, “An Economist Examines the War on Drugs, Gambling and Prostitution” (free), 7:15 p.m. Nov. 19, Golden Eagles
- (free), 3:05 p.m. Nov. 20, Recital Hall
- ($6-$10), Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 4-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Greg Carr lecture, “Developing an African Historiography” (free), 7 p.m. Nov. 21, Carruthers Center Donn Bailey Legacy Hall
- ($5-$25), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Recital Hall
- (free), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Auditorium
Do you have a story tip? Let the public relations office know!
Mike Hines, director of public relations, m-hines@neiu.edu, (773) 442-4240
