Northeastern Illinois University issued the following announcement on Dec. 3
Northeastern Illinois University is thrilled to announce it has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of students who complete STEM majors and help diversify the STEM workforce! Read about this and more in the latest edition of Noteworthy at Northeastern.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDS $5 MILLION GRANT TO NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Northeastern Illinois University a five-year, $5 million Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI - STEM) and Articulation Program grant to increase the number of students who complete STEM majors and contribute to diversifying the STEM workforce.
The senior personnel leading the grant at Northeastern are Acting Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Physics Sudha Srinivas, Director of the Student Center for Science Engagement (SCSE) and Associate Professor of Earth Science Kenneth Voglesonger, and Project Director of Title III HSI STEM Grants Brittany Pines.
The grant will support the development of ARCOS: Advancing Research and Career Opportunities, a collaboration with Harold Washington College. “If we don’t create a diverse STEM workforce, we’re missing out on talent, we’re missing out on skilled scientists and researchers; we’re handicapping ourselves if we don’t do that,” Voglesonger said. “At NEIU, we’ve shown that when we work with a diverse group of students, they go on to have great success. They perform extremely well in our summer research program, they go on to excellent jobs, excellent graduate careers. They prove the point that by not having groups that are historically underrepresented in STEM fields, it’s a lose-lose because people are missing out.”
NEIU FOR YOU
Beginning in Fall 2022, Northeastern Illinois University will cover the cost of four years of tuition for eligible students through the NEIU For You scholarship. “As a university dedicated to serving those who are commonly underserved, we have a responsibility to ensure every student who wants a college degree has the opportunity to earn one,” President Gloria J. Gibson said. NEIU For You launched in Spring 2021 and covered the cost of one year of tuition for first-year, full-time incoming freshmen. It is now expanding to support students financially through the first four years of a bachelor’s degree. More than 300 new freshmen took advantage of NEIU For You in Fall 2021. One of those students, Ashley Garcia, said the scholarship is allowing her to pursue a degree in Computer Science. “With my tuition covered by the NEIU For You scholarship, I am focused on getting good grades, not working full-time to pay off student debt,” Garcia said. “Success, to me, is having financial freedom. Northeastern is giving me all the resources I need to be able to succeed in college and beyond.”
AND THERE’S MORE!
- Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) is accepting applications for the 2022 ChicagoCHEC Fellows program through Feb. 28.
- Show your Golden Eagle pride with a free NEIU lawn sign! Signs are available at the NEIU Welcome Desk on the Main Campus on a first come, first served basis.
UNDERGRADUATE OPEN HOUSE
Join Northeastern’s Admission’s Office for an Undergraduate Open House from 4-6 p.m Dec. 8. The evening will allow prospective students to meet with admissions representatives and financial aid counselors to ask questions and discover all NEIU has to offer! Advance sign-up is requested.
STUDENT ART SALE
The Art + Design Department hosts the Annual Student Art + Design Sale from Dec. 6-10 in the Fine Arts Center Gallery. All proceeds go directly to students.
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Friday
- 10 a.m.-noon; 3-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
- 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday
The College of Graduate Studies and Research hosts a celebratory event to recognize August and December 2021 graduating master’s degree students. Students will be hooded with their master's degree-specific academic hood. This is an invitation only/ticketed event.
- 6 p.m. Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education
- 8 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences/College of Business and Technology
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