August 19, 2008

Feb. 14 Recovery Sessions

Welcome to the fall semester. To continue the healing and recovery process that we began last February after the campus tragedy, a number of recovery sessions will be held Monday through Friday from Friday, Aug. 22, through Friday, Sept. 5, for instructional and non-instructional personnel at NIU.
These recovery sessions are being scheduled for a number [...]

February 20, 2008

Dealing with Aftermath of Tragedy: International Students, Faculty and Staff

Introduction
You may already have seen several helpful handouts and other materials produced by NIU and sister institutions which are designed to help faculty, staff and students deal with the tragedy of February 14, 2008. The purpose of this handout is to address questions that may arise for those who share different cultural backgrounds from [...]

February 18, 2008

Dealing with the Aftermath of Tragedy

Following our recent tragedy, the NIU Counseling and Student Development Center has put together a few tips to help when working with students. They are reposted below and are also available at http://www.niu.edu/tragedy/counseling/facstaff.shtml.
Take time to talk as a group or class.
Consider providing an opportunity at the beginning of a class period. Often, a short time [...]

February 17, 2008

Resources for Teaching After Crisis

In response to the recent tragedy, the NIU Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is compiling information and resources for faculty as the campus community begins the healing process. This new resource page is available at http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/crisis.
In the days ahead this resource page will be frequently updated to provide timely links to resources and details [...]