WELCOME TO THE ADJUNCT BULLETIN

Dear NLU Adjunct Community,

We are excited to announce the launch of EAB Campus for the University this Spring! EAB Campus is our student success management system, a comprehensive online early alert platform that provides necessary tools to advisors, faculty, academic support specialists, student experience staff, and others to better collaborate and assist students on their journey to graduation.

EAB’s Campus Platform will enable NLU to offer a best-in-class student experience through providing faculty and staff access to real-time student data, allowing for personalized communication, targeted interventions based on early alerts, and aligned wrap-around supports.

Below are the details you need to know to get started using EAB Campus. The first student Progress Report requests will be sent out in the 2^nd week of the Spring term for faculty feedback on student academic progress.

What you need to know

• Access: EAB Campus is accessible through the NLU Portal or in D2L – Course Management tab. Log in to your NLU portal, select the Faculty/Staff tab, and locate the EAB Campus logo in its brand new portlet or navigate directly to nl.campus.eab.com (save this to your browser favorites for easy access!).
• EAB Campus Log-in: Your NLU Username and Password
• EAB Campus Training Resources: Find training materials, Cheat Sheets, and additional resources based on your role/department on the NLU Portal (select the Faculty/Staff tab, and locate the EAB Campus Logo). Please ensure you read through these before accessing the site!
• Faculty & Adjunct Student Progress Report Requests: The first Progress report requests will be sent out the 2^nd week of the Spring term for Faculty feedback on student academic progress.
• Questions?
  • For Undergraduate/Graduate questions, contact Courtney Bondi (courntey.bondi@nl.edu)
  • For Pathways questions, contact Tracy Templin (ttemplin1@nl.edu)

Steve Neer
Vice Provost Advising and University Registrar
phone/fax: 312.261.3031
stephen.neer@nl.edu

Upcoming Dates

For more dates visit University Calendar

News You Can Use

Need support for a D2L project? Every month the LITS Instructional Designers hold open labs to provide personalized support. The labs are held at four Chicago-area campuses and in Zoom. Instructors at distant locations (Wisconsin, Elgin, Florida, Poland, etc.) are especially invited to the Zoom sessions.

Here is the schedule for April:

• Monday, April 9 Wheeling Campus, 1pm – 5pm
• Wednesday, April 11 Chicago Campus, 1pm – 4pm
• Monday, April 16 Wheeling Campus, 1pm – 4pm
• Tuesday, April 17 North Shore Campus, 1pm – 4pm
• Tuesday, April 18 Lisle Campus, 1pm - 4:30pm
• Tuesday, April 24 North Shore Campus, 1pm - 4pm
• Friday, April 27 Via Zoom, 9am - 1pm

Interested? Please email your requested date and session to learning@nl.edu. Optionally, you can include a brief statement of what you would like to work on. [Note: if you aren't able to make any of these sessions, please contact learning@nl.edu to request an individual session.] We look forward to working with you.

– Your D2L Support Team

Upcoming Events

Save the Date: University Meeting Monday, April 23 at 2:00 PM

Please join President Nivine Megahed, VP of Finance Marty Mickey and Provost Alison Hilsabeck for this university-wide meeting, updating the community on items of interest and importance. More information to follow.

CPSA Spring Professional Development Workshop: Differentiated Instruction April 20th, 2018 - 12 - 1 PM

Dear adjunct faculty, please join our faculty members, Natasha Schnell, Mary Kelly, and Diane Salmon for a lively, interactive discussion around Differentiated Instruction.

Whether you know all about differentiating your instruction to meet diverse student needs or whether you are new to this effective teaching strategy, please join us to learn how to reach your students where they are!  Key literature will be sent out in advance as well. 

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://nl.zoom.us/j/593931363

National Louis University Spotlight

James Richards IV is a professional photographer, videographer, producer and audio engineer with well over two decades in the industry in and around Chicago, Detroit, and the greater Midwest region.

He is also a professional in the music and arts scene, photographing concerts, music festivals and events all over the country. His work has been featured in Vice Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, Rolling Stone, Fader, Uncut, Premier Guitar and many more world-wide publications.

He received his bachelors in broadcast and cable productions from Western Michigan University. He is currently the digital media producer at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois, and you can find him with a camera in hand all over our campuses.

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If you would like to have your professional headshots taken, a service opened to adjuncts; please email James Richards at jrichards13@nl.edu to schedule a session.

Useful Links

Adjunct Resources

Adjunct Council

Adjunct Handbook

Adjunct Orientation

Employment Opportunities