Neighbors and members of the community are invited to help the University celebrate Homecoming Weekend with a family-friendly event on Friday, October 2, in Parking Lot F of the Main Campus. The block party -- which will feature live performances, food and activities for children -- is free and will take place between 4 and 10 p.m. We hope you can join us.

Work will soon begin on a public art installation in the underpass along Kimball Avenue near Northeastern's El Centro location. Chicago artist Nick Goettling has been selected to install the mural, which is part of a project that is co-sponsored by Northeastern, the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.

Northeastern's Office of Continuing and Professional Education's (CAPE) offers non-credit seminars and workshops to members of the public during late afternoons, evenings and weekends on the University's Main Campus and El Centro locations. Some of this fall's offerings include:

• Creative Publication: Poems, Essays, Small Presses & Scams: Main Campus, 6-9 p.m. on a Wednesday (9/16)
• Korean Conversation Class: Main Campus, 6-7:30 p.m. for eight weeks on Wednesdays (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 & 11/4)
• Prezi for Teachers: Main Campus, 5-7 p.m. for two weeks on Thursdays (9/17 & 9/24)
• CPA Exam Review: Main Campus, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for 10 weeks on Saturdays (9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 & 11/21)
• Time Management: Main Campus, 6-8 p.m. for two weeks on Mondays (9/21 & 9/28)

Visit the CAPE website for more information.

Whether you're a student or just someone who lives nearby, there's always something to do at Northeastern. We invite you to participate with the University Community on some of these special events.

• The Northwest Film Society continues its new season of movie screenings. Tickets are $5 (or $2 with a University ID).
• Northeastern will host an Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off event on Tuesday at noon in the University Commons.
• On Monday, October 5, Northeastern's Department of Educational Inquiry & Curriculum Studies will host a free film screening of the new documentary, "Education, Inc." about the corporatization of public education. Following the screening, which starts at 4:15 p.m., Retired UIC Education Professor Bill Ayers will moderate a panel discussion.

 

Together we collected more than 36 pounds of garbage from Montrose Beach late last month during our beach clean-up and Fun in the Sun event. Our sincere appreciation goes out to those who joined us in making our community a better place to live, learn and play.