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71 NORTH
November 11, 2025
The Finale Way
Join us for the final Northern Exposure event of the season, where professors share their current research and open the floor for discussion. Northern Exposure is all about learning from one another in a space where faculty and students can talk about ideas, ask questions, and connect over shared curiosity.
This last session is a chance to hear about Dr. Biagio Palese’s work, join the conversation, and celebrate the close of another round of thoughtful exchanges.
When: Friday, 1-2 PM
Where: 71 North Garage
“Every ending is a new beginning. Through the lens of curiosity, there’s always more to discover.”
This Week at 71 North
Tuesday:
9:00-11:00 AM: Morning Brew & Write - Writing Group for Grad Students & Post-Doc
2:30-3:30 PM: **NO MEETING THIS WEEK** Innovation Pages, Leaders Eat Last - Facilitator: Jordan York
3:30-4:30 PM: LEAP - Lean & Agile Community of Practice Meetup
5:00-6:30 PM: Tech+Tacos Tuesday - Hola Quantum Computing
Wednesday:
1:30-3:00 PM: HuskieVerse Planning Meeting
3:15-4:45 PM: NNGO 352 - Nonprofit Program and Development
3:30-4:30 PM: Innovation Pages, Give and Take - Facilitator: Dr. Anna Klis
5:00-7:45 PM: ECON 691 Research Tools for Economists
Thursday:
10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Faculty Writing Group - The Faculty Grant Writing Group is open to all NIU faculty and will provide participants with quiet, dedicated time and space to work on writing for external funding pursuits.
12:00-1:00 PM: Intellectual Property and Working with Your Tech Transfer Office, Virtual Webinar, Registration required
3:00-6:30 PM: HON-310 Open Source
3:00-5:00 PM: CHILL - Mindful Art Creations to Inspire Innovation with Dr. Lynn Herrmann and Vana Dakarian
4:30-6:00 PM: Indie Game Developers Org Meeting
Biagio Palese's teaching and research interests embrace information systems, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), human AI interactions, chatbots, systems beyond firms control and customer service.
Friday:
11:00-4:00 PM: VespaMode - Development of Vespa Simulator in VR
1:00-2:00 PM: Northern Exposure: Bridging Minds and Machines: A Balanced Approach to AI for Teaching by Biagio Palese, PhD
3:30-5:00 PM: HuskieHackers - Mini Jame Gam
6:00-7:00 PM: Proxima Centauri Alpha - Ingenuity in action - STEM Focused Students Organization
Monday
3:00-4:45 NNGO- Nonprofit Program and Development
5:00-7:20 PM: Opportunity DeKalb: Breakthrough Community Business Academy
Looking Ahead:
Looking Back:
Northern Exposure with Dr. Lynn Herrmann was very interesting and full of conversation!
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