During Welcome Week’s faculty/staff meeting Sept. 7 to kick off the new 2010-2011 academic year, 69 new faculty and staff were recognized. To learn about North Central’s new employees and view their photos, click here to view the slideshow.

Ramona M. Wis, Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts, professor and chair of music, presented a workshop to an international audience of artistic directors during the Sister Singers Network conference in Chicago in July. Her session was titled “Influence Changes Everything: How Conductors Can Create Momentum and Achieve Success (and still sleep at night).” More recently, Wis facilitated a workshop with the K-12 music educators of Indian Prairie School District 204. Held Aug.