University Council unanimously approved to revoke the honorary law degree awarded to former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert at its meeting Wednesday.Hastert admitted to sexually abusing teenagers decades ago when he coached high school wrestling in...
DeKalb Potbelly Sandwich Shop will donate 25 percent of all sales to Women Hand in Hand Thursday for a fundraiser.“Women Hand in Hand is a student organization at Northern Illinois University that encourages and inspires women to find God in their stories,”...
Spanish Club and Alpha Psi Lambda will celebrate Cinco de Mayo 5-7 p.m. Thursday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.Spanish Club is a club used to improve Spanish skills and develop unity throughout campus.“Spanish Club is also used to provide information,...
The Holmes Student Center will be open 24 hours throughout finals week to provide a place for students to study.There will be free cookies and coffee served from midnight until 7 a.m., according to an @NIULive Tweet. Go to bit.ly/1pYxxv9...
The DeKalb Area Garden Club will hold a plant sale, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 at the Gurler House, located on the corner of N. Second Street and Pine.There will be perennials, annuals, shrubs, herbs and vegetables.Donations will be accepted...
The Operating Staff Council will hold a daytime telescope viewing Monday from 6:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and a private viewing May 11 from 9-11 p.m in the Davis Hall Observatory, Room 703.People can view Mercury in transit in front of the sun Monday, which...
Friends of NIU Libraries will host their annual meeting and ice cream social from 3:30-5 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Founder memorial Library.Attendees can look forward to rare books, special collections and frozen custard from DeKalb's local business,...
A widely published Indiana University law professor has accepted an offer to become dean of the NIU College of Law.The NIU Board of Trustees will consider the appointment of Dr. Eric Dannenmaier at their next meeting. The recommendation follows a national...
Campus Activities Board will hold its final two events this week for Goodbye Days 2016, according to a flier.CAB will hold Movie Under the Stars from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday in Central Park and Spring Fest from 6-11:30 p.m. Thursday on the East Side of Huskie...
Clarification: The program prioritization recommendation states that if Athletics cannot find a way to be more self-sustaining, "the department should consider eliminating a male, non-revenue sport," according to the task force report. Only one sport...
Ten new academic degrees were proposed to be reviewed by the program prioritization academic task force.The program prioritization process made the option available for academic programs to propose new programs. The academic task force then read these...
Program prioritization reports, released today, reveal 11 academic programs requested elimination.Programs were offered the opportunity to propose new programs or request the elimination of programs.The 11 programs that requested elimination are:Certificate...
