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...

Program Prioritization reports have been released.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that review 223 academic programs and 236 administrative programs to influence the allocation of existing university funds....

The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center will hold its seventh annual Lavender Graduation May 12 from 3-5 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.The ceremony is to honor the persistence and achievements of students with diverse sexual and gender...

Graduate students from an FCNS 600A class will hold a workplace health symposium May 10 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Wirtz Hall, Room 103A.The event will discuss global workplace health, health in the U.S and workplace health, according to an NIU news...

NIU’s Division of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Vice Provost are looking for statements of appreciation from students for their third annual Academic Adviser Appreciation Reception.The event recognizes the important role that academic advising...

Five individuals were presented the Deacon Davis Diversity Award on Wednesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes student center.The award honors members of the university community who have contributed to the improvement of the status of minorities...