DeKALB – A Human Resources presentation was the main topic of discussion at the last Faculty Senate meeting of the fall 2024 semester held Wednesday. John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, gave a presentation...

DeKALB - Staff and students called for the university to lift the freeze on recruitment for the Master in Fine Arts in Acting program. At approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday, a group of around 70 faculty and students formed in front of Founders Memorial...

DeKALB - After piloting the program last year, NIU will again offer J-term classes during the 2024-25 winter break. J-term classes begin after the fall semester in December and end in January before the spring semester.  “I like the fact that...

DeKALB – With artificial intelligence becoming more prevalent throughout the world, NIU has launched its latest resource which uses AI to provide students with support. The Mission AI Chatbot was officially launched Nov. 6 through a text messaging...

DeKALB -  The second annual Innovation Showcase held Friday featured various presentations, networking opportunities with various industry leaders present and a panel of experts discussing the way forward for artificial intelligence in their industries.  The...

DeKALB – Speaker Manny Corpuz announced that Senator Matt Robinson was dismissed from the SGA Senate due to too many absences at the Student Government Association meeting Friday. “I'd also like to point out that Senator Robinson has been removed...

Editor’s note: The responses in this report have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. DeKALB – As of fall 2023, Silas Huff is the new director of the NIU Philharmonic and Opera Orchestras and the director of Orchestras for the School of...

DeKALB – NIU has recently partnered with Waubonsee Community College to offer a new scholarship for transfer students called the Waubonsee Excellence Scholarship. The Waubonsee Excellence Scholarship is worth $2,000 per year for a maximum of two...

DeKALB - NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology will host its Innovation Showcase on Friday, where AI and machine learning’s increasing role in our technology ecosystem will be in the spotlight. The showcase, which is co-sponsored...

DeKALB – During a speaker report at the Student Government Association meeting Friday, Speaker Manny Corpuz announced Senator Cooper Vaske was dismissed from SGA. “Over the past week, I've been able to update interview Senate attendance. In correlation...

DeKALB - Early Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump was declared the president-elect by the Associated Press. Wednesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Now the uncertainty...

Correction: This piece was updated at 1:41 p.m. Friday to remove incorrect information. The Board of Trustees did not approve the university request for $118 million. The Finance Audit Complicance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved the university...