DeKALB – The Student Government Association will be hosting elections for legislative and executive candidates on March 29 and March 30. The positions they are looking to be filled are student body President, Vice President, Student Trustee and Student...
DeKALB – Water leaked onto the floor of one cluster in each New Hall Residence Hall buildings Wednesday morning, possibly due to extreme temperatures.
Tom Viel, physical plant director, was first made aware of a water intrusion issue in New Hall...
DeKALB — NIU has free N95 and KN95 masks available for all faculty, staff and students to protect the health of those on campus.
The free masks are available at all residence hall front desks, the welcome desk on the lower level of the Holmes Student...
DeKALB — The Northern Illinois University community is made up of a diverse, hard working student group with a variety of interests. Emma Grace Redmond-Mattucci has used the university's resources to study her own.
Redmond-Mattucci is currently a...
After 22 years as a member of the NIU Police Department, Darren Mitchell looks to give back and make a further impact on his community as the next Chief of Police.
What to know
According to NIU, “An ombudsperson provides confidential and informal assistance for resolving university-related concerns, independent of the university's formal administrative structure, and will consider all sides of an issue...
DeKALB — Students and staff were required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or file an exemption for medical or religious purposes before Jan. 7. Students who did not submit a picture of their vaccine card were dropped from their in-person classes for...
DeKALB —The COVID-19 pandemic has created many obstacles for students, including mental and physical health challenges.
The consequences of the pandemic, including isolation, job loss and the closure of universities have contributed to anxiety...
DeKALB — The Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion partnered with The Center for Black Studies for Racial Reconciliation Day on Wednesday via Zoom where the importance of racial healing and overcoming traumatic experiences were discussed.
The...
By Yari Tapia, Lifestyle Writer
| January 17, 2022
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There is a national effort to double the aid Pell Grant recipients receive annually.
The program would continue to be need-based, so there would not be a change in qualifiable students.
The doubled Pell Grants would be funded...
DeKALB— Out of an abundance of caution, NIU will begin the Spring 2022 semester remotely until Jan. 25 for all courses being taught at NIU.
The decision was made to “help protect the health of our community during the surge of the Omicron variant,”...
DeKALB— After an eight-month search process that yielded 24 “qualified applicants,” NIU selected Darren Mitchell, a 21-year veteran of the NIU Police Department as its next Chief of Police.
Mitchell is the first chief to rise through the ranks...
