By Wes Sanderson, Editor-in-Chief
| November 30, 2021
DeKALB— With 25 years of experience in public administration and safety, John Vinson was named as the final applicant for the open NIU Chief of Police position.
The current director of strategic planning and accreditation at Indiana University, Vinson...
DeKALB — Darren Mitchell, acting NIU chief of police, outlined his goals for increasing campus safety and building trust with the NIU community if selected as the next permanent NIU chief of police in an open forum Monday.
Mitchell has...
Monday
Open Forum for Chief of Police Candidate #1: Join the campus community for an open forum with Candidate #1 for the position of Chief of Police and Public Safety. Those who are not able to attend in person are invited to watch virtually through...
By Wes Sanderson, Editor-in-Chief
| November 24, 2021
DeKALB — NIU announced the name of the first candidate for the open NIU Chief of Police position Wednesday as Interim Chief of Police Darren Mitchell.
Mitchell is a graduate of NIU and joined the NIU Police Department in January of 2000 as a patrol...
DeKALB — The Student Government Association Senate appointed the 2022 Board of Elections at Sunday’s meeting, along with appointing Senator Jacob Burg as the Chair of the Board of Elections.
The Senate appointed the five members of the 2022 Board...
Monday
SAP Appeal Process Overview and Q&A: Financial advisers will provide a brief overview of what SAP is, the requirements to meet SAP, and explain the different SAP statuses. This will be at 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
Student Success...
DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and one additional employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, thirty-seven students and four employees are currently COVID-19...
DeKALB — The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a call Friday after a vehicle submerged in water at 7:25 a.m. on Friday at the East Lagoon, 100 Castle Drive.
Fire personnel found the driver standing on top of the roof of the submerged vehicle, approximately...
DeKALB — Leaders from the Operating Staff pleaded for staff salary increases to be made at Thursday’s Board of Trustees special meeting.
Holly Nicholson, president of the Operating Staff Council and Rave Meyer, vice president of the Operating Staff...
DeKALB — The NIU Board of Trustees unanimously approved extending the contracts with Kates Security Services to have 14 unarmed security guards aid the NIU Police Department in their duties.
NIU and police departments across the country have been...
