DeKALB — The decennial census will be conducted by the Census Bureau in 2020.The bureau counts how many residents are living in the United States to determine how many seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives. The next census is...
DeKALB — National Ombuds Day is Thursday, and NIU will host events throughout the week to raise awareness of the office.The Office of the Ombudsperson at NIU is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The office is a confidential and neutral resource...
MondayBoard of Trustees Professor Seminar: Ross Powell, Board of Trustees professor of geology and environmental geosciences, will give a seminar on NIU’s research into climate change 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room....
Military and Post-Traditional Student Services has teamed up with Students’ Legal Assistance to host a webpage assisting students who are looking for off-campus housing.Potential student renters can look at review histories for property owners to identify...
The MLK Commons will reopen noon Thursday.President Lisa Freeman will host a short ceremony to commemorate the reopening of the southern part of the commons. The commons were remodeled as part of the HSC renovations.The event will include a dedication...
NIU cooking staff hosted an outdoor barbeque Friday.The event was organized by the cooking staff and featured pork ribs, grilled chicken and creamed shell macaroni.Chef Joanne Thomas said the event was organized by the cooking staff and will be rotating...
The Faculty Senate will move forward with drafting a set of shared governance reforms, which are aimed at vesting the Faculty Senate with academic responsibility and authority and at simplifying the current shared governance structure and processes.The...
NIU released its Annual Safety and Security Report, containing crime statistics and safety information for each of its campuses. Compared to 2017, NIU’s DeKalb campus reported 58 fewer criminal offenses in 2018, dropping from 303 in 2017 to 245 in 2018,...
Conflict revolving around whether or not to keep the DeKalb City Clerk position elected or appointed, the clerk’s use of the City seal, office hours of the clerk and more have been rising since early June.Lynn Fazekas was appointed by Mayor Jerry Smith...
On Sunday, the annual CROP hunger walk will take place at the First United Methodist Church, 317 N 4th St. Sign in starts 1 p.m. The walk starts at 2 p.m.Students, employees, and the community can register at the event or register online at www.crophungerwalk.org/dekalbil.The...
Communiversity Prairie Garden held a volunteer event to weed Goldenrod and other invasive plants 4 p.m. Monday between Grant Towers and Stevenson Towers on Stevenson Drive.This is typically done twice a year, once in the spring — around Earth Day —...
The Free Application For Federal Student Aid is open. It's best to apply early, according to the Office of Financial Aid.FAFSA is an opportunity for all eligible students to receive financial aid for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. According to FAFSA's...
