DeKALB — Bipartisan collaboration was on the lips of all four state representatives who spoke at the Illinois bipartisan budget debate.The debate took place from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday in the University Suite at the Holmes Student Center.At the debate...
DeKALB — NIU is in the early stages of developing a campus wellness initiative and is looking for student input.The goal of this initiative is to improve the well-being of students and faculty by reviewing university policies, Chris Dawe, director of...
NIU President Lisa Freeman spoke at Thursday’s Operating Staff Council Meeting. The following are excerpts from her speech. The speech was lightly edited for clarity and consistency.EnrollmentIn our enrollment management operation, we made a lot of...
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...
