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Bureau workers gather information for census

By Amanda Martin | September 21, 1988

U.S. Census Bureau workers are currently making their way through the streets of DeKalb County to compile information for the 1990 census. Marvin Toenjes, bureau field manager for the Northern Illinois area, said workers are collecting current mailing...

Texas governor’s claim on colliders site unfounded

By Elizabeth M. Behland | September 21, 1988

Recent claims by the governor of Texas that the $4.4 billion Super Conducting Supercollider will be constructed in his state if Vice President George Bush is elected to the presidency was said by Illinois officials to be "an attempt to put George Bush...

Panel to talk of race relations on campus

By Diane Buerger | September 21, 1988

A diverse panel will discuss "Campus Race Relations" as part of the Unity in Diversity Week, which runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. The Rev. Eric Dale, from United Campus Ministries, and the Rev. Brenda Eatman, from the United Church of Christ in Chicago,...

SCOPA receives new co-chairman

September 21, 1988

The Student Committee on Political Action has a new co-chairman after Fritz Feibig resigned because his views differed with other committee members. Student Association President Paula Radtke appointed Mike Goldstein to replace Feibig. Tuesday's SCOPA...

Man arrested after reporting burglary

By Holly Schubert | September 21, 1988

A Pizza World deliveryman was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon after he chased a man who had stolen four pizzas from him early Tuesday morning, DeKalb Police records stated. DeKalb police arrested Troy Hetz, 20, 904 Suburban Estates, several hours...

Voters still have alternatives

September 21, 1988

Even though this semester's senators, for the most part, have already been chosen, there are still some alternatives left for students who still choose to exercise their right to vote in the SA Senate elections. One choice still remaining for students...

Group supports non-traditional students

By Jeneva Garrett | September 20, 1988

More and more women age 30 and older are attending NIU, yet many feel alone on campus. The Office of University Resources for Women, located in the Wirtz House, opposite the Holmes Student Center, is just one NIU program to help these women cope. One...

Ombudsman greatly aids undergraduate students

By Diane Buerger | September 20, 1988

Undergraduate students were the group of individuals most assisted by NIU's ombudsman's office last year, a recent report states. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said, "There are two reasons why we help them (undergraduates) the most. Number one, undergrads...

Council approves bid for fuilding at airport

By Sylvia Phillips | September 20, 1988

Promising to underwrite costs, the DeKalb City Council approved a bid Monday for constructing a new fixed base operator building at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 2100 E. Pleasant St., and officials hope to break ground in October. The city will...

Invalidate the SA ‘election’

September 20, 1988

The SA Senate "election" begins today. But the choice of candidates that NIU students have this semester to represent them and decide how their money should be spent is akin to the "elections" held in the Soviet Union. With the candidates that are on...

Salary increases awarded

By Katrina Kelly | September 20, 1988

NIU's College of Business teamed with the office of NIU Provost Kendall Baker in giving salary increases totaling $20,000 to NIU accountancy faculty this semester.

At least five accountancy faculty members were awarded pay increases this semester to "respond to the needs of faculty members and the reputation" of NIU's nationally-acclaimed accountancy department, Baker said.

The $20,000 in accountancy salary increases is tacked onto a six percent merit salary increase approved in July by the Board of Regents for all NIU employees. Faculty employed with NIU since fiscal year 1987 or before received an extra two percent salary increase in addition to the six percent general raise.

"Several faculty members who had been on the (job) market had received offers to go to other institutions," he said. These offers included major increases in salary.

Baker said the accountancy faculty would have taken the positions offered at other schools "if NIU didn't try to make some effort to adjust the salaries of these people."

NIU has lost more than 35 tenure-track faculty members because of an inability to meet competitive salaries offered to NIU faculty by other schools, he said.

Richard Brown, NIU College of Business dean, said the salary of each NIU accountancy faculty member ranges from $10,000 to $22,000 below the current market salary. "We will never be able to catch up (to other schools)," he said.

"We can't adjust the market—we are looking at those (faculty) we have to have and who we can't do without," Brown said.

"They are clearly highly marketable," Baker said. All but one of the accountancy faculty who received pay raises are full professors.

John Smith, NIU accountancy department chairman, refused to comment on the issues of personnel or salary.

Baker said other departments in the College of Business also have increased salaries to keep their faculty at NIU.

Business dept. to hold career night

By Stephanie Bradley | September 20, 1988

Throughout their college careers, business majors have several opportunities to find and obtain a job that is right for them. For many, that first opportunity comes Sept. 27 at the Sophomore Major/Career Choice Night. College of Business secretary Bonnie...

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