Former NIU employee Ron Walters will be asked to repay the $32,000 a state audit found he was improperly reimbursed for travel by the university.Alan Phillips, vice president of Administration and Finance, told University Council on Wednesday the reimbursement...

Ron Walters, who provided consulting services to NIU President Doug Baker until Dec. 31, was paid more than $460,000 during 18 and a half months, even when records indicate he didn’t have scheduled work.Walters’ salary varied throughout his time at...

NIU is fixing issues that led to it improperly reimbursing an employee $31,945 and working with companies before contracts were approved, said Al Phillips, vice president of Administration and Finance.The issues were reported in a state audit released...