Today begins students’ chance to vote for next year’s Student Association executives.The people elected speak for students, so it’s imperative students take part in choosing those leaders.I can’t emphasize enough the importance of every student...

The Board of Trustees reviewed how NIU is helping its students pass the Test of Academic Proficiency, which the state requires would-be teaching students to pass, at its meeting Thursday.The board also approved the purchase of a coach bus, talked about...

To help make financial decisions, NIU is conducting a national search for its first chief financial officer.A CFO is responsible for managing the financial risks and decisions of a corporation or university. After Doug Baker started as NIU’s president...

In the early ’90s, John Butler served as the student regent on NIU’s Board of Regents, similar to today’s Board of Trustees. Twenty years later, in 2013, Butler is chairman of the Board of Trustees.With new university leadership, Butler looks to...

Doug Baker has been named NIU's new president. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Baker's appointment at a meeting today. There was no discussion. Baker said he wanted NIU to have student-focused excellence, research excellence and financial...

The Board of Trustees will hold a special open meeting at 1 p.m. today to appoint the university’s president. The meeting will be held in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. Faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited. There will be a welcome...

New fees, new minors and a new position were announced at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.The board met for executive sessions and for the presentation of the annual president’s report, which was John Peters’ final one.With Peters finishing...