The Stevens Building renovation project will be starting back up due to a recently appropriated $15.5 million from the state, although there is no established timeline for the project.It is believed that this appropriation will be sufficient enough to...
The appropriations allocated to NIU by Illinois lawmakers will be used to fund numerous university expenses, a major expense being employee salaries.NIU was allocated $48.3 million in the six-month budget plan passed by state lawmakers on June 30, said...
Rep. Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) talks about the likelihood of there being no Illinois budget before July 1, 2015, at the Board of Trustees meeting on June 18, 2015.
Laurie Elish-Piper, newly appointed dean of the College of Education, said she has already reduced 11 percent of spending by using the college’s budget effectively and not cutting employees or programming.Elish-Piper was acknowledged as a Presidential...
The state may be looking into tax increases as the budget impasse extends to more than nine months, said NIU President Doug Baker at a University Council meeting Wednesday.The budget impasse is due to a lack of agreement between the state legislature...
NIU students need to stay informed on other state universities and their changes to higher education due to state budget cuts as an example for what their future may look like.Illinois’ eight-month budget impasse has caused college students to ask themselves...
The Student Association will lobby for House Bill 2990, which would fully fund the Monetary Award Program grants and cut NIU’s budget for Fiscal Year 2016 by 6.5 percent on April 6 in Springfield.The NIU-supported partisan bill passed the Illinois House...
Students may think only focusing on school is best, but having a job while attending a university is beneficial.While grants and scholarships can help pay for college, it is difficult for many students to earn enough from them to fully pay their tuition....
Correction: This Northern Star article incorrectly spelled the name of Chris McCord, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Scot Schraufnagel, director of Graduate Studies for the Political Science Department, said the political science graduate...
Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to lawmakers as he leaves the House chambers after delivering the State of the Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly on Wednesday at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 2043 on Friday, which would have appropriated $397 million for MAP funding.
Despite having no budget for Fiscal Year 2016, Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his annual budget address for Fiscal Year 2017 on Wednesday addressing K-12 education but not higher education.Rauner’s FY 2016 proposed budget includes reduction in funds to public...
From left: Alan Phillips, vice president of Administration and Finance; Mike Mann, State and Government Relations and Board Liaison; Provost Lisa Freeman and Chief Diversity Officer Vernese Edghill-Walden discuss the state budget impasse and MAP grant funding at a town hall meeting Tuesday.
