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Trustees voting on 2015 budget

By Jackie Nevarez | September 16, 2014

The Board of Trustees is expected to review and approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 internal budget Thursday.The Board of Trustees will meet 9 a.m. in Altgeld Hall, Room 315, to give its final approval for the FY 2015 budget, which plans for $426.5...

Interim CFO Nancy Suttenfield speaks about NIU's budget proposal during a Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee meeting on Sept. 1, 2014, in Altgeld Hall.

NIU plans for 700 drop in enrollment

By Kelly Bauer | September 1, 2014

NIU has built an expected enrollment decline of 700 students representing more than $8 million in potential revenue into its proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget.The decline would mark the fifth fall in a row NIU has had fewer students than it had the year...

Council wants more time for 2015 budget

By Keisha Howerth | February 25, 2014

City Council has decided the dates on which it will discuss the city’s budget, but it will change next year’s budget workshop schedule because it conflicts with NIU graduation.City Council discussed the current calendar year for the fiscal year budget...

SA Senate approves budget cuts to sports clubs

By Erin Kolb | April 28, 2013

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center to approve two budgets for next school year and appoint directors to the SA’s seven subcommittees. The final two of four budgets needing approval...

City Council to vote on budget for new police station

By Ali Combs | April 7, 2013

City Council will vote on a bid of $86,766 to build the foundation and main component of a communications tower for the new police station at today’s meeting. The construction of the communications tower is a necessary step toward completing the police...

Mike Morocco, senior time arts major, takes the eco park bike pah as a shortcut back to his apartment in September 2011.

City plans to add bike paths to DeKalb

By Ali Combs | April 3, 2013

The city of DeKalb is making plans for a nearly $1 million bike path. The path will be funded mostly by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through a bike trail enhancement grant. The grant will be used to build a bike path that...

Mayoral candidates reflect on the city budget

By Ryan Chodora | March 27, 2013

Tax increment financing (TIF), the city budget and the new city manager are all big topics in the current mayoral race. “I want to see us stay on the strong fiscal path that we’ve been on the last few years,” said Jennifer Groce, mayoral candidate...

President John G. Peters with the Committee on Resources, Space, and Budgets (CRSB) discussed the budget process and the allocation of fiscal resources at the NIU university Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon in the HSC Skyroom. Mr. Peters reiterated NIU as a "student centered, and research based institution". Topics discussed included overall budget, student enrollment, campus sustainability and infrastructure, employee compensation, and NIU's Vision 2020.

University Council approves $160 million budget

By Kevin Steiger | February 27, 2013

University Council (UC) approved President John Peters’ proposal to utilize more than $160 million for different occasions across campus, including renovations, at its meeting Wednesday. Eddie Williams, executive vice president and chief of operations,...

Peters’ replacement, budget discussed at University Council

By Robert Baird | January 30, 2013

University Council met for the first time of 2013 to discuss the 2014 budget building process and the progress in finding a replacement for NIU President John Peters. University Council started at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student...

SA Senate censures treasurer

By Felix Sarver | April 22, 2012

A resolution to censure Student Association (SA) Treasurer Jeremy Sanchez was passed by the SA Senate Sunday. Sanchez failed to give a complete budget for the 2012-2013 academic year past deadline last Thursday, Senate Speaker Austin Quick said. One of...

Don’t break the bank: Tips to stick to a budget and stay out of debt

By Felix Sarver | November 29, 2011

Keeping track of expenses can be important for students who don't want to run out of money before the school year ends.Daniel Beeman, PhD student in economics, said a common mistake he sees students make is handling credit cards. Getting a credit card...

Board of Trustees will discuss proposal for external funding of research

By Northern Star Staff | August 24, 2011

Three NIU Board of Trustees committees will meet today.The Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee will meet at 9 a.m. The committee will discuss, among other things, a proposal Fiscal Year 2011 external funding for research.The Finance,...