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A empty plot of land on Blackhawk Road where the Greek Life Center will be built sits on a cloudy day. The land purchase for the Greek Life Center is set to close on Oct. 21. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Land purchase for Greek Life Center expected to close on Oct. 21

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | September 13, 2024

DeKALB – NIU’s plan to rejuvenate Greek Life takes a step forward as the sale of land for the $18 million Greek Life Center is set to close on Oct. 21. The City of DeKalb agreed to sell the land to the NIU Foundation at a council meeting July 22. The...

Matt Streb (left), chief strategy officer for NIU, discusses the developments for the purchase of land for the NIU Greek Life Center with Catherine Squires, vice president of University Advancement and president and CEO of the NIU Foundation. Shop owners of DeKalb's Central Business District voiced their concerns over a proposed levy for downtown DeKalb residents to reimburse the city for street maintenance costs. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

NIU expects to purchase land for Greek Life Center

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | April 23, 2024

DeKALB – New conceptual drawings of NIU’s Greek Life Center were shown to the City Council to back a hopeful consideration to purchase the land where the eventual construction of the center will take place.  The last update for the center happened...

Phillips, Squires join Baker VPs

By Northern Star staff | March 15, 2015

Al Phillips and Catherine Squires have been officially added to NIU President Doug Baker’s cabinet following a Thursday Board of Trustees vote.Phillips is the chief financial officer and vice president of Administration and Finance and Squires is the...

Alumna Catherine Squires to work on alumni relations as new vice president of University Advancement

Alumna Catherine Squires to work on alumni relations as new vice president of University Advancement

By Northern Star staff | January 28, 2015

Alumna Catherine Squires has been named the vice president for University Advancement.Squires must be approved by the Board of Trustees, which next meets March 12, and would begin May 1, according to an NIU news release. Squires will "be responsible for...