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Leadership Summit to celebrate Women’s History Month

By Northern Star Staff | March 21, 2012

The 2012 Leadership Summit will be held at noon Thursday at Altgeld Hall Auditorium in celebration of Women’s History Month. Female executives and entrepreneurs present at the event will share how they climbed beyond the glass ceiling to become influential...

 Trustees Marc Strauss (left), John Butler (middle), and Robert Marshall (right) chat during an executive session during the Board meeting Monday afternoon.

Board of Trustees approves increase in student fees, room and board rates

By Kelly Bauer | March 1, 2012

The Board of Trustees (BOT) voted to approve all the university’s recommendations, including increasing the room and board rate, increasing student fees and approving the proposed salary guidelines. The university requested the BOT approve an aggregate...

Board of Trustees voices desire to work with DeKalb to create safe environment

By Chelsey Boutan | December 1, 2011

After a closed session, Board Chair Cherilyn Murer resumed the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday morning by extending her condolences.Murer said the death of sociology student Steven Agee II has shaken the campus community and once again brought to...

Murer makes push for new mission statement

By Chelsey Boutan | November 11, 2011

Board Chair Cherilyn Murer challenged President John Peters and Provost Raymond Alden Thursday morning to update the university's mission statement that will be later sent to the Board of Trustees for approval. At the Board of Trustees Academic Affairs,...

Marc Strauss, left, Board of Trustees Chair, at the Boards
Thursday meeting the Board approved a resolution to move forward
with President John Peters Vision 2020 plans.

Vision 2020 approved to move forward

By Chelsey Boutan | September 16, 2011

NIU President John Peters received unanimous approval to move forward with the Vision 2020 Initiative at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting.Trustee Marc Strauss said the Vision 2020 process revealed a goal important to the university's success - an...

Gov. Quinn appoints four members to NIU Board of Trustees

By Northern Star staff | May 9, 2011

DeKALB | On April 28, Gov. Pat Quinn appointed four members to the Board of Trustees at NIU.According to NIU Today, Quinn appointed two returning members, Marc J. Strauss and Cherilyn G. Murer, and two new members, Anthony A. Iosco and Robert T. Marshall...