By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| September 30, 2024
DeKALB – NIU saw a dramatic spike in domestic violence last year, with 77 cases, 38 more cases than the year prior, according to the Clery Act Report released by NIU on Monday.
The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities to disclose an annual...
The 2017-2018 Annual Security Report released on Friday showed a trend of decreased offenses on the DeKalb campus.The report is required to be released under the Clery Act, a federal law which orders the disclosure of campus security policy and crime...
DeKALB — All students, except those who are first-years, are required to complete Title IX training by March 3.Title IX was created in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in federally-funded education institutions. Since then, it expanded and now includes...
NIU’s 2016-17 Annual Safety and Security Report was published Friday to comply with the Clery Act, which requires all colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid to disclose crimes which occurred on or near campus. Go to niu.edu/clery/ to see the full report. *The offenses listed under the VAWA offenses were categorized as forcible sex offenses, non-forcible sex offenses and aggravated assault in the 2013-14 report.
More than 25 percent of first-year students have not completed required sexual assault education programs.First-year students are required to complete two online programs: AlcoholEdu for College and Haven — Understanding Sexual Assault, to create...
The increase in drug law violations, as reported in the 2015-2016 Annual Safety and Security Report, may be a result of increased patrolling, said NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips.The report, which was published in compliance with the Clery Act, among other...
The number of arrests for drug law violations at NIU in 2014 is more than twice the number of arrests in 2013, according to the 2015-2016 Clery Annual Security Report, which was released Thursday.The Annual Safety and Security Report is published in compliance...
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, which creates a set protocol on how public colleges across the state handle sexual assault.The act, signed Aug. 21, creates stricter requirements on how public universities,...
The university's newly launched sexual assault prevention task force will put NIU on the "leading edge" of preventing and handling violence against women and will change the way police disclose offenses to the public, NIU President Doug Baker said.Calling...
Every year, universities publish a safety report under the Clery Act. Issuing these reports is a great idea; however, there needs to be some adjustments made in order to be more accurate and effective at giving future and current students safety information....
Oct. 8 correction: In an Oct. 4 article titled “Safety discussed,” the Northern Star incorrectly reported that the undergraduate plus/minus grading system was approved at a Faculty Senate meeting. The plus/minus grading system was not voted on at...
NIU will celebrate safety in recognition of Crime Prevention Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, according to NIU Today. During October, NIU will promote safety programs and offer safety tips to the university community, according...
