DeKALB – A Human Resources presentation was the main topic of discussion at the last Faculty Senate meeting of the fall 2024 semester held Wednesday.
John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, gave a presentation...
DeKALB – Laurie Elish-Piper, executive vice president and provost, and George Middlemist, chief financial officer, provided an update about NIU’s progres with attempting to cut their $32 million deficit in half by the end of the fiscal year 2025 at...
DeKALB – NIU’s creation of an artificial intelligence task force and a RIPS update were some of what was discussed at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
AI Task Force:
In the spring 2024 semester, NIU put together an action team to make recommendations...
DeKALB – The first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year occurred at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium.
In March 2024, the Higher Learning Commission visited NIU for their 10-year evaluation. NIU received accreditation,...
DeKALB – From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium, Faculty Senate held their last meeting of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Laurie Elish-Piper, executive vice president and provost, spoke about the upcoming commencement ceremonies...
DeKALB – Landon Larkin, Student Government Association treasurer, spoke at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday about SGA election voter turnout.
Voting for president, vice president, treasurer, student trustee and senators for SGA were held Monday...
DeKALB — Clinical faculty will have a larger presence in the senate with new amendments acknowledging members in the bylaws.
With a vote of 31-19-5, numerous amendments were approved that included updates to language in Faculty Senate bylaws and inclusion...
DeKALB – The NIU Faculty Senate discussed its first steps in revising various employment and scholarship regulations.
The discussion comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against colleges using affirmative action, issued in June.
Affirmative...
DeKALB– Previously stopped out students may be getting the opportunity to return to NIU with financial assistance according to Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
‘BACK TO THE PACK’ PROGRAM
Students who left NIU in the past year and are...
DeKALB – A new president of the Faculty Senate was appointed in Wednesday’s final Faculty Senate meeting of the year.
Ben Creed, an assistant professor in educational administration, has been welcomed as the next Faculty Senate President. Creed...
DeKALB – During the second Faculty Senate meeting of the year, attendees gave an update on the use of ChatGPT in classrooms along with a change in the graduation fee.
ChatGPT is an AI technology system originally designed to mimic human responses...
DeKALB – In NIU’s first Faculty Senate meeting of 2023, members discussed virtual threats, artificial intelligence boosting plagiarism and the future of SURSMAC.
CYBER CRIME AGAINST NIU
In a report explaining the role of information...
