DeKALB - Faculty Senate discussed concerns around budget implementation and NIU’s commitment to its international students at the last meeting of the semester on Wednesday. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Faculty Senate President Benjamin Creed...

DeKALB - NIU’s CFO said university divisions have begun the process of categorizing their expenses by priority level at the Faculty Senate’s meeting on Wednesday.  BUDGET PROCESS AND TIMELINE University officials provided an update on the progress...

DeKALB – The University said it intends to offer longer contracts to some instructional faculty and add a service component to their responsibilities at a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY CONTRACT PROPOSAL Bárbara González,...

DeKALB - At the first Faculty Senate meeting of the year, faculty expressed concern about the benefit of moving football conferences and voiced frustrations about athletic team hires during their own hiring freeze. FACULTY HIRING CONCERNS Therese...

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...