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Laurie Elish-Piper, executive vice president and provost, stands behind a podium and speaks to the crowd at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. Elish-Piper along with George Middlemist, chief financial officer, gave an update to members of Faculty Senate about NIU’s budget and deficit. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

Budget update discussed at Faculty Senate meeting

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 30, 2024

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...

Richard Mocarski, vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships, provides an update on RIPS. Faculty Senate met at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

NIU in process of creating AI task force

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 2, 2024

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...

Michaela Holtz, executive director of Student Affairs Central, gives a presentation about the Huskie Vote Initiative at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. The Huskie Vote Initiative encourages students to vote in elections. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

Huskies Vote Initiative discussed at Faculty Senate

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | September 4, 2024

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,...

John Acardo, chief human resources officer, gives a presentation about NIU’s budget during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. NIU has a deficit mitigation plan to try and reduce the $32 million deficit. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

Deficit mitigation plan discussed at Faculty Senate

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | April 24, 2024

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...

Janice Hamlet, associate vice provost for faculty mentoring and diversity, gives a presentation during Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. Hamlet provided an update on NIU’s faculty mentor program. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

SGA Treasurer reports 1,800 votes in SGA elections

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | March 27, 2024

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...

Faculty Senate members sit at tables and discuss the changes to faculty senate bylaws. On Wednesday at the Faculty Senate meeting in Altgeld Hall the bylaw amendments were updated to include clinical faculty distinctions and changes to NIU's mission values. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

Faculty Senate bylaws acknowledge clinical faculty

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | February 22, 2024

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...

Members of the Faculty Senate councils and committees gather at Wednesday’s meeting at Altgeld Hall in the second floor auditorium. The Faculty Senate discussed changes to the university's employment and scholarship regulations, based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action in college admissions. (Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon | Northern Star)

Affirmative action to affect NIU scholarships

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | November 29, 2023

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...

Stephanie Richter speaks about Faculty's upcoming move to Black Board Ultra. Faculty members are wary to switch to the new program. (Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon | Northern Star)

‘Back to the Pack’ to bring stopped out students to NIU

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | September 6, 2023

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...

Altgeld Hall sitting underneath semi-cloudy weather. The Faculty Senate appointed Ben Creed as its new president, effective July 1. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)

Faculty Senate appoints new president

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | April 27, 2023

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...

 The NIU sign and Holmes Student Center on a snowy afternoon in MLK Commons. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Faculty Senate update on ChatGPT, rising graduation fee

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | February 23, 2023

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...

Members of the Faculty Senate sitting in banquet style seating at Wednesday's meeting at Altgeld Hall in the second floor auditorium. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Faculty Senate talks phishing scams, AI cheating

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | January 26, 2023

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...

The newest update to the student code of conduct was discussed on Wednesday by the faculty senate.

New student code of conduct discussed at Faculty Senate Meeting

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | September 29, 2022

The new NIU student code of conduct was discussed during the Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday.  The new student code of conduct, which has been worked on and refined since last year, has been adopted by the Office of Student Conduct as of Aug....