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...
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....
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| November 13, 2019
For two years, the United Faculty Alliance has been working on a contract with the hopes of improving teaching conditions for tenured and tenure-track faculty at NIU. The Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on whether or not the contract will go into...
The Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss issues concerning professors on track to tenure and proposed future scholarships, as well as approving other items on the agenda.Wendell Johnson, social sciences librarian, spoke on behalf of the United Faculty...
DeKALB — Former State Senator Robert W. Pritchard and student Nathan Hayes were sworn in as trustees by Chairman Wheeler Coleman July 16.“I look forward to putting the experiences I’ve had over the last fifteen years in the legislature working on...
DeKALB — The Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss topics including program prioritization, school pride and the usage of Lynda.com.Acting Provost Chris McCord presented data from the program prioritization process the school started in fall 2015.“The...
DeKALB — Faculty Senate members have developed concerns about the implementation of a salary increase amid faculty contract negotiations.A report from one senator addressed the ongoing negotiations between the United Faculty Alliance, a union representing...
