NIU will have a new mission statement in the future. The Faculty Senate met Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room to discuss the mission statement, among other topics. NIU's mission statement was last revised in 2003. The current series of revisions...
Rules for providing reports on sabbatical leaves may be amended at the next university council meeting, said Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday."Sabbatical leaves at many universities are an endangered species,"...
It's official: Cole Hall will reopen as a classroom building for the spring 2012 semester, as discussed in a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. The building, closed since the Feb. 14, 2008 shootings and currently under renovation, will begin housing classes...
The Faculty Senate discussed their concerns about the state pension reform system during their Wednesday meeting.NIU President John Peters sent an email to his colleagues Oct. 25 about Senate Bill 512 (SB 512) Reform Bill."The very livelihood of NIU's...
Students accused of academic misconduct can now appeal penalties through the grade appeal process.The Faculty Senate passed the new rule during its Wednesday meeting by a vote of 22-12.Under old rules, faculty could penalize a student in whatever way...
"Welcome to another wonderful year at Faculty Senate."With these words Wednesday afternoon, Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum opened another year for the legislative body and urged its members - which counts one voting member for each university...
DeKALB | The Faculty Senate Resources, Space and Budgets committee presented a report to the Senate during its Wednesday meeting on budget priorities if the state continues to defer on its payments to NIU. "CRSB created a statement of what the financial...
The Faculty Senate discussed the value of online student evaluation of instruction Wednesday afternoon. Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum said there are a number of colleges that are requiring all student evaluations be done online as oppose to...
During the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday, it was announced that the state has paid a majority of the $12 million owed to NIU for MAP grant funding for fall 2010. Students had already received their awards and the money had been distributed to students...
DeKALB | Questions still surround the possible adoption of a plus/minus grading system at NIU. The Faculty Senate voted to recommend the implementation of the plus/minus grading system on Feb. 9. The proposal will now move to the Admissions Policies and...
NIU got one step closer to implementing a plus/minus grading system Wednesday afternoon. "The [Faculty] Senate voted to recommend to make a change in the NIU grading system to the plus/minus system," said Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum. The new...
NIU got one step closer to implementing a plus/minus grading system Wednesday afternoon. "The [Faculty] Senate voted to recommend to make a change in the NIU grading system to the plus/minus system," said Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum. The new...
