![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)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1293-1200x900.jpg)
Deficit mitigation plan discussed at Faculty Senate
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| April 24, 2024
![A view of NIU’s Davis Hall from the university’s quad on an overcast day.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_6805-1200x800.jpg)
NIU seeks $760 million for renovation, construction
By Brandon Clark, News Reporter
| December 5, 2023
![Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. NIU has requested for $116 million in an appropriations request. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/altgeld-hall-y-1200x799.jpeg)
NIU requests $116 million from state to fund operating costs
By Brandon Clark, News Reporter
| November 27, 2023
![Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss the multi-year budget plan. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Altgeld-hall-para-faculty-senate.jpg)
CFO Middlemist: ‘The university must change in order to survive’
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| November 3, 2023
![George Middlemist, NIUs chief financial officer stands in front of Altgeld Hall. Middlemist spoke with the Northern Star about his career at NIU. (Courtesy of George Middlemist)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23-George_Middlemist-0117-WD-45-1200x801.jpg)
Chief financial officer by day, Broncos fan by night
By Gabby Crabtree, News Editor
| October 24, 2023
![NIU provost Beth Ingram steps down from her role while the universitys new CFO George Middlemist arrives in January](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/B62D5F8577F1A6A6AA50F5970CB05CE4-900x506.jpg)
NIU gains new CFO, provost to step down
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 20, 2022
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