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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

President Peters discusses Vision 2020, new online degree programs

By Matt Liparota | September 1, 2011

By 2020, NIU hopes to have 30,000 students enrolled.This announcement came as part of President John Peters' annual State of the University address Thursday afternoon. For the second year, the speech focused on the Vision 2020 initiative.During last year's...

Christian Smith (left), Johnny Tran (left center) junior time
arts majors, Alex Beach (right center), and Mike Lundgren (right)
senior new media technology majors talk on the stairs of Gilbert
Hall Tuesday evening.

Gilbert Hall renovations set to take effect

By Matthew Frierdich | August 25, 2011

Plans to renovate Gilbert Hall are moving forward. Gilbert closed its doors as a residence hall in 1995, at that time it started to house university offices. The building is set to open in 2013. The new Gilbert will be targeted to upperclassmen. "We wanted...

Gilbert Hall enters its design phase in Spring 2011 and is expected to be reopened for student residency by Fall 2013. Gilbert Hall has not been used as residence hall since its closing in 1995.

Gilbert Hall Revisited

By Kyla Gardner | February 27, 2011

Gilbert Hall goes back to its roots as residence hall

By Kyla Gardner | December 1, 2010

The trek from Stevenson to the Jack Arends Art Building with large art portfolios can be as daunting for art students as the trek to Barsema Hall for business students. Gilbert Hall could offer these students a convenient answer. Plans for the renovation...