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Dividing VP role will increase productivity

By Northern Star Editorial Board | November 3, 2014

NIU is taking an important step in cutting the costs of administrative positions by disassembling the job of retiring vice president Bill Nicklas.As vice president of Operations and Community Relations, Nicklas oversaw the NIU Police Department, human...

Higher education bills passed by General Assembly

By Northern Star Staff | December 9, 2012

Two bills of interest to higher education passed at the 97th General Assembly and were sent to the governor for his approval, according to an Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) memo. One bill that was passed extends grant funds and the existence...

NIU P.D. to teach representatives from other universities emergency response plans

NIU P.D. to teach representatives from other universities emergency response plans

By Kyla Gardner | April 3, 2012

In May, the NIU Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management and Planning will teach representatives from other colleges and universities how to put together emergency response plans. “NIU is a great choice for hosting this course and other...

Sexes influenced by different factors when choosing major

By Linze Griebenow | December 1, 2011

Want to be a male nurse? Or a female engineer? At NIU, in 2010, female health professionals outnumbered their male counterparts about four to one. Male engineers outnumber females about nine to one. But gender disparities are more than numbers; culture...

State funds may soon depend on graduation rates

By Felix Sarver | September 6, 2011

A portion of NIU's state funding may soon be dependent on how many graduates it produces. The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) is working with colleges and universities to establish measurements of performance for funding. Performance funding...

Faculty Senate discusses Illinois debt, adds SA representative

By Matt Liparota | August 31, 2011

"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...

A tale of two states, Illinois in trouble

By Danny Ciamprone | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | One part of Illinois is well educated and economically booming; the other is self-destructing and failing to keep its head above water. This is according to a new study conducted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The report states, “underperformance...