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Northern Star

Pension proposal put in faculty’s hands

By James Green | October 3, 2013

The Faculty Senate hopes to give NIU personnel a voice in pension reform.At a Wednesday Faculty Senate meeting, Senate President Alan Rosenbaum motioned for the Faculty Senate to endorse a pension resolution in response to pension issues in the state...

Campaign recruits engineers

By James Green | September 23, 2013

The #WhyEngineering campaign has looked to increase engineering retention through “survival guide” pamphlets and tutoring, among other things.#WhyEngineering is an advertising campaign imagined by students working under Amanda Carrier, College of...

Student Association President Jack Barry (right) speaks at the University Council meeting Wednesday on retention, enrollment and how he is excited about the upcoming academic year.

University Council talks student retention

By James Green | September 19, 2013

NIU President Doug Baker’s first University Council meeting was brief and upbeat.In his opening announcements, Baker emphasized not only retention and enrollment rates, but also student involvement, career success and reaching out to alumni. He believes...

Fair offers chance to give majors a whirl

By James Green | September 16, 2013

Students only have a week to prepare for the Exploring Majors Fair.All academic departments will be represented at the fair, which will be held Sept. 24. NIU’s history, environmental science and non-governmental organization leadership and development...