NIU’s Campus Life Building will be officially renamed in honor of former university president John G. Peters at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
The ceremony will be open to the public and free parking will be available at the building’s parking lot, according...
Board of Trustees member Bob Boey has moved onto another job: retirement.Boey has held many positions on the Board of Trustees and within its committees since 1996, including chairperson from 1997 to 1999.Boey has contributed his leadership to many construction...
Students are tended to outside of Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University Thursday,Feb. 14, 2008. A gunman opened fire inside of a large lecture hall classroom injuring several. A man opened fire with a shotgun and a handgun wounding several people Thursday afternoon before apparently killing himself, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jim Killam, Northern Star, HO)
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| November 13, 2014
If NIU wants to tackle some of its biggest problems, especially with student retention, then NIU President Doug Baker needs to continue making goals that can be measured on a semester-by-semester basis.In the past, administrators tried to tackle problems...
I have lived in DeKalb since 1957; my wife Alina and I have three young children, care deeply about DeKalb and, of course, NIU.My father Bob Sr. was NIU’s athletic director for many years and my mother Gertrude taught girls physical education at DeKalb...
Students transferring from Kishwaukee College can now complete their associate’s while earning their degrees at NIU, with more community colleges joining that list in the future.NIU President Doug Baker and Kishwaukee College President Tom Choice signed...
NIU has undergone many changes within the last years as a part of the Vision 2020 Initiative.Many of the changes that have been made so far — like making the campus more technologically equipped — have been successful and beneficial to students, but...
Structural improvements are being made across campus, from major renovations like Gilbert Hall’s to smaller improvements like better parking lot lighting.According the NIU’s website, there are 64 major buildings on the main NIU campus in DeKalb. The...
NIU President John Peters and other senior administrators have developed a plan to help stabilize the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). The plan would feature a gradual shift to being funded entirely by its users by 2044. The system is currently...
As NIU President John Peters nears retirement, faculty, students and staff gathered to talk about his legacy and wish him well. An informal reception was held to celebrate Peters after the University Council meeting on Wednesday in the Holmes Student...
Christian Spears, deputy director of Athletics, has been promoted to acting director of NIU Athletics with the recent departure of Jeff Compher. Spears, who has been a part of the Athletics executive administrations team since 2009, will begin his new...
By Kelly Bauer and Jessi Haish & Robert Baird
| April 2, 2013
Doug Baker has been named NIU's new president. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Baker's appointment at a meeting today. There was no discussion. Baker said he wanted NIU to have student-focused excellence, research excellence and financial...
