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CDO to survey faculty for diverse courses

By Satta Kendor | September 24, 2015

Chief Diversity Officer Vernese Edghill-Walden said she will be working to integrate diversity into NIU’s curriculum using a survey distributed to faculty members.Edghill-Walden became NIU’s first chief diversity officer on Aug. 1. Her role is to...

Monday town hall to focus on combining Military Student Services with other office

By Northern Star staff | April 19, 2015

Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services and Military Student Services will hold a town hall meeting featuring Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, at 10 a.m. Monday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.The...

SA President Frascello supports Senate’s call for student veteran support

By Northern Star staff | April 15, 2015

Student Association President Joe Frascello announced his support Friday for a Feb. 22 SA Senate resolution demanding NIU fill a vacant Military Student Services counseling position.SA Senator Leon Kincaid said 22 veterans take their lives daily and there...

Military, Non-Traditional Student Services to be merged

By Jackie Nevarez | October 29, 2014

The merger of Military Student Services and Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services will happen despite concerns voiced in the departments, said Katrina Caldwell, assistant vice president for Student Affairs.The decision to merge the two departments...

Speaker: Remember black feminists

Speaker: Remember black feminists

By Carlos Galvez | March 4, 2014

Students and faculty learned the importance of women of color in history rather than the typical approach to the feminist movement Tuesday.Katrina Caldwell, Student Affairs assistant vice president, presented a PowerPoint on black women from the past...