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NIU announces program prioritization task force members

By Northern Star staff | June 16, 2015

The members of the academic and administrative task forces were announced Tuesday on the program prioritization website.Forty-three faculty, instructors, supportive professional staff and operating staff will serve on the task forces, determining mergers,...

Baker appoints Brad Bond to oversee Division of International Affairs

Baker appoints Brad Bond to oversee Division of International Affairs

By Northern Star staff | April 24, 2015

NIU President Doug Baker appointed Graduate School Dean Brad Bond to temporarily oversee the Division of International Affairs on Friday.Ray Alden, former vice president for International Affairs, resigned March 31 and accepted the position of provost...

Program prioritization criteria revealed

Program prioritization criteria revealed

By Jackie Nevarez | April 23, 2015

Finalized criteria for the program prioritization of academic and administrative programs show reviews will focus on how programs contribute to NIU’s mission.Carolinda Douglass, vice provost for Academic Planning and Development, presented the criteria...

LaVerne Gyant (left), Center for Black Studies director, helps senior engineering major Krystal Wilson at the center. The chief diversity officer, who will be hired in May, will be in charge of promoting diversity in academic and social settings on campus.

Apps for chief diversity officer to be reviewed Friday

By Satta Kendor | April 6, 2015

Applications for the chief diversity officer, who is expected to make $100,000 to $175,000, will be reviewed Friday, said Provost Lisa Freeman.Despite NIU’s uncertainty surrounding next year’s state allocation, interviews for a pool of eight to 10...

Faculty want more input on NIU’s program prioritization

By Northern Star staff | March 30, 2015

University Council will hear a request from the faculty to increase their presence on the program prioritization task forces.The Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Enrollment heard a presentation on program prioritization by Provost Lisa Freeman. In...

Ben Donovan, Student Association director of Governmental Affairs, talks to senators at a Jan. 25 SA Senate meeting about a proposal to lower DeKalb’s bar entry age from 21 to 20. Donovan said the SA will give a statement about the idea at today’s City Council meeting.

Student Association wants role in program prioritization

By Augustin Zehnder | February 16, 2015

The Student Association Senate criticized the exclusion of student input in program prioritization and the shared governance process in a resolution’s first reading Sunday.The resolution, authored by Ben Donovan, SA director of Governmental Affairs,...

Letter to the Editor: Students have input in selecting priorities

By Lisa Freeman | February 12, 2015

The Northern Star’s Monday editorial suggested student voices will not be heard in NIU’s important Program Prioritization initiative.I am writing to correct that misperception. Student voices will be important to this initiative.This week we launched...

SA’s motto good example for NIU

By Northern Star Editorial Board | February 8, 2015

The Student Association’s motto for the spring semester, “Engaging Student Solutions,” is a concept NIU can adopt in its initiatives.Experience, safety and health and sustainability will be the three “core tenants” of the SA’s goal to bring...

NIU town hall: Lipman Hearne helps with enrollment, program prioritization explained

By Jackie Nevarez | February 2, 2015

NIU President Doug Baker hosted two town hall meetings Thursday to talk about recruitment, retention and program prioritization.Retention decreased by 1.2 percent to 87 percent between the fall and spring semesters, with enrollment dropping to 19,000,...

Live tweet: NIU town hall meetings on prioritization, enrollment

By Northern Star staff | January 29, 2015

Follow @BauerJournalism and @NevarezJackie for tweets from today's town hall meetings. // [View the story "Live tweet: NIU town hall meetings on prioritization, enrollment" on Storify]

Anthropology professor Mitch Irwin (left) and biology professor Karen Samonds perform a health check on a lemur during a July research project in Madagascar. They lead summer a NIU study abroad program on the island. “Hands-on experience in the field is critical as a complement to traditional instruction for ensuring student career success,” Irwin said.NIU President Doug Baker and Provost Lisa Freeman will explain program prioritization and how it will affect university programs like those pictured and employees at town hall meetings today.

Program prioritization: All programs to face NIU’s reviews

By Kelly Bauer | January 29, 2015

Provost Lisa Freeman said there will be “no sacred cows” as NIU evaluates whether programs will be cut, merged, further funded or left unchanged in coming months.Every program, from football to forensics, will face evaluation based on university priorities,...

All need input in program priorities

By Northern Star Editorial Board | January 28, 2015

Students must make their voices heard at today’s town hall meetings if they want to play a larger role in NIU’s program prioritization process.During the prioritization process, NIU will use the list of criteria and the judgments of two task forces...

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