Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Office Manager Pat Siebrasse looks up forms for a faculty member at the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences in Wirtz Hall.

Longest-serving employee retiring, rewarded

By Julia Layton | July 9, 2012

Pat Siebrasse is retiring after 50 years at NIU. Siebrasse is the longest-serving employee at NIU and did all of her work in the school of family, consumer and nutrition sciences as an Office Manager. She said she remembers the Holmes Student Center was...

Freshman English major Christopher Erby plays Call of Duty
instead of doing his studies Wednesday night.

Interim dean, students weigh in on managing classes, employment

October 12, 2011

Sometimes, students may feel like there isn't enough time to complete all of their schoolwork. However, a little bit of time management can go a long way.Mary Pritchard, interim dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences, suggests students use...

NIU sees decline of graduate student enrollment

By Chelsey Boutan | September 21, 2011

The official 10th day enrollment count shows NIU continued a steady decline of graduate students. This year's graduate enrollment of 5,365 is lower than last year's 5,633. A steady decrease of graduate students started in 2003, when enrollment was 6,651....