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Alumna Catherine Squires to work on alumni relations as new vice president of University Advancement

Alumna Catherine Squires to work on alumni relations as new vice president of University Advancement

By Northern Star staff | January 28, 2015

Alumna Catherine Squires has been named the vice president for University Advancement.Squires must be approved by the Board of Trustees, which next meets March 12, and would begin May 1, according to an NIU news release. Squires will "be responsible for...

NIU pushes for relocation of Oderkirk

By Keith Hernandez | October 29, 2014

The Oderkirk House will have to be relocated off-campus if further renovations are to be made.The Annie Glidden Agrarian Society will have to find and purchase a vacant lot in DeKalb and raise part of the funds for the relocation of the house, NIU Foundation...

Admin don’t want to fund Oderkirk House

By Keith Hernandez | October 7, 2014

University officials do not agree with a local historical society’s proposal to place the financial responsibility of renovating the Oderkirk House on NIU.The Annie Glidden Agrarian Society was given 30 days to construct a function and funding plan...

University can’t afford to renovate house

By Northern Star Editorial Board | September 23, 2014

NIU should prioritize its spending on students’ needs instead of the abandoned Oderkirk House, 217 N. Annie Glidden Road.The recently formed Annie Glidden Agrarian Society is fighting for NIU to fund repairs to the historic house. If the society can...

The Oderkirk House, 253 N. Annie Glidden Road, is more than 100 years old and used to be the home of members of the Glidden family. NIU leases the property and a local group is fighting for the university to repair the home.

Group fights for historic house

By Keith Hernandez | September 14, 2014

Members of a local historical society will deliver the renovation plans for a vacant campus building to the NIU Foundation Tuesday.The Annie Glidden Agrarian Society, founded by local historian Steve Bigolin and Daily Chronicle columnist Barry Schrader,...

NIU Foundation names new president

By Northern Star Staff | September 4, 2012

According to an NIU Today article, the NIU Foundation has a new president: Mike Malone. Malone is a veteran administrator at NIU and the vice president for the Division of University Advancement. His new position as president will be an added responsibility,...