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Academic Task Force Report reveals 11 program elimination requests

By Northern Star staff | May 2, 2016

Program prioritization reports, released today, reveal 11 academic programs requested elimination.Programs were offered the opportunity to propose new programs or request the elimination of programs.The 11 programs that requested elimination are:Certificate...

Program Prioritization reports released

By Northern Star staff | May 2, 2016

Program Prioritization reports have been released.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that review 223 academic programs and 236 administrative programs to influence the allocation of existing university funds....

Provost Lisa Freeman (left) addresses the crowd as NIU President Doug Baker stands by at the town hall meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.

Feedback wanted on program prioritization reports to be released

By Alexander Chettiath | April 28, 2016

Provost Lisa Freeman (left) addresses the crowd as NIU President Doug Baker stands by at the town hall meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.

Panel discusses program prioritization

Panel discusses program prioritization

By Alexander Chettiath | October 15, 2015

NIU held a question and answer session with a program prioritization panel Wednesday, addressing concerns regarding the structure and public availability of program reports, use of data and frequency of grading.Program prioritization at NIU, which began...