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The goal of the position is to help students and staff with a variety of issues, whether personal or professional.

NIU’s ombudsperson aims to provide unbiased support for students

By Eddie Drinkwine | October 9, 2022

DeKALB — This July, NIU recruited a new ombudsperson, Sandra Cox, with the goal to provide NIU with unbiased and impartial guidance. An ombudsperson is an official who is hired to advise and guide anyone who comes to them. Although it is a similar...

Merlynette Griffin became the interim Ombudsperson in August. NIU is searching for a permanent Ombudsperson.

NIU plans to hire permanent ombudsperson in spring

By Aidan Bengford | January 20, 2022

What to know According to NIU, “An ombudsperson provides confidential and informal assistance for resolving university-related concerns, independent of the university's formal administrative structure, and will consider all sides of an issue...

NIU President Doug Baker discusses pension and the statement sent to the Illinois Supreme Court during University Council in May in the Holmes Student Center’s Sky Room.

Visits to Klaper rise: UC report

By Jackie Nevarez | December 2, 2014

The Ombudsperson Annual Report, which includes details on the 604 individuals who visited the ombudsperson from May 2013 to May 2014, will be presented at University Council today.The ombudsperson, located on the sixth floor of the Holmes Student Center,...

Survey seeks input on ombudsperson

By Northern Star Staff | October 5, 2014

Input on Ombudsperson Sarah Klaper’s performance is being collected by the Ombudsperson Review Committee until Oct. 27.The office of the ombudsperson, on the sixth floor of the Holmes Student Center, hears university-related issues or conflicts. The...

Ombudsperson up for evaluation

By Northern Star Staff | March 20, 2014

The University Council is evaluating ombudsperson Sarah Klaper’s performance for the 2013-2014 academic year.Under Article 19.4 of the NIU Bylaws, the University Council must evaluate the ombudsperson’s performance in the spring semester of the first...

NIU announces selection of new ombudsperson

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2012

The new ombudsperson for NIU will be Sarah Klaper, according to an NIU Today. Before beginning work at NIU, Klaper previously worked at DePaul University in Chicago for the College of Law, according to the NIU Today article. She taught courses in school...