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IT loses money on repairs

By Samantha Malone | August 29, 2016

DeKALB | NIU subscribed to an extended maintenance program for its information technology equipment rather than replacing the out-of-date systems, potentially causing the IT department to increase its debt.NIU was unable to spend the money required to...

Lisa Freeman, executive vice-president and provost, is drafting a roughly 400-page unified action plan to address themes in action plans like more interdisciplinary opportunities for students.

Freeman begins program prioritization action plan

By Madison Kacer | July 25, 2016

Lisa Freeman, executive vice-president and provost, is drafting a roughly 400-page unified action plan to address themes in action plans like more interdisciplinary opportunities for students.

Student feedback should take faculty into account

By Kaylyn Zielinski | May 9, 2016

Students should recognize faculty are also heavily affected by program prioritization and should consider this when providing feedback because they will be here long after most students.Program prioritization is a process where task forces reviewed academic...

Report: Engineering staff needed

By Scott Nicol | May 5, 2016

The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has been recommended to transform both the B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and the minor in biomedical engineering, and review or phase out nine certificates — the most from any college at...

Student email to change to Outlook

By Leah Nicolini | May 5, 2016

Information Technology is changing students’ email accounts from Gmail to Microsoft Outlook starting May 31.Microsoft Outlook, also called Exchange Online in the Office 365 platform, is the email service NIU employees use, and Information Technology...

The categorization of academic programs from each college. No programs from the College of Visual and Performing Arts were recognized as a candidate for review.

Feedback on reports available via website

By Madison Kacer | May 5, 2016

Prior to beginning the program prioritization process, NIU employees gained guidance from other higher education institutions like Indiana State University, Lehman College and Boise State University.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task...

In Focus: What is your reaction to the program prioritization reports?

By Perspective Staff | May 5, 2016

Program prioritization task force reports that recommended how resources should be allocated to 459 academic and administrative programs were released Monday. NIU requested that students and faculty provide feedback from now until May 23.Kaylyn ZielinskiColumnistAll...

Task force suggests more resources for accountancy

By Julia Martinez | May 3, 2016

A task report for the B.S. in accountancy showed that the program is a candidate for enhanced resources because of its support for student diversity.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that review 459 academic and administrative...

Diverse administrative programs recommended to restructure

By Madison Kacer | May 3, 2016

Many administrative programs dedicated to diversity and inclusion were categorized as in need of transformation in the program prioritization reports released Monday.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that...

Task forces endorse increased resources for health sciences

By Julia Martinez | May 3, 2016

A B.S. in health sciences was recognized by the program prioritization task force reports as a candidate for enhanced resources.In the program prioritization task face reports that were released Monday, all 459 programs at NIU were each placed into...

Task force recommends Athletics be more self-sustaining

May 2, 2016

Clarification: The program prioritization recommendation states that if Athletics cannot find a way to be more self-sustaining, "the department should consider eliminating a male, non-revenue sport," according to the task force report. Only one sport...

Four proposed degrees supported by academic task force

By Northern Star staff | May 2, 2016

Ten new academic degrees were proposed to be reviewed by the program prioritization academic task force.The program prioritization process made the option available for academic programs to propose new programs. The academic task force then read these...