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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....

Reports explain resource allocation

By Madison Kacer | May 2, 2016

DeKalb | After program prioritization reports are released at 3 p.m. today, shared governance groups and NIU community members will be asked to provide feedback about the reports.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create...

NIU President Doug Baker speaks to the 200-person crowd at the NIU town hall meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.

Program prioritization town hall meeting lacks answers

By Kaylyn Zielinski | April 28, 2016

NIU President Doug Baker speaks to the 200-person crowd at the NIU town hall meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.

Baker to hold town hall meeting on program prioritization

By Northern Star staff | April 26, 2016

NIU President Doug Baker will set the table for the release of the program prioritization results at a town hall meeting 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.The program prioritization results will be released Monday with one...

Dean of education to focus on cuts, budget

Dean of education to focus on cuts, budget

By Julia Martinez | April 7, 2016

Laurie Elish-Piper, newly appointed dean of the College of Education, said she has already reduced 11 percent of spending by using the college’s budget effectively and not cutting employees or programming.Elish-Piper was acknowledged as a Presidential...

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate speaker

26 students placed on program prioritization task forces

By Madison Kacer | April 4, 2016

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate speaker

Pass/Fail: Extra time for task force shows effort, Voter turnout in SA election is discouraging

By Kaylyn Zielinski | April 4, 2016

Pass:The program prioritization academic task force will be allotted more time to do its job and thus more carefully make decisions. Previously, the program prioritization academic task force had been spending four hours every Friday putting acadmeic...

Matt Streb, administrative task force co-chair, (left) and George Slotsve, academic task force co-chair, discuss the progress of NIU’s program prioritization efforts at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.

Program prioritization task force increases meeting hours

By Alexander Chettiath | March 31, 2016

Matt Streb, administrative task force co-chair, (left) and George Slotsve, academic task force co-chair, discuss the progress of NIU’s program prioritization efforts at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

SA talks funding, task force

By Madison Kacer | March 7, 2016

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

Program prioritization task force open for students

By Alexander Chettiath | March 3, 2016

More than 50 students have applied for the volunteer program prioritization student task forces with the application going live Monday.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that review 223 academic programs and...

Task force to volunteer ten programs for elimination

By Alexander Chettiath | January 18, 2016

Ten undisclosed academic programs have been volunteered for elimination after an initial review of the program prioritization reports.Program prioritization, which began in 2014 after a recommendation from the Higher Learning Commission, uses task forces...

Workshops held to help program heads write reports

By Ashley Morse | November 9, 2015

Four program prioritization data workshops were held to provide additional assistance for program narrators with only a month until the Dec. 11 due date.Program prioritization, which began in fall 2014, uses task forces to grade academic and administrative...