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University employees to hold program prioritization panel

By Northern Star staff | October 7, 2015

An external panel of individuals who have undergone program prioritization at other universities will hold a panel discussion and question and answer session next week. All campus and community members are invited to attend the panel, which will be held...

NIU President Doug Baker (left); Allan Phillips, vice president of Administration and Finance; Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management; Admissions Director Dani Rollins; and Lisa Freeman, executive vice president and provost, discuss state funding, falling enrollment and program prioritization during a town hall meeting Sept. 2 in the Student Holmes Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Baker said NIU will find alternatives for the State Employees Group Insurance Program who will have to pay out of pocket for medical claims.

NIU leaders talk enrollment, state funding issues

By Keith Hernandez | September 3, 2015

NIU President Doug Baker and four administrators updated an audience of more than 100 community members, faculty, staff and students on funding cuts, falling enrollment and program prioritization during a town hall meeting Monday.Among the individuals...

Reggie Thomas, jazz studies coordinator and Jazz Ensemble director, directs Jazz Ensemble during a rehearsal Sept. 29 in the Music Building. Music and theatre and arts will be reviewed in the spring.

Academic program inventory released

By Satta Kendor | July 27, 2015

Reggie Thomas, jazz studies coordinator and Jazz Ensemble director, directs Jazz Ensemble during a rehearsal Sept. 29 in the Music Building. Music and theatre and arts will be reviewed in the spring.

InFocus: How transparent is NIU with program prioritization?

By Northern Star staff | June 22, 2015

Angela PaganIn regards to transparency with program prioritization I would give NIU a C+.I feel when the program started there was an intention to be clear about how this process would improve NIU overall; however as the process has gone on getting more...

NIU announces program prioritization task force members

By Northern Star staff | June 16, 2015

The members of the academic and administrative task forces were announced Tuesday on the program prioritization website.Forty-three faculty, instructors, supportive professional staff and operating staff will serve on the task forces, determining mergers,...

Program prioritization tasks forces formed

By Northern Star staff | June 15, 2015

A shared governance group of faculty, staff and a student has chosen the members of the academic and administrative task forces, but the names of the task force participants will not be available until mid-June.The task forces, comprised of 20 members...

Letter to the Editor: Program prioritization process lacks transparency

By Diana Swanson | May 7, 2015

Transparency in budgeting and a greater focus on our academic mission to provide a rigorous university education to the citizens of Illinois will significantly benefit NIU and the public at large. However, the program prioritization process as currently...

Program prioritization criteria revealed

Program prioritization criteria revealed

By Jackie Nevarez | April 23, 2015

Finalized criteria for the program prioritization of academic and administrative programs show reviews will focus on how programs contribute to NIU’s mission.Carolinda Douglass, vice provost for Academic Planning and Development, presented the criteria...

Program prioritization criteria revealed at Faculty Senate

Program prioritization criteria revealed at Faculty Senate

By Dilip Kumar Sripuram | April 23, 2015

Associate English professor Tim Ryan speaks during the discussion about criteria for program prioritization at a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center. Ryan questioned the effectiveness of program prioritization, which is a review...

Faculty want more input on NIU’s program prioritization

By Northern Star staff | March 30, 2015

University Council will hear a request from the faculty to increase their presence on the program prioritization task forces.The Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Enrollment heard a presentation on program prioritization by Provost Lisa Freeman. In...

Anthropology professor Mitch Irwin (left) and biology professor Karen Samonds perform a health check on a lemur during a July research project in Madagascar. They lead summer a NIU study abroad program on the island. “Hands-on experience in the field is critical as a complement to traditional instruction for ensuring student career success,” Irwin said.NIU President Doug Baker and Provost Lisa Freeman will explain program prioritization and how it will affect university programs like those pictured and employees at town hall meetings today.

Program prioritization: Nominations open for academic, administrative review task forces

By Northern Star staff | March 16, 2015

NIU is seeking nominations for the two task forces that will review programs during the program prioritization process.Program prioritization, which was announced during Jan. 29 town hall meetings, will focus on reviewing all of NIU's academic and administrative...

Student Association gets more input in NIU's program prioritization

Student Association gets more input in NIU’s program prioritization

By Augustin Zehnder | February 23, 2015

Administrators have agreed to allow for more student participation in program prioritization committees after pushback from the Student Association.An SA Senate resolution that had its first reading Feb. 15 stated the SA’s “diminishing faith in the...