This week marks National Hazing Prevention Week, and the Student Association is making sure students are aware of it by setting up an information station in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.Three fraternities — Kappa Alpha Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha and...
NIU’s student health insurance cost will increase from $744 per semester to $1,052 in Fiscal Year 2016 — pending Board of Trustees approval — because of the addition of benefits in accordance with the Affordable Care Act.Here’s a look at those...
NIU is looking to improve student retention and enrollment by making sure students are aware of the opportunities available to them.Eric Weldy, vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said more research needs to be done to figure...
President Doug Baker has done exactly what this university needed him to: He has taken quick, transparent action to fix the university’s problems.Friday, Baker announced significant changes, including the splitting of Finance and Facilities, the creation...
A campus-wide initiative, the focus of which is to teach students how to report problematic behaviors and situations, will begin this year, according to NIU Today. Student Affairs and Enrollment Management will start a social marketing campaign and education...
Kelly Wesener Michael became the acting vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management on July 1. Brian Hemphill, the previous vice president, accepted a new position as president of West Virginia State University. “These are some big shoes...
Students are encouraged to attend FAFSA Fun Fest Thursday, where they can expect free food, raffle prizes and help filling out their FAFSA form. The FAFSA Fun Fest, hosted by the NIU Office of Student Financial Aid, will go from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...
Confusion has been put to rest about the new residence hall complex. The belief that the new residence hall will house only first-year students is a misconception, university officials have said. Initial press releases referred to the hall to as the "new...
DeKALB | This year, students will see some changes to the way drug and alcohol violations are handled at a university level. The major change students will see is in the way violations are punished. Each offense now carries what is called a "minimum sanction."...
Looking back on the last semester of student politics, there is no doubt that the SSDP [Students for Sensible Drug Policy] fiasco was the biggest issue that confronted the Student Association. I can only hope that Student Affairs and Enrollment Management's...
DeKALB | The Crisis Response Team of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management has established an information hotline to answer questions students may have about NIU during the missing student Antinette "Toni" Keller homicide investigation. Brandi Hephner...
