![Zac Gill, city engineer for the City of DeKalb spoke at University Council Wednesday. Gill spoke about the construction occurring at the Normal Road and Lucinda Avenue intersection. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1481-1200x900.jpg)
FAFSA packages to be sent out next week
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| May 1, 2024
![President Lisa Freeman sits at a table with members of University Council at their meeting Wednesday. NIU has taken measures to support students struggling with the financial aid process. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4104-1-1200x900.png)
FAFSA frustrations expressed at University Council
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| April 3, 2024
![Altgeld Hall, the meeting place for University Council, sits under a cloudy sky. Tim Paquette, director of Counseling and Consultation Services, and Kelly Olson, associate vice president for Student Development and dean of students, discussed the progress of the mental health early action act on campus update. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bc6fd5efd8e21509876e7898c8de167b-1200x799.jpg)
Peer counseling, technology updates for mental health
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| October 11, 2023
![Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. Enrollment is down for another fall semester. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bc6fd5efd8e21509876e7898c8de167b-1200x799.jpg)
University Council: Enrollment down, ‘painful’ budget changes
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| September 13, 2023
![(From left) University Advisory Committee member Brad Cripe, Administrative Assistant Pat Erickson, University Council Chair and NIU associate professor Ismael Montana and NIU President Lisa Freeman sit at the council table during the University Council meeting Tuesday. (Christian Quevedo | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CQ-6-900x506.jpg)
University Council discuss plans to introduce AI, virtual reality to classrooms
By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter
| April 10, 2023
![Executive Vice President Faculty Senate President Ismael Montana (left) and Provost Beth Ingram listen to SGA Speaker Dallas Douglas give a report detailing SGA’s recent activities to the university council. (Evan Mellon | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/University-Council_March-1-2023_Evan-Mellon-900x675.jpg)
University Council considers new minor, dissolving old major
By Evan Mellon, News Reporter
| March 2, 2023
Re-enrollment increases over spring semester
By Evan Mellon, News Reporter
| February 2, 2023
Union members work towards better teaching conditions
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| November 13, 2019
Public comments to close on four policies
By Northern Star Staff
| September 18, 2019
![Law and Justice, Legality concept, Judge Gavel on a wooden background, Law library concept.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/f5a057ad5f41af1cdd060e4082b9e7f2-900x374.jpg)
University should proceed carefully
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| May 2, 2019
Attorney General issues decision
By Northern Star Staff
| May 1, 2019
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SA hopes to double voter turnout in upcoming elections
By Kierra Frazier
| March 18, 2019
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