During Wednesday’s University Council meeting, Greg Long said students with disabilities have come to him with troubling news. Long, NIU Chair of the Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities, reported that professors have publicly disclosed...
Gov. Pat Quinn delivered his annual budget address Wednesday, which included a proposal for a $50 million increase in Monetary Award Program (MAP) funding.The address outlined the state’s 2013 budget and included changes and cuts to the state’s spending...
At Wednesday’s University Council meeting, the council voted on four items after NIU President John Peters discussed Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget speech. Peters expressed support for Quinn’s proposed $50 million increase to Monetary Award Program (MAP)...
The retirement of Ombudsman Tim Griffin was announced at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. Griffin said he has worked at NIU as the ombudsman for 21 years. He said his retirement came as he is “maxed out in the retirement system” and seeking...
Approximately $4 million will be invested in technology around campus, President John Peters said Wednesday during a University Council meeting. Peters said the campus plans to become wireless as part of the Vision 2020 initiative. The $4 million will...
Rules for providing reports on sabbatical leaves may be amended at the next university council meeting, said Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday."Sabbatical leaves at many universities are an endangered species,"...
Wednesday's University Council meeting saw the passing of a proposal that alters NIU's policy on guests in class.The proposal, made by Karen Brandt, Academic Policy Committee Chair, was discussed at the Nov. 2 Universal Council meeting and was not passed....
University Council voted to send a policy about classroom guests back to the Academic Policy Committee Wednesday.The proposed policy requires that guests who go into classrooms, like supervisors or security personnel, must receive permission from the...
Student representatives on the University Council said the Northern Star misleads students about campus safety during Wednesday's meeting. Nick Bender, a member of the College of Business student advisory council, said an editorial cartoon published in...
The NIU community mourns after philosophy professor William Tolhurst died Thursday at the age of 64. Tolhurst was a professor in philosophy at NIU for 33 years and served as the Philosophy Department's Chairman from 1990 to 1998. Tolhurst retired on Sept....
Vision 2020 goals may be dependent on the approval of the Board of Trustees, said NIU President John Peters at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. During his State of the University address Sept. 1, Peters announced his intentions to follow suggestions...
The Resources, Space and Budget committee statement of budget priorities was approved by the University Council on Wednesday afternoon during its final meeting for the semester. University Council Co-Chair Laurie Elish-Piper presented the budget priorities...
