To some, it may appear as if Victor E. and Me is trying to romantically match up NIU students. In fact, the website is part of a marketing campaign that started last year, which shows prospective, new and current NIU students how to get involved with...
In his Vision 2020 plan, NIU President John Peters identified student quality as an area for improvement for the university over the next eight years. This is the third installment in a three-part series that has looked at past trends in student quality...
The improvement of Wi-Fi technology, cloud services and other wireless amenities - goals for Vision 2020 - are ahead of schedule in terms of completion. The program has met certain goals, like the opening of Grant North Tower C, which has full Wi-Fi coverage....
In his Vision 2020 plan, NIU President John Peters identified student quality as an area for improvement for the university over the next eight years. This three-part series will examine past trends in student quality, comparisons to other public Illinois...
NIU’s spring undergraduate enrollment has fallen 1,647 students since the fall semester. Spring 2012 enrollment currently sits at 15,659. NIU President John Peters said spring enrollment is always smaller than fall enrollment, and the decrease was less...
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...
Were you thinking about college in forth grade? Future freshmen of 2020 literally have no idea what NIU has in store for them, and in case you don't either, read NIU President John Peters' Vision 2020 plans at niu.edu/vision2020. The plan is the administrations'...
Sophomore psychology major Britani Peeples' goal is to increase her GPA so she can apply for more scholarships. "It helps me feel that I have what it takes to succeed and it shows my hard work has paid off," Peeples said. With the increasing costs of...
At about 3:10 a.m. Wednesday, students received an NIU text alert warning of an off-campus, fatal shooting that occurred an hour earlier. Students were advised to avoid unnecessary travel because the shooter was still at large.Sep. 28, the last time NIU...
The Student Association Senate went through several changes in its staff and passed a bill allocating funds to SA subcommittees. Former Senators Steven Ray Vaughn and Daniela Miteva resigned from the Senate due to scheduling conflicts, Senate Speaker...
NIU has created a new position to keep the Vision 2020 initiatives President Peters announced earlier this semester on track. The new associate vice president for Institutional Planning and Sustainability is Bill Nicklas. "One of his main responsibilities...
Sometimes, I feel like I'm paying to take the same class twice, and it sucks. Last year, I took Media Management (JOUR 449) where we talked a great deal about media convergence and media conglomeration and the effects they have had on media and society....
