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Faculty, staff, students and community members can make ribbons and sign banners in honor of Antinette “Toni” Keller from noon to 10 p.m. today in the Gallery Lounge of the Holmes Student Center. Staff and student volunteers will be there to assist.

The following resources are available to the NIU community in response to the developments this weekend in the disappearance of Toni Keller. Counseling for Students Monday through Wednesday, counseling services will continue to be available at the Counseling and Student Development Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (815) 753-1206 for more information. Support...

NIU students can meet with counselors in the Counseling and Student Development Center in the Campus Life Building room 200 until 6 p.m. today, and counseling hours have been extended for the coming days. Counseling services will be available at the Counseling and Student Development Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. For...

This evening the DeKalb County Major Case Squad investigating the disappearance of NIU freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller, announced that investigators have now reclassified the investigation as a “death investigation.” Upon learning of this change, Northern Illinois University president John Peters expressed deep concern and sadness. “I know that all of the NIU community is distressed...

Earlier this evening, Northern Illinois University officials were notified by the DeKalb County Major Case Squad that the probe into the disappearance of 18-year-old Antinette “Toni” Keller has been reclassified as a death investigation. “Toni” Keller has been missing since early afternoon on October 14, when she told friends she was going for a walk...

Northern Illinois University officials today announced that the DeKalb County Major Case Squad has assumed lead of the investigation into the disappearance of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller. The decision to activate the DeKalb County Major Case Squad at this stage of the investigation was made jointly by law enforcement officials from NIU, DeKalb and...

As the search continues for missing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, students who want to help learned Tuesday afternoon from NIU officials about three ways they can make a difference. They were also updated about the investigation into Keller’s disappearance, given words of advice on taking care of themselves during times of anxiety and encouraged...

Members and Friends of the NIU Community, Our thoughts and prayers are with Toni’s parents, family and friends … I have spoken with her father and pledged the full resources of the university to assist in locating her. Law enforcement from area agencies under the direction of the NIU police department have been working together...

It is time again for all NIU employees to complete ethics training. Under the terms of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, all full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees must complete online ethics training. Everyone who receives a paycheck from the university must complete this...

Since 1983, the Friends of the NIU Libraries group has been purchasing materials for the library that have otherwise been too expensive for the library’s budget, based on the recommendations of library faculty. Now Friends of the NIU Libraries is expanding its program to enhance the library by opening up its suggestion box to the NIU community....

The NIU Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the whereabouts of a female NIU student who was reported missing over the weekend. Antinette J. Keller was last seen by friends around noon on Thursday, October 14, 2010. She reportedly told friends that she was going for a walk in a area adjacent to...

NIU’s office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development is offering three separate destinations for students interested in participating in Alternative Spring Break trips next March. Students can help rural Kentucky residents renovate their homes, tend to wildlife in Oklahoma or help children in Louisiana. Whatever the students decide, they will feel accomplished, connected and a...