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Please be advised that the 2017 Presidential Evaluation has been posted on the Board of Trustees website.
Over the past four years, I have enjoyed sharing the progress we’ve made in building a more sustainable organization, creating a more just and inclusive environment and the almost daily achievements in teaching, research, artistry and engagement that have promoted our goal of student career success. I also have reported with pride about the awards...
Today the Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) publicly released the final report of the Office of the Executive Inspector General (OEIG) regarding its nearly three-year investigation into the university’s use of the affiliate employment classification in 2013 and 2014. Until now, Illinois state law and the OEIG investigation process have required that this matter be confidential....
NIU President Doug Baker
As promised, I am closing the loop on our discussion of the Fiscal Year 2018 budget and the steps we are taking to increase revenues and decrease expenditures to ensure that we have appropriate working capital reserves to support our operations in FY18. Last month, I laid out a goal of creating a modest reserve...
When I last wrote to you April 4 about our budget deliberations, I promised to communicate again before the end of the month where we were in the process.  This note will serve to deliver on this commitment. Yesterday my cabinet and I sought feedback from the university’s Resource, Space, and Budget Committee and Academic...
My role and performance as president is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees to aid in goal-setting for the coming year, and this June will mark my fourth anniversary. The board and I agree that it is an appropriate time – and considered a best practice in the higher education community – to conduct...
This week I am working with our vice presidents to update the President’s Program Prioritization Progress Report released in November 2016. We are creating a chart to show the progress made to date, as well as pending work for administrative programs; this status update will go live online Wednesday, March 22. We have accomplished a...
Program Prioritization has shown us that introspection is worthwhile, and that proceeding in a strategic manner provides the best path forward toward aligning mission with resources, accomplishing our goals and fulfilling our purpose. Laurie Elish-Piper, dean of the NIU College of Education, and her amazing team have taken this to heart. Motivated by our university-wide...
NIU President Doug Baker sent the following message to the NIU community this afternoon:  I want to address a number of issues that I know are weighing on the minds of our university community. Friday’s executive order signed by President Trump provides new restrictions on those traveling to and from seven different countries. I know...
The terms for four NIU trustees expired last week. To fill those roles, Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed three new trustees and reappointed one sitting trustee. Joining the board is Dennis Barsema, a graduate of the NIU College of Business. Mr. Barsema and his wife, Stacey, have contributed a great deal of time and resources...
I’m writing to you today to announce the conclusion of reviews into several complaints regarding procurement practices, employment decisions, and contractual arrangements that occurred in 2013-2014 when I first assumed the presidency and initiated plans to improve the physical campus. The allegations in these complaints have now been investigated, and I want to share the...
Two members of the university leadership team have announced their departures. Vice President for Administration and Finance Alan Phillips will retire March 1, 2017, from a 40-year career serving in senior government and higher education leadership and management positions to spend time with his family, including a new grandchild. Vice President of Student Affairs Eric...
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