Tag: retirement
Three Employee Assistance Program (EAP) educational programs for faculty and staff will be offered over the summer. Registration for each program can be made at employeeassistance@niu.edu. The first program, “Is Retirement Right for Me,” will be held on Thursday, May 25, in the Holmes Student Center’s Glidden Room from noon-1 p.m. For many, retirement is...
A retirement reception for Kathy Smith will take place on Friday, Sept. 30, from 2-4:30 p.m., in the Human Resource Services building, in conference rooms 166/178 at 1515 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. Remarks are planned for 3:30 p.m. Kathy Smith serves as the director of payroll and has dedicated over 30 years of service...
After 17 years as NIU’s bursar, Kinga Mauger has announced her retirement, effective Sunday, Jan. 31. NIU colleagues and friends are encouraged to call or email Mauger this week to congratulate her on her retirement and to wish her well in this next phase of life. In the interim, Ann Apple has been appointed acting...
The NIU College of Law celebrated the careers of three long-time distinguished faculty members Nov. 17 at a retirement reception. Associate Dean Dave Gaebler (32 years), Professor Dan Reynolds (33 years) and Professor Elvia Arriola (15 years) were honored for providing a wealth of contributions to the law school in their combined 80 years of...
A retirement party for Deborah Haliczer, who has dedicated 25 years to NIU and has touched the lives of many, will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Haliczer supervises the Employee Assistance Program and serves as employee relations and training director. She also is president of the Supportive Professional Staff Council....
Mark Cordes, interim dean of the NIU College of Law, invites the university community to a retirement celebration in honor of Professor Dan Reynolds (33 years), Associate Dean Dave Gaebler (32 years) and Professor Elvia Arriola (15 years). A reception to celebrate their long and distinguished careers will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m....
After more than 18 years in the Internal Audit Department, Kathleen Clark has announced her retirement from Northern Illinois University. A retirement reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall. Members of the campus community are invited to join NIU’s internal auditors as they celebrate...
A retirement party is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 25, for Mary Lou Read-Dreyer. Read-Dreyer, who joined the NIU Office of Publications in September of 1982, is now associate director of the Graphic Design & Production unit of Creative Services. The event will take place in the Sky Room of the Holmes...
Dear NIU faculty, staff and annuitants, As many of you know, last Friday the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sweeping pension legislation approved by the Illinois General Assembly and signed into law in December 2013 is unconstitutional. Specifically, Public Act 98-599 violates the pension protection clause of the Illinois Constitution by reducing annual...
NIU’s Division of International Affairs will host a retirement reception Tuesday, April 28, for Associate Vice President Deborah Pierce. The event takes place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Remarks begin at 3:30 p.m. Pierce, who will retire Thursday, April 30, has had a long...
Northern Illinois University sponsors the Northern Illinois University Supplemental Retirement Plan – Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) (“Plan”). As an employee of Northern Illinois University receiving compensation reportable on a W-2, you are eligible to voluntarily elect to invest a portion of your compensation to the Plan to supplement your retirement savings. The Plan allows employees...
The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state-subsidized health care premiums for retired state employees are protected under the Illinois Constitution. The 6-1 decision centers on a 2012 law that allowed the state to charge retired workers for health care insurance premiums. Prior to then, many retirees did not have to pay, depending on...
