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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....

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...

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...

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...

Information Technology Services provides retirees with continuing access to computing services at NIU. AccountID Your AccountID expires 210 days after your retirement date or Feb. 2, 2015, whichever comes later. Your AccountID gives you access to MyNIU for your W-2. Are you coming back to work at NIU? Fill out a request to extend your primary...

The Department of Special and Early Education invites the campus community to an open house honoring Penny Winterton from 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in Room 146 of Gabel Hall. After 25 years of dedicated service to NIU, Winterton is retiring. For more information, call (815) 753-8421 or email LHarris1@niu.edu.

A retirement party for Paul Bauer, longtime director of the NIU School of Music, is planned for 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall lobby. Bauer, who joined NIU in 1986, holds a D. M. in trombone performance from Northwestern University. He has taught applied trombone, euphonium and tuba,...

Please join the Graduate School for a retirement celebration in honor of: Susan Minas (31 years); Diane Johns (27 years); Fred Pugh (20 years); and Evelyn Simpson (nine years). The reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, May 12, in the HSC Sky Room. Remarks at 2:30 p.m.. For more information email dhughes@niu.edu.

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting a farewell reception Thursday, May 29, for Janaan Mickey. The event takes place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center. Remarks are planned at 4 p.m. All are welcome. Mickey, a longtime member of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, started at NIU in 1982. In the over...