NIU Today

The campus community is invited to open forums for the three candidates interviewing for the position of associate vice president for Facilities Management and Campus Services in the Division of Administration and Finance. Candidate names and vitas will be released 48 hours prior to their arrival. All forums are scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m....

Diseases that were once nearly eradicated in the Western world are again threatening both young children and adults. Although numerous studies have proven the safety of vaccinations, low vaccination rates in some communities are causing outbreaks of whooping cough, measles and other serious but preventable diseases. At the next STEM Café, DeKalb County Public Health...

Northern Illinois University announced that College of Education Dean La Vonne I. Neal has been named associate vice president for process improvement & operational effectiveness, effective July 1. Laurie Elish-Piper has agreed to serve as acting dean of the college beginning at that time, and a national search will be initiated next fall to recruit...

NIU graduate anthropology student Laurence Anthonie Tumpag was among 24 young Chicagoland Asian-American leaders honored Monday in Chicago. Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger led the celebration at the James R. Thompson Center which was held to coincide with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The program also featured performances by traditional Korean folk music drumming group...

Northern Illinois University has named Mark Cordes interim dean of the NIU College of Law. Cordes replaces Jennifer Rosato Perea, who assumes the dean position at DePaul College of Law July 1. “Mark Cordes is ideally positioned to take on this interim leadership role,” said NIU Executive Vice President and Provost Lisa Freeman. “As a...

Orientation & Family Connections, part of the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, will share an overview of its orientation programs for incoming students during a preview event at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4. All traditionally admitted freshmen and transfer students must attend orientation programs to register for Fall 2015 classes. New freshmen attend...

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...

An internationally prominent scientist with extensive experience in experimental particle physics who previously advised the White House from within the Office of Science and Technology Policy has a new role at NIU. Gerald Blazey, a Distinguished Research Professor of physics at NIU, is the new interim vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation...

Some levels of the parking deck will close for maintenance and cleaning from Monday, June 1, to Friday, June 5. Levels will open as work is completed. During this time, any valid blue or yellow permit holder will be able to park in any legal parking space on all open levels, with the exception of reserved...

As the academic year comes to a close and Northern Illinois University students depart campus, donating gently used furnishings and clothing on their way out, I want to wish everyone well and encourage them to make the most of their summer. Summer is a tremendous opportunity for students to gain valuable work experience, earn money...

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday struck down a 2013 pension reform law that sought to fix the stae’s employee pension crisis. The high court ruling forces the state to find another way to deal with the pension issue and other financial challenges the state faces. The seven justices unanymously declared the law “diminished or impaired” pension benefits, violating...

The Martians have landed in DeKalb – and they did not come in peace! That’s the premise of STEM Read’s new adaptation of the classic 1938 radio play, “The War of the Worlds.” Throughout the winter and spring, STEM Read worked with Northern Public Radio and teens from DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa to imagine, write...