Before anyone knows it, the excitement will begin again for the next class of incoming NIU students and their families. Over the past months, the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, along with Intercollegiate Athletics, has been re-visioning the Huskie Family Welcome. The new event, Huskie Fall Kick-Off, will be held at Huskie Stadium...

Finalists for the position of director for the Holmes Student Center will hold presentations and open forums on campus the week of May 23. The director will provide leadership, vision and oversight for all aspects of the student union operations, management and programmatic initiatives. The director also will have an essential leadership role fostering collaborative...

After 30 years on the NIU campus as a student, member of the faculty and dean, Promod Vohra has announced that he is leaving the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology for a job in private industry. “It was one of the most difficult decisions of my life,” Vohra said. “But I am confident...

Commencement is an extraordinary time. The thinkers and doers of tomorrow are opening wide the doors to new and exciting chapters of life. They are eager and hungry for the opportunities and challenges that await, and, as members of the university community that nurtured them, we should feel empowered by their enthusiastic appetites for what...

As commencement excitement sweeps campus – and the spotlight focuses on our talented students, their amazing accomplishments and bright futures – NIU Today is gearing up to acknowledge the people who make the university flourish and those student success stories possible. Beginning soon, and continuing throughout the year, we’ll highlight inspirational professors and staff for...

In an effort to mitigate a growing backlog of parking lot repair requirements, NIU administrators have approved parking permit price increases for the first time since 2011. The new rates will help generate additional revenue necessary to address the current $5 million backlog of known parking lot repairs. Parking lot repair demands are being prioritized...

Finalists for the position of senior director for Housing and Residential Services will hold presentations and open forums on campus. The senior director for Housing and Residential Services provides primary leadership in the areas of staff supervision, housing operations, budget management and residential student development including implementation of new programs and services. Other responsibilities are...

Masih Shokrani, associate professor of the Medical Laboratory Sciences program in the College of Health and Human Sciences is the 2016 recipient of University Honors Great Professor Award. The University Great Professor Award is an annual and university-wide recognition that honors those NIU members who have made sustained contributions to the enhancement of honors education...

Want a challenging and rewarding career with guaranteed employment and free tuition? Thanks to a five-year $1.25 million grant recently awarded to NIU by the U.S. Department of Education, the Visual Disabilities Program of the College of Education’s Department of Special and Early Education (SEED) will enable the launch of a new master’s degree. Beginning...

Program Prioritization Task Force reports are open for review, and now is the time for students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders to provide feedback on those recommendations. Feedback is due Monday, May 23, and can be shared directly with program owners and/or online. “The task force reports are thoughtful and nuanced, and reflect the dedicated...

Does the U.S. education system function to reproduce inequalities of social class and race while claiming to improve access for minorities and financially disadvantaged students? Yes, says Amy Stich, an assistant professor in the NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations. “We have decades of research on academic tracking at the secondary level that...

NIU President Doug Baker sent this message today to members of the university community. Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: The Program Prioritization process was designed to help us best align our resources with our mission so that we can become a stronger, more innovative and sustainable university. The Academic and Administrative Task Forces have completed...