NIU Today

Marc Strauss, vice chair of the NIU Board of Trustees, gave honors students some insight on university plans and his work in the community. The most important issue facing the university is creating a sustainable financial model, Strauss said during Souper Wednesday, sponsored by the NIU Alumni Association, the University Honors Program and Housing and...

During its Feb. 27 special meeting, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University approved a proposal that would keep the cost of tuition, room and board rates for new students steady for the 2014-15 academic year. By a 6-2 vote, the trustees approved a package that included a 2 percent increase in tuition and...

Cherilyn G. Murer, founder, president and CEO of Joliet-based Murer Consultants, Inc., is the recipient of two prestigious appointments among innovators striving to meet the health care needs of the future. The Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program and the U.S. Army have named Murer as a business and technology transfer reviewer on a panel...

NIU Trustee Robert T. Boey, whose business career in Sycamore spans more than 30 years, will receive the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Clifford Danielson Outstanding Citizen Award. Boey, owner of the Sycamore Industrial Park, came to DeKalb County in 1981 as corporate manager of engineering for the Wire and Cable Division of Anaconda Co....

Manuel “Manny” Sanchez, a former member of the NIU Board of Trustees, is the featured speaker for the close of Latino Heritage Month. The NIU alum will speak about his education and professional journey as a Latino. His talk begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center....

Now it’s official. Newly renovated Gilbert Hall was “properly opened” with a ribbon-cutting ceremony following the Sept. 19 business meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees. “As a student at NIU, I was fortunate to experience all that on-campus living had to offer,” said board chair John Butler, recalling the many interactions he had and...

The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees elected five new officers during its June 20 meeting, selecting John R. Butler as its new chair. Butler, who has served on the board since 2008, is a founding partner in the Chicago-based strategic consulting firm Butler & Anderson, LLC,  and the director of Communication and Strategic Initiatives for the Aurora-based Painters District...

Chair of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Cherilyn G. Murer participated in the 2013 Democratic Governors Association Conference as a healthcare panelist during the association’s annual conference June 12 at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. The conference featured three panel discussions on the following topics: Manufacturing – Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Infrastructure Healthcare –...

The Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University will meet in an open special meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, to appoint the university’s 12th president. All faculty, staff, students and members of the NIU community are invited to a Welcome Reception immediately following the meeting. The reception will take place from 1:45 to...

The NIU College of Law will present the final installment of the 2012-13 Murer Lectures on Professionalism at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. The lecture will be presented by program sponsor Cherilyn Murer, chair of the NIU Board of Trustees. Murer will speak on “Professionalism and...

Like the rest of Huskie nation, Connie and Lavarre Uhlken watched from the edge of their seats Nov. 30 as Northern Illinois University squeaked out a double-overtime win over Kent State to claim the MAC Championship, and ultimately a berth to the Orange Bowl. “The whole game, they kept talking about the remote chance that...

The Northern Illinois University College of Law held its 2012 Judges’ Reception Wednesday, Nov. 7. The event was extremely well-attended, with more than 150 judges, alumni, students, faculty, family and friends at the historic Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago. The evening was highlighted by remarks Dean Jennifer Rosato and the Honorable Anthony Iosco (’78), who is...