Tag: President John Peters
NIU faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to nominate NIU professors with outstanding records of community engagement for the 2013 Presidential Engagement Professorships. Nominations will be accepted now through the end of September. The honor is based on President John Peters’ call for engagement with the community through research, economic development, service and...
Northern Illinois University President John G. Peters was among the 12 university presidents that gathered Tuesday to announce approval of a plan for a four-team college football playoff put forward by commissioners of the top athletic conferences. Peters and the others comprise the Presidential Oversight Committee of the Bowl Championship Series. “It was a historic...
Northern Illinois University will host the Illinois High School Association state football finals in odd-numbered years beginning in 2013 and running through 2021 the IHSA announced today. “This is a great day for our university, the DeKalb-Sycamore community and our entire northern Illinois region,” said Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics....
In an effort to keep you informed about what occurred during the spring legislative session in Springfield, we thought that it would be helpful to focus on some key areas and give you more context in terms of what happened. Our first area of focus is the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. The Illinois General Assembly...
Northern Illinois University has announced the appointment of Kelly Wesener Michael as acting vice president of the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, effective July 1. Wesener Michael will oversee the division during the national search for a permanent replacement for Brian O. Hemphill, who has accepted the position of president of West Virginia...
Pension reform bills in both the State Senate and House of Representatives failed to come up for a vote before the midnight, May 31, deadline that marks the end of the spring legislative session. “While this has been a productive legislative session, our work is not done for the people of Illinois,” Illinois Gov. Pat...
Derryl Block is the new dean of the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences, approved this morning by a vote of the university’s Board of Trustees. Since 2009, Block has been chair of the Professional Program in Nursing and director of BSN-LINC, an online RN-to-BSN program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She joined...
President John Peters invites nominations of faculty, staff and students for appointment to the four presidential commissions for academic year 2012-2013. Self-nominations are welcome. Forward nominations, including name, classification (faculty, Supportive Professional Staff, Operating Staff, student), address, email and telephone number to Dori Hooker, Office of the President, at dorih@niu.edu. Nominations should be submitted by...
NIU President John G. Peters emailed this important message to faculty, staff and annuitants earlier today. Dear Colleagues, Friday afternoon Governor Quinn outlined the framework of his plan to resolve the state’s pension funding crisis. Briefly, the Governor’s proposal provides for 100% funding for pension systems by 2042 by making the following changes to the...
President John Peters invites nominations of faculty, staff and students for appointment to the four presidential commissions for academic year 2012-2013. Self-nominations are welcome. Forward nominations, including name, classification (faculty, Supportive Professional Staff, Operating Staff, student), address, email and telephone number to Dori Hooker, Office of the President, at dorih@niu.edu. Nominations should be submitted by...
NIU President John G. Peters invites the campus community to join him in congratulating this year’s honored professors. Peters will host a ceremony Thursday, April 19, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium to recognize the new Board of Trustees Professors, Presidential Teaching Professors, Presidential Research Professor, Presidential Engagement Professor and the recipients of the Excellence in...
In Springfield … The Illinois primary elections were held Tuesday, March 20. The elections results can be found on the Illinois Board of Elections website. The Illinois General Assembly was in session Wednesday through Friday of last week. Members of the House of Representatives approved HB 3810 (vote: 95 yes, 25 no, 2 present), introduced by...
