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NIU’s Supportive Professional Council invites SPS employees, their families and SPS alumni to the SPS Tailgate from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The meet-and-greet party, which coincides with Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at the football game, will take place on the west side of Huskie Stadium. Look for the SPS Council banner....

Four members of the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) have been chosen to receive the university’s Presidential Awards for Excellence. The recipients are Todd Latham, assistant to the chair in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations; Michelle Pickett, director of the Academic Advising Center; Deborah Pierce, associate provost for International Programs; and Jason F....

Friday is the deadline to nominate for representatives and alternates to the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Council. Each of the six divisions that comprise the Supportive Professional Staff has a number of representatives and alternates on the Supportive Professional Staff Council determined proportionately by the total number of individuals in that division. Each representative and...

David Wade, a professor in the College of Business’ Department of Management, is completing his third year of service as the Faculty and SPS Personnel Advisor and is ineligible for another term. At its April 25 meeting, the Faculty Senate will elect a new FSPSPA for a two-year term to begin July 1. The FSPSPA...

The awards committee of the Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations to recognize Supportive Professional Staff who go above and beyond. The Certificate of Recognition Program was initiated in 2003 to acknowledge the contributions of SPS who have achieved accomplishments in addition to their regular job duties. Certificates are presented at the annual SPS...

The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. Individuals who were nominated previously but did not win are eligible again. Four awards in the amount of $1,500 will...

The Supportive Professional Staff Council Awards Committee is requesting nominations to recognize Supportive Professional Staff who go above and beyond.

The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Supportive Professional Staff Presidential Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. If you have previously nominated an individual, please consider re-nominating them. Four awards in the amount of $1,500 will be presented. In addition, each...