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DeKALB – “For the past three years, I’ve been employed by NIU. I am a full-time employee in position of office manager,” said Krystyna Kamka, office manager for the Center of Latino and Latin American Studies. “I make $15.26 an hour. For those of you who think you may recognize me is because I am...
DeKALB – Board of Trustees members began their meeting Monday by voting on Board of Trustee positions. Eric Wasowicz became the new chair of the board, and former chair Montel Gayles retained his seat on the board, as did Rita Athas and Dennis Barsema as vice chair and member respectively. SALE OF NURSING BUILDING The...
DeKALB – The United Faculty Alliance (UFA) of the University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100, the union representing tenured and tenure-track NIU faculty, addressed the Board of Trustees regarding their ongoing collective bargaining talks during the board’s meeting Thursday. The UFA’s previous collective bargaining agreement with NIU expired June 30. UFA members have been working...
In a special meeting called on Aug. 18, the NIU Board of Trustees confirmed that the Hoffman Estates campus, 5555 Trillium Blvd, has a potential buyer and that the university should close on the sale quickly. On March 18, 2021, the Board had determined that the Hoffman Estates campus was “surplus to the university needs”...
Governor JB Pritzker arrived on campus Thursday to discuss higher education investments that he had proposed in his budget. He was also joined by President Freeman, DeKalb Mayor Barnes and three NIU students. President Freeman first spoke and expressed gratitude to the governor for his commitment to higher education, NIU and its sister institutions. Freeman...