Edition for Saturday, November 21, 2009

Board Section

Board of Trustees committee passes $11 million energy infrastructure improvements

Published Friday, November 13, 2009

An item to implement energy infrastructure improvements that could cost the university as much as...

Cole reconstruction delays attributed to withheld state money

Published Tuesday, November 3, 2009

When the NIU Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved a budget for...

True North campaign raises over $150 million for NIU

Published Friday, September 18, 2009

NIU alumni can pat themselves on the back. True North, NIU’s capital fundraising campaign,...

BOT approves tuition increase

Published Monday, June 29, 2009

Incoming NIU students can expect to pay around $20 more per credit hour. The Board of Trustees...

Student trustee represents university students

Published Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Of all the leadership positions on campus, the student trustee is arguably one of the most...

BOT approves student fee hike; students feel increases are 'relatively fair and reasonable'

Published Friday, March 27, 2009

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved raises in student fees and room and board rates, along...

Student fees and room and board may increase for next fiscal year

Published Thursday, March 26, 2009

Room and board and student fee increases are among the university recommendations that will be...

Student rep. on NIU BOT has big plans for his tenure

Published Tuesday, November 4, 2008

DuJuan Smith is looking to make a change at NIU. Smith serves as the student representative on...

BOT recognizes three professors

Published Monday, October 6, 2008

Three of NIU’s finest professors are being recognized. The inaugural winners of the NIU...

Student fees officially up after BOT meeting

Published Friday, September 19, 2008

Student fees will increase as a result of Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. The board...

New campus improvement fee to go in effect this spring

Published Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Full-time students will be charged $75 by the university as part of a new campus improvement fee....

BOT meeting covers proton center, hybrid cars

Published Thursday, August 7, 2008

Board of Trustees member Cherilyn Murer expressed the board’s desire to continue forward with...

Board approves 9.5 percent tuition increase; Scholarship fund reaches $500K

Published Monday, June 23, 2008

Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting saw an approval of the, on average, 9.5 percent tuition...

Tuition increase looms

Published Thursday, June 5, 2008

The NIU Board of Trustees approved a 9.5 percent tuition increase for the 2009 fiscal year at the...

Room and board, student fees to increase under board plan

Published Friday, March 28, 2008

The NIU Board of Trustees approved recommendations for student fee increases Thursday. As a...

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