Feb. 10, 2025

To be good stewards of funds, the university is immediately implementing the following guidelines that will remain in place until the end of FY25. The guidelines and the university’s financial position will be reviewed at the end of FY25 to determine if the guidelines need to be extended. All purchases, both allowable and requested exceptions, should be approved at the vice-presidential level regardless of fund source. If guidelines are violated, reimbursement will not be permitted, or institutional funds will need to be reimbursed. 

Promotional Materials (i.e., “swag,” “merch”)

Purchasing promotional materials is prohibited outside of the specific exceptions described below. Promotional materials include, but are not limited to, T-shirts, keychains, pens, notebooks, stress balls, water bottles and tech stickers.

Catering/Meals/Snacks

Purchase of catering/meals/snacks is permitted in the situations described below. The use of internal catering and dining is encouraged when feasible.

Exceptions for catering/meals/snacks must be approved at the vice-presidential level. All accounting guidelines must be followed related to these purchases. 

Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) and Operating Staff (OS) have a critical role in NIU’s success. NIU annually recognizes current staff members and staff teams who have demonstrated exemplary performance and service in promoting the goals of the university while demonstrating the core values of excellence, advancement of NIU’s mission, vision and values, integrity, collaboration and service.

The staff awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge staff members’ extraordinary effort and exemplary service. The nomination deadline is Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. and references must be submitted by Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Please plan to submit nominations early, so references have enough time to provide information by the deadline.

Join President Freeman for the State of the University conversation on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 3 p.m. in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions both in-person and online, and  employees are granted release time to join the event.

NIU faculty members, staff members and students are invited to attend open forums with the finalists for dean of the College of Education.

Open forum sessions with the candidates will be in person with a virtual attendance option, and are as follows:

Contact the provost's office at provost@niu.edu for more information on the open forums.

Read the full details and apply by Feb. 28 to be considered for funding. Questions can be emailed to ugresearch@niu.edu. 

A revised policy is open to review and comment for a 30-day period. This provides our NIU community the opportunity to consider and respond to the policy before it takes effect. The revised policy is:

Extra Compensation Policy by March 3.

To submit a comment, go to our Policy Library website. Click on “Comment on New/Renew Policies.” You’ll be able to review the policies and provide your comments. If you have any questions, please contact the university policy librarian at policy-library@niu.edu.

You are invited to participate in a significant research project by Stephanie D. Uhr, Ph.D.: Examination and Validation of the Breastmilk Feeding Awareness Level Measurement Tool. Your contribution will be invaluable in quantifying previous exposure/experience of breastmilk feeding. You do not need any breastmilk feeding experience to participate.

This study began in fall 2024 with focus groups to develop the measurement tool. This second phase will collect responses on the newly created Breastmilk Feeding Awareness Level measurement tool (16 questions). An additional 17 questions will measure breastfeeding attitude. This survey is designed to be brief, taking only five to 10 minutes of your time.

Your participation in this research is entirely voluntary. You can withdraw at any point by simply stopping the online survey without any negative consequences.

If you have any questions about this study, don't hesitate to contact Professor Uhr at suhr@niu.edu or 815-753-6556.

Take the survey.

Starting March 1, the NIU Recreation Center will no longer accept cash payments. To ensure a smoother and more secure transaction process, we will accept:

Thank you for your support as we make this transition. If you have any questions, feel free to ask our team at recreation@niu.edu or 815-753-0232, or visit niu.edu/recreation.

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