The following occurred on the main campus between March 10 to March 19:
March 10 – P.E. Building: One person was arrested on an active warrant from DuPage County and transferred to District 16th for...
Smoke rose high over the Physical Education complex for a majority of the day on March 13. NEIU’s first prescribed burn of the year went through to the afternoon as students, faculty and staff burned...
Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez will be NEIU’s May 2018 commencement speaker for the graduation ceremony on May 7.
Gutiérrez is currently in his 12th term serving as a member of the U.S. House of...
NEIU Board of Trustees announced Gloria J. Gibson as the next president of the university on March 15.
She will be replacing Richard Helldobler who was the interim president for the past 18 months after...
“No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” the crowd chanted while walking into NEIU’s quad. The crowd was led by Undocumented, Resilient and Organized (URO) member, Melanny Buitron on the...
The following occurred on the main campus between Feb. 22 to March 7:
Feb. 22 - Library: Officers responded to a complaint of a homeless person inside the building. Food, warm shower and clean...
Four professors discussed their recently published book that led to the tales of hardship and perseverance of black female educators.
Professors Sharon Bethea, Olivia Perlow, BarBara Scott and Durene...
The Student Philanthropy Initiative, started by NEIU alumni and current students intend to engage and encourage students on campus, to raise money for scholarships and to become more involved in the community.
“We...
NEIU students will be able to get refunded 100 percent of their money back instead of only 90 percent when a class is dropped for the first week of classes, according to an email from Acting Provost Dr....
NEIU Interim President Richard Helldobler has been appointed as the eighth president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, starting July 1. The Board of Trustees is currently in the final...
What’s worse than the rampant violence and death going on in our country today?
Requiring teachers to carry firearms and trained to be sharpshooters against someone with a semi-automatic weapon designed...
Thirty-one NEIU students and volunteers attended the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute conference, a four-day national conference focused on empowering the Latinx community through workshops and keynote...
![[The picture of Helldobler smiling] “It has been an honor to serve both as Provost and Interim President during my tenure here at Northeastern Illinois University,” Helldobler said in a letter to the University community. “Together we should be proud of our many accomplishments.”](https://neiuindependent.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Richard_Helldobler_1-628x900.jpg)
