The following incidents occurred between the dates of April 20 to May 8 at NEIU’s main campus:
April 20 - The Nest: A group of non-students inside of a vehicle were verbally harassing Nest residents....
For the first time in its 150-year anniversary, NEIU launched a fundraising campaign that intends to gather $10 million to support the school and its students.
At almost its second year without a state...
This past week’s Forward 150 discussion was “Recruitment 101,” in which the retention rates of students to the university were examined in a presentation by Dr. Janice Herring-Hendon, associate vice...
Valerie Jarrett will not be accepting payment for her keynote speech at Spring Commencement this May.
The NEIU Board of Trustees faced disagreements stemming from $30,000 honorarium that was set to...
In the midst of budgetary restrictions and furlough programs, there was a major malfunction with the lights at El Centro.
The lights were left stuck on day and night for about two weeks.
The...
Police Blotter
04/25/2017 Issue - Spring 2017
The following incidents occurred between the dates of April 1 to April 17 at NEIU’s main campus:
April 1 - The Nest: A couple was arguing over...
NEIU’s Board of Trustees regularly scheduled meeting began with the discussion of newly implemented furlough days from April 11-12 and May 1.
Cost and salary-savings plans are part of the furlough...
NEIU faculty and students filled B-158 on March 30 to hear a presentation on Hispanic/Latino retention rates given by Dr. Blase Masini, executive director for the NEIU Office of Institutional Research...
American broadcaster, Bill Kurtis and NEIU alumnus, Chicago author and radio personality, John St. Augustine were the keynote speakers at NEIU’s second annual Green Business Conference on April 4.
The...
Bisma Zafar, Arts and Life Editor
• April 12, 2017
NEIU hosted a panel on March 29 titled “Transgender Domestic Violence: Developing New Strategies to Assist Survivors.” The panel included Dr. Jessica Punzo, director of the “Anti-Violence Project”...
The following incidents occurred between the dates of March 13 to March 28 at NEIU’s main campus:
March 13 - LWH: There was a verbal dispute between a Lyft driver and a passenger but the fight was...