NEIU Independent

Faculty Senate Continues Debate Over Robert’s Rules of Order

Jiaming Lou and Gabriel Gurrola • January 8, 2024

As The Independent previously reported, members of NEIU’s Faculty Senate have discussed ending the usage of Robert’s Rules of Order (RRO) for their meeting procedures.The Faculty Senate continued the...

Vigil For Palestine Results in Harrassment, Calls to Action

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • December 23, 2023

The initial print (1-29-2024) and digital (12-23-2023) publications of this article contained a factual inaccuracy. The three Palestinian students from Trinity University in Burlington, VT who...

Shared Governance Holds Meeting on Workday Challenges

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • December 8, 2023

NEIU’s Shared Governance bodies recently held a special joint meeting to discuss the challenges faced since implementing workplace software, Workday. Since the beginning of its installation, many...

“Chaos ensues” – Debate Continues in Faculty Senate

Jiaming Lou, Contributing Writer • December 8, 2023

The Faculty Senate continued discussion of Robert’s Rules of Order (RRO), a procedure by which the senate operates its meetings. The issue has yet to be resolved. For more on Robert’s Rules of Order,...

Tuition Increase Debate Continues

Jiaming Lou, Contributing Writer • December 8, 2023

As previously reported by the Independent, the potential increase in tuition is still an ongoing issue. NEIU’s Student Government Association (SGA) held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to continue...

Admin Scans Spring Classes To Cut

Jiaming Lou, Contributing Writer • December 8, 2023

Some Spring 2024 classes may be canceled for low enrollment, even if they are required for a major, says a post by English professor and general major advisor Dr. Timothy Scherman on “The Turtle Shell”, ...

WHO YOU WITH? BC!

Joanne Fanfan, Contributing writer • November 1, 2023

The Black Caucus Club is a student led organization that was founded in 1971. Its goal has always been to collaborate and engage with other organizations and faculty to provide a safe space for those...

Student Government on Potential Tuition Increase

Jiaming Lou, Contributing Writer • October 31, 2023

Student Government Association (SGA) is one of NEIU’s shared governance organizations, run by students (and an advisor) to represent the student body at large on issues concerning the well-being and...

NEIU For You 3.0 Expands To Transfer Students and Veterans

Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor • October 30, 2023

NEIU’s Board of Trustees (BoT) voted to extend the NEIU For You scholarship for an additional two years and widen the group of students eligible to receive the scholarship to include transfer students...

Faculty Senate Discusses Removal of ‘Robert’s Rules of Order’

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • October 30, 2023

During the recent NEIU Faculty Senate meeting on Oct 10th 2023, Vice Chair Adam Goldstein proposed that the Senate end its usage of Robert’s Rules of Order for their meeting procedures. This was followed...

NEIU Trustees Approve AFSCME Contract Extension

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • October 30, 2023

In a unanimous 10-0 vote during their first meeting of the semester on Sept. 21, 2023, the NEIU Board of Trustees (BoT) agreed to approve the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees...

State of the University: Admin Touts Enrollment, Pressed on LWH, Workday

Dan Maurer, News Editor • October 30, 2023

According to the NEIU Constitution, the university’s president is required to address the Faculty Assembly with a State of the University Address, similar to the annual State of the Union Address the...