Over the past four years, I have enjoyed sharing the progress we’ve made in building a more sustainable organization, creating a more just and inclusive environment and the almost daily achieve...
https://niutoday.info/2017/06/15/baker-report-endings-and-new-beginnings/
Today the Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) publicly released the final report of the Office of the Executive Inspector General (OEIG) regarding its nearly three-year investigation into the unive...
As we mark the final day of spring classes, I write with news of new beginnings, new roles and renewed responsibilities. Names involved in these leadership transitions include some familiar ones ...
https://niutoday.info/2017/05/04/campus-update-from-president-baker/
The terms for four NIU trustees expired last week. To fill those roles, Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed three new trustees and reappointed one sitting trustee. Joining the board is Dennis Barsema...
https://niutoday.info/2017/01/24/baker-report-new-board-members-appointed/
I’m writing to you today to announce the conclusion of reviews into several complaints regarding procurement practices, employment decisions, and contractual arrangements that occurred in 2013-...
https://niutoday.info/2016/12/22/baker-report-correcting-course-new-policies-enhance-transparency/
After more than two years of preparation, examination and evaluation, the NIU campus community received status reports on Program Prioritization that begin to map out changes resulting from the p...
https://niutoday.info/2016/11/28/presidents-program-prioritization-progress-report-released/
Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, authors of the 2016 book “Generation Z Goes to College,” understand what our current students want from higher education. “These students are driven by dif...
https://niutoday.info/2016/11/04/baker-report-sparking-a-university-of-trailblazers/
Representatives of Illinois and Wisconsin universities today presented the Champion of Science Award to Congressman Bill Foster. The award is given by the Washington, D.C.-based Science Coalition...
https://niutoday.info/2016/08/08/niu-recognizes-congressman-bill-foster-as-champion-of-science/
Student Career Success – our keystone goal at NIU – is one of my favorite topics for a good reason. Those three words reflect the transformative power of higher education to equip and elevate...
https://niutoday.info/2016/08/05/baker-report-olympic-games-niu-names/
NIU President Doug Baker sent this message today to members of the university community. Program Prioritization continues to progress, and I’m energized by the momentum that is building. Member...
https://niutoday.info/2016/07/25/campus-update-program-prioritization/
NIU President Doug Baker sent this message today to members of the university community. In the closing hours of the fiscal year, we received some very positive news to report. The governor signe...
https://niutoday.info/2016/07/01/president-baker-emails-university-community-on-state-budget-action/
When DeKalb Mayor John Rey and I first shook hands April 2, 2013, it became clear that he and I shared a common and urgent goal: to knock down the silos between NIU and the City of DeKalb. We wan...
https://niutoday.info/2016/06/16/baker-report-a-model-of-the-thriving-university-community/