NIU president

A Send-off For NIU President Peters

Susan Stephens — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:05:26 +0000

Northern Illinois University President John Peters still has seven weeks left on the job – but Monday, the campus and community came together to say goodbye.

Next President Baker Has Big Plans For NIU

Susan Stephens — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:33:25 +0000

Enthusiasm ran high on the campus of Northern Illinois University yesterday as the public met the school’s next president for the first time. The Board of Trustees hired 57-year-old Doug Baker from the University of Idaho to lead the school beginning July First.

Idaho VP/Provost Will Lead NIU

WNIJ — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:57:07 +0000

Douglas D. Baker, Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Idaho, has been selected as the twelfth president of Northern Illinois University.

An award-winning professor of business and scholar of management and leadership in higher education, Baker, 57, will assume the presidency on July 1.

NIU’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to hire the 57-year-old Baker, an expert in organizational strategy, structure and motivation.

NIU's Next President Announced Soon

Susan Stephens — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:34:48 +0000

Northern Illinois University officials are preparing to announce who their next leader will be. Although school representatives are being cryptic about the announcement, it could come as early as this week.

Closed Door Meetings For NIU's Final Four Today

Susan Stephens — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:49:14 +0000

The search for the next president of Northern Illinois University moves forward today… behind closed doors at its Naperville campus. The school’s Board of Trustees will meet with four finalists, whose identities have not been disclosed.