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NIU trustees approve 2025 goals, new criminology degree and move forward on energy‑savings project
Summary
The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the university's 2025 goals, authorized a new bachelor’s degree and minor in criminology, adopted consent items including a fire‑services agreement, and reviewed an energy‑savings contract projecting roughly $122 million in estimated savings over 24.4 years.
The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted to approve the university’s 2025 goals, which the president said are guided by NIU’s action planning framework and include objectives addressing resource development and fiscal sustainability to help close a projected fiscal‑year 2026 budget gap.
"By design, the goal setting process is collaborative," President Lisa Freeman said in the president's report. Trustee Davis moved approval of the goals; Aiden O'Brien seconded the motion, and the board…
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