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Northern Illinois University

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    • De Kalb, Illinois, United States of America
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• • Governance

Northern Illinois University was founded through the creation of a Board of Trustees for the governance of the Northern Illinois Normal School, as the first expansion of the normal school program established in 1857 in Normal, Illinois. In July, 1917, the Illinois Senate consolidated the boards of trustees for the five state normal schools into one state Normal School Board (Eastern Illinois State Normal School, Illinois State Normal School, Northern Illinois State Normal School, Southern Illinois State Normal University, and Western Illinois State Normal School) ^[1]

Over the next fifty years the school and the governing board had their names change several times. In 1921, the legislature gave the institution the name Northern Illinois State Teachers College and empowered it to award the four-year degree Bachelor of Education. In 1941 the Normal School Board changed its name to the Teachers College Board. In 1951 the Teachers College Board authorized the college to grant the degree Master of Science in Education, and the institution’s Graduate School was established. On July 1, 1955 , the state legislature renamed the college Northern Illinois State College and authorized the college to broaden its educational services by offering academic work in areas other than teacher education. The Teachers College Board granted permission for the college to add curricula leading to the degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. On July 1, 1957 the Seventieth General Assembly reamed Northern Illinois State College as Northern Illinois University in recognition of its expanded status as a liberal arts university. ^[1]

In 1965, the Illinois State Teachers College Board became the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and was reorganized to include Northeastern University, Governor's State, and Chicago State Universities. In 1967 authority for Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University, and Sangamon State University were passed on to the Board of Regents which governed the three Regency universities until the board was disbanded at the end of 1995. On January 1, 1996 authority for Northern Illinois University was transferred to an independent Board of Trustees. ^[1]

• Growth

The Northern Illinois State Normal School opened its doors to 163 students on September 11, 1899. Over the course of the 20th century, NIU underwent tremendous expansion, growing into a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a student enrollment of more than 25,000. ^[1]

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