Northern Kentucky University is once again facing a tough road ahead regarding its budget. While NKU is projecting a positive surplus for fiscal year 2026, the fiscal year 2027 draft budget projects a $1.9 million deficit due to declining enrollment, potentially lower-than-anticipated state appropriations and planned raises. The lower-than-anticipated state appropriations come from House Bill […]
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NKU celebrates milestone in science center expansion
Northern Kentucky University celebrated a milestone in the expansion of the Dorothy Westerman Herrmann Science Center with a “topping-out” ceremony on Oct. 23. University leaders, students, faculty, staff and representatives from Skanska USA Building and Omni Architects gathered to mark the placement of the final steel beam on the 85,400 square-foot addition to the existing […]
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NKU move-in day marks new chapter for students
What you need to know Cars, carts and cardboard boxes lined the sidewalks on Thursday as more than 1,200 Northern Kentucky University students began moving into their new campus homes. NKU is welcoming just over 15,300 undergraduate, graduate and online students to campus this year. Students officially return to campus on Monday, but move-in day […]
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NKU to give 3% raises as it launches ‘people-centered’ strategic plan
Northern Kentucky University’s new strategic plan is people-focused, starting with 3% raises to all full-time faculty and staff. Northern Kentucky University is launching a new three-year strategic plan called “Forward Together: Led by Purpose, Driven by People.” NKU President Cady Short-Thompson presented the new strategic plan at the June 11 board of regents meeting. The […]
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Two years after $24M deficit, NKU reaches balanced budget
Northern Kentucky University expects to finish fiscal year 2025 with positive cash flow for the first time in five years and only the third time in 11 years. The NKU Board of Regents passed a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the June 11 meeting. NKU Vice President for Administration and Finance and […]
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NKU celebrates 57th founding anniversary
Northern Kentucky University is celebrating its 57th anniversary with a Founders’ Day celebration and 1,968 minutes of giving. Founders’ Day celebrates all things Norse, where students, alumni, faculty and staff can share their pride and give back to NKU. In recognition of the university’s founding year, the event will begin at 8 a.m. on March […]
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NKU president receives $125k bonus following strong review
Northern Kentucky University President Cady Short-Thompson has received a $124,931 performance incentive after receiving a good presidential review, with accomplishments including increasing undergraduate enrollment and focusing on transfer and military student populations.
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Former Ludlow superintendent joins NKU as special advisor
Mike Borchers, former superintendent of Ludlow Independent Public Schools, has been appointed as a special advisor to NKU’s President, Cady Short-Thompson, to advise on K-12 education and connect students to career development and post-secondary opportunities.
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NKU to kick off $86 million science center expansion
Northern Kentucky University is breaking ground on an expansion of the Dorothy Westerman Herrmann Science Center, which will provide state-of-the-art lab and student research spaces for the university’s STEM-focused programs.
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BE NKY Growth Partnership welcomes three new board members
BE NKY Growth Partnership, Northern Kentucky’s economic development corporation, has added three new community leaders to its board of directors. BE NKY is governed by a 23-member board of directors comprised of business and community leaders who are unpaid volunteers. “I am thrilled to welcome Cady, Julie, and Brian to the board and for Carey to continue […]