BSU, not NKU
Jude Noel, Social Media Editor
November 2, 2017
On Sept. 28, Ball State University’s Feminists for Action met on campus to distribute leaflets titled “BSU not NKU,” calling attention to former NKU president and current BSU president Geoffrey Mearns’ allegedly “disengaged” attitude towards the victim in NKU’s 2013 “Jane Doe” case. Shelby Leveritt...
St. Amand to lead NKU while Mearns replacement found
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2017
As expected, the NKU Board of Regents voted to approve Gerry St. Amand as interim president of the university upon the departure of current President Geoffrey Mearns. Wednesday’s vote, which was unanimous, means St. Amand will assume the office of president after spring commencement on May 7. That is ...
UPDATE: Campus reacts to Mearns’ departure
The Northerner Staff
January 24, 2017
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- President Geoffrey Mearns will leave Northern Kentucky University after four years, the university announced Tuesday, and the campus community was shocked by news of his departure. Mearns was hired at Ball State University to serve as their 17th president, an announcement made at the Muncie, Indiana campus at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mearns notified the Board of Regents tha...
BREAKING: NKU President Mearns leaving for Ball State
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2017
Ball State University announced Tuesday afternoon that they have hired Northern Kentucky University President Geoffrey Mearns to be their 17th president. The Muncie, Indiana university made the announcement during a 1:30 p.m. assembly at Sursa Hall. According to a press release from Northern Kentuck...
Mearns asks NKU community to join him in Cincinnati Pride Parade
Abby Anstead, Editor-in-chief
June 20, 2016
A week after the shooting that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub, President Geoffrey Mearns expressed condolences to the victims of the tragedy in an email sent to the campus community Monday. He expressed that he condemns all acts of violence, particularly those directed at people “based o...
Outcomes-based funding top priority for Mearns
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
January 27, 2016
NKU President Geoffrey Mearns addressed the Student Government Association at their Monday meeting on Jan. 25, calling for them to aid in the battle against Frankfort to change the decades old funding model used to fund state universities. “What I’m talking about is that for probably about 20 years ther...
BREAKING: NKU facing lawsuit that accuses officials of mishandling sexual assault case
Staff
January 22, 2016
This story was updated on Jan. 22 at 7:08 p.m.According to a Friday report from The Northern Kentucky Tribune, an NKU student, under the name of Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against the university on Wednesday, Jan. 20, accusing officials of mishandling her sexual assault case in a campus dorm. The article...
UPDATE: Mearns addresses open records on gun incident
Abby Anstead, News Editor
September 2, 2015
President Geoffrey Mearns sent an e-mail to the Northern Kentucky University community Wednesday, nearly a week after a female student had a gun in Steely Library. The email said that the NKU police department has released additional documents regarding the incident in response to open records re...
10 things you missed at the Fall Convocation
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
August 14, 2015
Kicking the year off in typical fashion, NKU President Geoffrey Mearns addressed an auditorium of students, faculty and staff early Friday morning. Mearns centered his speech around the continuing growth of the university, both academically and physically with the recent construction of the Re...
Early Childhood Center faces uncertain future
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
April 3, 2015
Changes could soon be coming to the university’s Early Childhood Center. The on-campus educational daycare, which serves 52 children per day, is under the spotlight of a task force, created by NKU President Geoffrey Mearns, as a part of implementing a next step in the school’s strategic plan. ...
Convocation speech kicks off spring semester
Richard Cracchiolo, Copy Editor
January 9, 2015
NKU began the spring 2015 semester with its usual tradition: a convocation speech. The speech was delivered by President Geoffrey Mearns and detailed NKU’s accomplishments in the past year as well as plans to market the university’s brand and cast off its “hidden gem” status. “At the end o...
President Mearns crashes the party at student comedy night
Kerry Skiff, Copy Editor
August 23, 2014
Instead of resting from the first week of classes, NKU President Geoffrey Mearns decided to make a guest appearance at a student-run comedy event. Thursday Night Live, the NKU take on the popular late-night show Saturday Night Live (SNL), is hosted by the leadership team of the Baptist Campus Ministry....