By: Pat Shaver
NIU President announced, on Northern's Web site, that classes will resume on Monday February 25. However, Counseling services will continue to be available throughout the week.
"Healing has many components – time to mourn, opportunities for expression, and ultimately, the return to teaching and learning," Peters said, in a letter to students, faculty and staff on the NIU Web site.
Faculty and staff are asked to return to work on Tuesday February 19. They will be trained on how to help students through returning to classes. This means that classes will be extended from May 10 to May 17.
All university events, including sports, will start up again on the 25 also.
On Sunday, February 24, the university will hold a memorial service at the NIU Convention Center.
"That service will initiate a set of activities and services aimed at community recovery that will continue throughout the semester," Peters wrote.
There will also be a more noticeable security presence on campus
"In the weeks and months ahead, all of us will experience a rollercoaster of emotions," Peters said in the letter. "We need to take care of ourselves and each other, reaching out to those among us who are struggling and taking advantage of the many support services available to us in this difficult time."
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