Description

The purpose of the Board shall be to govern, under the provisions of the Constitution and its Bylaws, the official student newspaper of the University of Northern Iowa, the Northern Iowan. The Board appoints the official Executive Editor and Managing Editor for the Northern Iowan and other officers, as it deems advisable. The Board also determines the payment of salaries and commissions to the staff members of the Northern Iowan.

Membership

The Board consists of three student members (graduate or undergraduate) appointed by the Office of Student Affairs. None of the students may be a current NISG Executive Officer or member of the NISG Senate or a current staff member of the Northern Iowan. Four members are appointed by the President of the University. Three of the members shall be faculty and one member may be either faculty or staff. One of the four members shall be designated by the President of the University as Executive Secretary of the Board. All four members, including the Executive Secretary, shall be voting members of the Board.