1. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu I have never compromised my professional ethics and integrity under pressure by students or administrators, and especially not for self-serving interest. Best way

2. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu An instructor is in charge of conducting a course activities, and in full charge of his/her classroom (including sitting arrangement), according to NIU regulation.

3. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu An instructor is evaluated and judged by his/her peers/faculty, and your degree is granted by faculty, not even the President or any other administrator.

4. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu Instructors have also full responsibility to conduct the teaching in professional, ethic and fair manner, and administrators, including Chair, as per NIU rules, are not to forcibly influence an instructor on how he/she teaches or grades.

5. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu If there is any violation of rules or misdoing, every student is individually entitled to official complaint.

6. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu I strongly believe that it is more efficient for students to communicate their concerns with his/her instructor first, before complaining to the Chair or others (that is also written NIU rule).

7. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu I am willing to consider all your concerns and, if reasonable and do not compromise our curriculum requirements, to accept them.

8. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu Finally, I like to state and reassure my students, that unjustified comments will not have any bearing on our future activities, that I will consider all your reasonable concerns, and that I will continue to be professional and fair, equally for all, as I have always been.

9. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu Furthermore, I like to invite all of you to express all your concerns with me first. However, if you do not resolve your concern with me and you think that I violated any NIU rule you have a right to officially complain to appropriate bodies.

10. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu I hope this will clarify and answer some of your concerns.

11. Prof. M. Kostic : www.kostic.niu.edu I have never compromised my professional ethics and integrity under pressure by students or administrators, and especially not for self-serving interest. Best way