Jessica Prothe is determined to use her personal experience to drive meaningful change. Jessica Prothe A nurse with over a decade of experience, Prothe was working in medical-surgical units, pediatric wards and on the front lines providing direct patient care. But after
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NIU established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Azabu University during a visit Feb. 28 with university leaders and Azabu Deputy President Kensuke Taira. Founded in 1890 and located in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, Azabu University is one of the oldest veterinary
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Courtney Hughes Courtney Hughes, professor of public health in the College of Health and Human Sciences, has been named the 2024 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success award winner. This accolade celebrates the commitment to student success demonstrated by a selected
Read moreMore than 125 students gathered for an interprofessional learning opportunity designed to prepare future clinicians and healthcare providers on suicide assessment. During the first-ever Suicidality Assessment Workshop, Huskies enrolled in five clinical programs across the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS)
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Henna Muzaffar, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics for the College of Health and Human Sciences, is the recipient of a 2024 Distinguished Alumni award from the University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences. Henna Muzaffar “This award came as a
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NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality, a quality rating system for early childhood programs in Illinois that focuses on four areas: teaching and learning, family and community engagement, leadership and management, and qualifications and continuing education.
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Paul Priester, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named as a member of the 2024-2025 Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellows. Paul Priester The Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellowship began in January and runs through May 2025. Fellows
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Erick Amick, who graduated from NIU in May 2023 with a Ph.D. in Health Sciences, has been named as a member of the 2024 Emerging Leaders class for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Erick Amick “The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has
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The holidays were a little brighter for residents at two local long-term care facilities thanks to a group of Huskies from the NIU student organization, Music and Memory. Both Lincolnshire Memory Care in Sycamore and Aperion Care in DeKalb were filled with
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NIU Doctor of Audiology students took part in the eighth annual Clinical Rounds Poster Presentations event on Nov. 21 held at the Wellness and Literacy Center. Each year during their final on-campus fall semester, members of the cohort of audiology students choose
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Three College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students earned the opportunity to attend the Health in Entrepreneurship Research Forum held in Chicago on Oct. 13-14. Event organizers included Tim Michaelis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at NIU College of Business, who along
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Two NIU health care disciplines joined forces Oct. 27 during an interprofessional education mass casualty and emergency care simulation event at Anderson Hall. The learning opportunity started as part of a College of EducationInstructional Innovation Grant written by Tyler Wood and Nicholas
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