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Huskie Harvest is a win-win for NIU

March 28, 2023 jdonahue alumni, Alumni, CHHS, Health Studies, Nutrition

Nancy Prange is on a mission to fight hunger and help others. After joining forces with Campus Dining Services, the director of NIU Dietetic Internship program launched an innovative new food program, Huskie Harvest, to accomplish both. “All Huskies have a right to a healthy meal,” Prange

Huskies Help Huskies: Huskie Food Pantry benefits from college drive

March 28, 2023 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Military Science, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Sciences, human development and family sciences, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Military Sciences, Nursing, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Health Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, School of Nursing, Students

When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up

Physical Therapy students engage with the community at local fair

February 21, 2023 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy, physical therapy, Physical Therapy Clinic, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders

Fifteen students in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program took what they’ve learned in the classroom into the community when they attended the Sycamore Park District Self-Care Fair on Feb. 4 at the Sycamore Park District Community Center. “This was an important

NIU spreads awareness during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

February 16, 2023 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Health Studies, Nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Studies

In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are serious, yet treatable, mental, and physical illnesses that affect individuals of all genders, ages, races, body shapes, and weights. Eating

Mother-Daughter Huskie Success Story Proves NIU’s Incredible Influence

February 13, 2023 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, communicative disorders, Speech-Language Pathology

(Left) Arlene Mendez-Harrison, ’05, hugs her toddler daughter Haley Rose Harrison, ’22, at NIU graduation in 2005. (Right) The mother and daughter embrace at Harrison’s graduation in 2022. Sometimes the apple does not fall far from the tree. When Arlene Mendez-Harrison walked across

Five Nursing students receive stethoscopes thanks to 3M DeKalb

February 7, 2023 jdonahue CHHS, Nursing

Nursing students awarded stethoscope thanks to 3M DeKalb Five NIU School of Nursing students earned a scholarship for a Littman stethoscope thanks to a generous donation by 3M DeKalb. School of Nursing program coordinator, Mary Margaret Evans, presented students Kayla Hamlin, Hufsa Feroz,

Huskie Spotlight – Guzette Espinal

February 7, 2023 jdonahue College of Health and Human Sciences, Nursing

Guzette Espinal is a nursing major from Aurora, IL Hometown: Aurora, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Nursing What is your major, and why did you choose your field of study? My intended major is nursing. I chose this field of study because I grew

Huskie Spotlight – Anna Cannone

January 24, 2023 jdonahue AHCD, CHHS, Speech-Language Pathology

What year did you start working at NIU? 2021 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Elgin, Illinois, but I live in Huntley. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned? I attended

Professor Xiaohui Sophie Li, as featured on wallethub.com

January 24, 2023 jdonahue Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share? Many would say that those credit cards offering cash back, rewards, and all sorts of perks are the best, but for students on a tight budget, first foremost, you want to make

King Chung leads team on hearing health mission to Poland

January 19, 2023 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences

In November, Dr. King Chung and five NIU audiology students joined forces with students and faculty from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Brazil on a mission trip to Kraków, Poland, where they provided free hearing services for school

Madison Lonzrick, ’17, Leads Fashion Merchandising for Women-Owned Tiare Hawaii

December 12, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Merchandising

Madison Lonzrick, ’17, had begun studying accounting and business administration at Aurora University when an internship changed her plans in a big way. “After my junior year, I accepted an internship role in merchandising at Walt Disney World, and this was a pivotal moment

Paris Thomas named as part of the 2023 IMPACT Leadership Development Program

December 6, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Health Sciences, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Ph.D. in Health Sciences

Paris Thomas, who graduates in December 2022 with a Ph.D. in Health Sciences, has been named as one of 44 emerging leaders for the Chicago Urban League IMPACT Leadership Development Program. The intensive, nine-month program helps Black professionals advance in their careers