More than 50 students, faculty and staff took part in a Healthcare Simulation Week open house hosted by NIU School of Nursing on Sept. 15. The event, complete with educational and virtual reality technology demonstrations, games, facility tours and refreshments was held
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A group of NIU students turned summer break into a learning experience when they traveled to Ireland for two weeks as part of the university’s study abroad program. Led by Presidential Teaching Professor Jeanette Rossetti of the School of Nursing, seven Huskies explored the
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Courtney Hughes Named NIU Faculty Athletics Representative
M. Courtney Hughes, associate professor of public health in Northern Illinois University’s College of Health and Human Services, has been named NIU’s NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, President Lisa Freeman and Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier announced Thursday. As the
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Sixteen staff chosen to participate in Professional Development Academy
The Staff Professional Development Academy, a new program spearheaded by Chief of Staff Matt Streb, and President Staff Fellow Michaela Holtz has launched this fall with 16 participants representing a variety of university departments. The 2022-23 Staff Professional Development Academy cohort. “The
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Melissa Yuska earns Golden Apple Principal Award
Melissa Yuska, who earned a communicative disorders degree in ’01 and M.S.Ed. in ’04, recently recieved a Golden Apple Outstanding Principal Award. After nearly two decades in education, as a teacher, coach, and now principal, Melissa Yuska, ’01, M.S.Ed. ’04, recently received
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NIU School of Nursing partners with 3M
Five students from the School of Nursing will be sporting new Littman stethoscopes thanks to a generous donation by 3M DeKalb. “We are excited to be able to partner with 3M to receive a scholarship for a Littmann stethoscope,” said Mary Margaret
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Huskie Spotlight – Jeanne Isabel
Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Kewanee, Illinois. I now live in Sycamore, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned? I attended NIU for my degrees. I have a B.S.
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Huskie Spotlight – Danica Billingsly
What year did you start working at NIU? 2014 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I grew up in Nebraska, but consider my hometown to be Macomb, Illinois. I live in Cortland with my partner, three kids, a
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Huskie Spotlight – Henna Muzaffar
What year did you start working at NIU? August 2018 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? Oak Brook, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned? Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. and
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Huskie Spotlight – Jennie Espinoza
Jennie Espinoza is a human development and family sciences graduate student from Mendota, IL Hometown: Mendota, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Human development and family sciences Transfer from: Illinois Valley Community College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you
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Huskie Spotlight: DeAnna Harris-McKoy
What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 What is your current role? I am an associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and director of the Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program. Where is your
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Melani Duffrin earns national honors
Melani Duffrin, NIU professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named the Nutrition Education for the Public Dietetic Practice Group (NEP DPG) Award of Excellence winner. The Award of Excellence recognizes high-quality nutrition education projects that enhance and advance the objectives of the NEP DPG. Duffrin’s research
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