Hometown: Rochester, MN Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Health sciences What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I received a merit scholarship when I first entered NIU, which took a big weight
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Hometown: Mendota, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Doctor of Audiology program Transfer from: College of DuPage What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? My career path changed every
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Rachel Wozniak counts Research Rookies among her best experiences at NIU. Rachel Wozniak The Maple Park native graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a jumpstart on her career, thanks in part to Research Rookies. Like all Huskies who take
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Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Sandwich, Illinois, and I now live in Yorkville, Illinois. Where did you attend school? What degree(s) did you earn? Northern Illinois University, B.S. in nursing Olivet Nazarene University, M.S.
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A team from the College of Health and Human Sciences recently earned a $112,000 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sub-award as part of the Education and Training to Support the Northern Illinois Region Bringing Simulation to the Community application. This effort, led
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What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Genoa, Illinois, and my current residence is Maple Park, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you
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What year did you start working at NIU? 2008 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I grew up in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and I live in DeKalb now. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have
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Hometown: West Dundee, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Communicative disorders Transfer from: Elgin Community College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? When I was growing up,
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Congratulations to Professor Henna Muzaffar (School of Health Studies) and student, Ashley Werner, who presented at the prestigious International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference in Phoenix, Arizona last week.
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Hometown: Accra, Ghana Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Health sciences Ph.D. program What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I gratefully received a graduate assistantship that came with a tuition waiver for my entire
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Congratulations to the Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) who received the NIU Student Government Association’s 2022 Student Choice Award for Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion! Several students also were honored by the organization for individual awards. They are: Jozi Dever – Most Outstanding
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Hometown: Elgin, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Pre-physical therapy Minor: Kinesiology Transfer from: Elgin Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I receive the transfer merit scholarship because of my
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