The NIU Autism Caregiver Group welcomed caregivers and children to the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on March 24 where Jessica Wexell and Autumn Gabriel, of DeKalb-based RAMP Center for Independent Living (CIL), were the guest speakers. “I really appreciated the engaging conversation between the
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Congratulations to NIU audiology student, Chris Bechtel, who presented his capstone research project on April 1 at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Bechtel’s project focused on attempting to improve access to vestibular evaluation care for
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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
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Dioco Reyes, a senior in NIU’s Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program, was one of two students in the state who received the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-Illinois (ASCLS-IL) Future Leaders Scholarship Award. “This award will fund my trip to the ASCLS
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Congratulations to Ariana Carbajal, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program, who was named “The Most Promising Pediatric Clinician” by Chicago Speech Therapy.
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Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Amman, Jordan, and I now live in Sycamore, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned? I have a bachelor’s in nursing from the University
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Hometown: Chicago, IL Year: Anticipated graduation year: 2023 Major: Master of Public Health What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As a kid, I didn’t know what
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DeAnna Harris-McKoy is a teacher, researcher, supervisor and therapist, all rolled into one. The associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and director of NIU’s Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program joined the Huskie family during the 2020-2021 academic year. In addition
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Margaret Kristan, ’80, has spent four decades serving others in health care settings. Her new role as chair of Wisconsin’s Governor’s Committee for People With Disabilities allows her the opportunity to impact change for those who need it most. For first-generation student
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Hometown: Rock Island, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Nursing Transfer from: Kirkwood Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I have received the NIU Transfer Scholarship, the Don and Ann
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What year did you start working at NIU? Fall 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I am originally from the South Side of Chicago. I currently reside in DeKalb. Where did you attend college and what degree(s)
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Hometown: Ottawa, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Communicative disorders Minor: Rehabilitation counseling Transfer from: Illinois Valley 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? Growing up, I
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