NIU’s Campus Child Care and the Child Development Lab are merging to become the Child Development and Family Center. The merger means more child care options for NIU students, faculty and staff beginning this summer. Expanded infant care options will be available
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Two NIU School of Nursing student groups pitched in to help at NIU Cares Day recently. The Northern Prairie Alliance (a chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing) and the Student Nurses Organization (SNO) both rallied their members to join the
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Recently, NIU nursing students volunteered to provide early screening for potential cardiac conditions in high school students. The NIU School of Nursing’s Northern Prairie Alliance, a chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing (AAMN) organized the screenings. The Young Hearts
Read moreA unique program is helping families learn, while the students teaching them are learning about families. Working with Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation, and using funds through the NIU Foundation, NIU faculty and students are facilitating an international Parent-Child Relationship Development Program in DeKalb. Families gather
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Northern Public Radio station WNIJ recently featured NIU Speech-Langauge Pathology Associate Professors Jamie Mayer and In-Sop Kim and their research into music’s effects on those with impaired communications. Listen to the segment here.
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Patricia Tattersall, associate professor of speech-language pathology, has been named a Champion of Empathy by The Changing Children’s Foundation. The Geneva, Illinois-based organization strives to strengthen the capacity of parents, caregivers and communities to care for children’s help and well-being while promoting peaceful
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Thanks to support from Kohl’s Corporation, the Fashion Merchandising program has acquired two exciting new software programs that will allow students to better prepare for their careers. SmartDraw is a tool for creating retail floor plans and plans for merchandise displays. Students
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Tina Childress, an educational audiologist at the Illinois School for the Deaf in Urbana, Illinois, will present “Connect and Discover,” at the AHCD Graduate Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., April 30 at the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Childress has expertise in cochlear
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NIU’s Fashion Industries Organization staged a Work Day to Runway fashion show April 7 at the Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center. Students modeled fashions provided by Kohl’s, the show’s sponsor. (Click images to view larger.) Fashions featured in the show have
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NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students Daniel Werner and Kate Heinricher, along with NIU D.P.T. instructor Brynn Nahlik, met with Illinois state Rep. Robert Pritchard recently. They were advocating for support of HB4643 which would provide direct access to physical therapy, eliminating
Read moreKen Olson, adjunct professor at NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and president of Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, recently traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to present his approach for treating patients with neck and back pain as a keynote speaker for the
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ELS, an intensive language training institute, with a branch on NIU’s campus, hosted a group of 20 students from the University of Kumamoto in Japan during the month of March. As part of their visit and studies, the NIU School of Nursing
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