What began in 1959 with 19 students and two faculty members taking courses in a former private residence, has become thriving program boasting over 9,000 alumni across the globe. That the NIU School of Nursing has come a long way was evident
Read moreChristina Hunger, ’17, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, has developed an adaptive device that allows her puppy, Stella, to tell her things. We’ve written about Hunger’s accomplishments before, so we’re really excited she’s receiving national attention. People.com has shared the story about her custom
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Meet Gabrielle Sims, a Human Development and Family Sciences major with aspirations to attend law school. Hometown: Racine, WI Major: Human Development and Family Sciences Are you attending NIU on any scholarships? Northern Academic Scholarship. What is your major, and why did you choose
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Dale Brown Jr., ’19, served over 200 cinnamon rolls to after NIU President Dr. Lisa Freeman’s State of the University address Oct. 22. Brown received a B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management and a B.S. in Business Management. In addition to pursuing
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Congratulations go out to Oriana Flores, a senior Human Development and Family Sciences/Family Social Services major. Flores is the 2019 recipient of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region IV-E Undergraduate Rising Star Award. Flores will be honored at the NASPA
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Julie Richards, NP, ’85, B.S. in Nursing, has been named the 2019 Stanford Hospital and Clinics Advanced Practice Provider of the Year. Richards, is a nurse practitioner for Student Health and Travel Medicine at the Vaden Health Center Stanford University, Sanford, California.
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The NIU Autism Caregiver Group will be kicking off the school year with a cookout designed to help families meet and connect with other families of children with autism. The picnic is 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, Welsh Park Picnic
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NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students recently hosted Nursing students into their classrooms to show safe transfer techniques, positioning for comfort, and proper fitting of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and crutches. Nursing students practiced the newly learned skills and received real time feedback
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NIU was represented at the West Suburban Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics quarterly meeting recently by several faculty and staff. Health Sciences Professor Melani Duffrin presented her FoodMaster program while Director of the Dietetic Internship program, Nancy Prange and graduate student Kelly
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The College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes Claire Mogren, Research Development Specialist. Mogren will assist CHHS faculty and staff in finding funding opportunities and preparing and submitting their applications. “We are very happy that Claire is joining the College of Health
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NIU Audiology Professor King Chung is making good use of her Fulbright Scholarship Award. She and a team in Brazil have provided hearing tests for over 500 people in three different populations in two months. She has moved on to Natal, where
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The NIU Hospitality and Tourism Management program hosted students and faculty from Capital Normal University, Beijing. While on their 10-day visit, the Chinese students visited HTM classes as well as visiting Chicago’s McCormick Place and the Marriott Marquis. The also attended the
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