It can be challenging for teenagers to advocate for themselves, and even more challenging for those with a disability diagnosis. Members of NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic hope to change that with Ignite, a new program being launched in 2023. “As a clinician at
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Being a leader has always come naturally for Brenda Malloy, ’83, but it took her years of developing her own leadership within the retail industry before she found her true passion for finding and placing executives in perfectly tailored roles. When she was growing
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A group of future audiologists got an important hearing lesson in October when they traveled to Aurora Sportsmen’s Club rifle/pistol range in Waterman, Illinois. “Noise exposure from firearm use is a major contributor to hearing loss in gun owners,” said Charles Pudrith,
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Members of the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) advising team welcomed the opportunity to interact with high school students and community members who were interested in pursuing careers in the health professions at the 2022 FHN Healthcare Career and College
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Hometown: Crest Hill, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Nursing What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? This year, I received the Honors Excellence Award and the Cindi and Earl Rachowicz Expendable
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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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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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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, 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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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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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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