If you are caring for an individual with autism or have questions about helping someone with autism navigate the holidays, or just want to connect with other caregivers and share concerns and advice, make plans to attend the Autism Caregiver Group Holiday
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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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Northern Illinois University’s School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders is offering a free course, Critically Appraised Topics in Social Communication Disorders.* This 2-hour, 40-minute course uses 25 case studies to demonstrate how family values, clinical expertise and research evidence are intertwined.
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The NIU Fashion Merchandising program, along with the Fashion Industries Organization, are producing the annual Kohl’s Sponsored Fashion Show, 7:30 p.m., April 6, at the Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center. The show’s theme is Nine to Five Fashion.
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Everyone has the opportunity to participate in the Empty Bowls Project, a nationwide endeavor using ceramic arts to fight hunger. From 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, the NIU Dietetic Association and Bread for the World will sponsor the Empty Bowls
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Over 250 NIU students recently participated in the seventh annual Interdisciplinary Case Study Event–an event that brings together students from audiology, counseling, dietetics, medical laboratory sciences, nursing, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology to discuss issues related to providing quality health care to
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NIU Career Services offers events throughout the year to connect students and employers. Here are some of the upcoming events: Feb. 12, 5-7 p.m. Career Fair Prep Workshop Regency Room, Holmes Student Center Feb. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spring Internship
Read moreCHHS faculty are participating in several NIU summer camps, including the new Fashion Studio camp for high schoolers interested in fashion merchandising. Read about it in NIUToday.
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NIU School of Nursing students in the class “Population-Focused Nursing” brought health education and a little holiday spirit to some special people recently. The class, complete in holiday garb, went to the Westmont iCARE senior building on Dec. 4 and Peace Manor
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Anthony Ianni, the first-known athlete with autism to play Division 1 college basketball, will be the speaker at the Graduate Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., May 4, at the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center. Ianni, of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights,
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Dr. Greg Long is retiring after many years of service and contributions to Rehabilitation Counseling, the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, and NIU. There will be a celebration 3 to 5 p.m. May 9, in the Sky Room at Holmes
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The NIU Student Dietetic Association and Bread for the World invite everyone to Empty Bowls, 4:30-6:30 p.m., March 29, Chandelier Room in Adams Hall. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end
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