Togetherall Offers You Mental Health Support Anywhere, Anytime

Final exam week and the end of the semester is here and your stress level might be climbing. Take advantage of  Togetherall, a peer-to-peer 24-7 support service offered by NIU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS),  that allows you to speak to other

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Huskie Spotlight: Chyna Bennett

Chyna Bennett is a speech-language pathology graduate student from Chicago Heights, IL Hometown: Chicago Heights, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Graduate Program: Speech-Language Pathology What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU?

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Huskies Help Huskies: Huskie Food Pantry benefits from college drive

When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up

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Huskie Spotlight – Madison Shales

Hometown: Elgin, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Pre-physical therapy Minor: Kinesiology Transfer from: Elgin Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I receive the transfer merit scholarship because of my

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CHHS fosters transdisciplinary research during inaugural fall showcase

Dozens of people gathered in Wirtz Hall Atrium on Oct. 27 for the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Research and Scholarly Activity Showcase. With presentations about health and human science, engineering and the fine arts, the event was a

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Megan Nordstrom named Lincoln Laureate

Megan Nordstrom wears many hats. Megan Nordstrom has been named the 2021-22 Lincoln Laureate. Whether leading a group of Northern Ambassadors, running a Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) or Music and Memory organization meeting, or directing hundreds of Huskie Marching Band members

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CHHS takes on Corn Fest

When thousands of people flocked to DeKalb for Corn Fest last month, a group of Huskies joined them. More than a dozen College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students, faculty and staff were part of the CHHS’ inaugural appearance at the

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College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new and returning Huskies

The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) welcomed new and returning students on Aug. 20 as part of the university’s annual Week of Welcome. More than 40 students, faculty and staff gathered at the East Lagoon for an afternoon event called

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