Meet Judith Gil, a recent graduate who is taking advantage of our accerated B.S. to M.P.H. program. Hometown: Mundelein, IL Year: May 2019 Major: Public Health Administration What is your graduation year? Are you obtaining a degree? I am graduating in spring 2019 with my
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Every commencement ceremony at NIU is filled with students who have amazing stories to tell. Stories of academic excellence, of service to the campus and community and of obstacles overcome and dreams attained. Unfortunately, we cannot tell you the story behind every
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NIU Audiology students gathered recently for Audiology Day, an event that included presentation of white coats to third-year students, research presentations, and fourth-year panel discussion. Check out the photo gallery. (Photos courtesy of audiology student, Tran Do.)
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The NIU Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) has had a great academic year. They’ve earned the following awards: 2019 Kevin D. Knight Outstanding Student Organization Award: COMDSA worked to uphold leadership skills, maintain performance as a student organization, and carry out university
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Several first-year nutrition graduate students presented Health Impact Assessment (HIA) posters recently, their final class project for HLTH 600 Nutrition seminar class. In groups of four, students conducted an HIA (screening, scoping, assessment and recommendations) on a chosen topic. Students then prepared
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State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, visited physical therapy students recently, to discuss politics, advocacy, civic duty, legislation and budgets. Keicher urged students to get involved with local and state politics.
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Megan Haduch, a second year graduate student in the speech-language pathology program, was inducted into the Alpha Eta Society recently. Alpha Eta is an allied health honor society celebrating academic and clinical excellence. To be eligible, graduate students must have at least
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Two College of Health and Human Sciences students will present their research at the upcoming “Posters Under the Dome” event at the Illinois State Capitol. Kelly Furr, a Nutrition, Dietetics & Wellness major will present “Simplifying Science with FAN Cards: Creating and
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Hospitality and Tourism Management students who have a GPA of 3.0 or above have guaranteed admission to NIU’s Global MBA program (as enrollment capacity permits). Qualifying students will receive a GMAT and program application waiver. For details contact Lan Li, professor and
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Sigma Theta Tau, the international nursing honor society, has inducted 34 NIU students into their ranks. To become a member, students need to have completed at least half of the curriculum for their baccalaureate nursing degree, have at least a 3.0 GPA
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The NIU Bread for the World organization raised $1,400 at their recent Empty Bowls event. Empty Bowls, a nationwide project using ceramic arts to fight hunger, paired $10 ceramic bowls created by NIU ceramic arts students, with unlimited soup made by NIU
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Congratulations to fourth year Audiology student, Kassondra Hemmen for earning the James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research for her capstone poster at the American Academy of Audiology Conference recently. Hemmen is the first NIU student to win this
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