Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major, Megan Gardner, has earned an NIU Forward Together Forward Scholarship — an award in honor of the students lost on Feb. 14, 2008. Read more about Gardner and the other scholarship recipients.
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Nursing student elected to state position
The Student Nurses Association of Illinois (SNAI) is a state-wide organization of student nurses and is dedicated to fostering the professional development of nursing students. It was founded in 1950 and is associated with the National Student Nurses Association. The SNAI Board
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Huskie Spotlight on HDFS senior
Edgar Favela, a senior from Streamwood, Illinois, studing Human Development and Family Sciences tells Huskie Spotlight what excites him the most about his major.
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SLP student featured in Huskie Spotlight
Speech-language Pathology graduate student Megan Haduch, of Park Ridge, Illinois, says, “Graduate school is everything I could have wished for.” Read what else she has to say about NIU and her degree program.
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NCLEX pass rates exceed national average
The results are in: Graduates from the NIU School of Nursing have a 93 percent first-time pass rate on the NCLEX, the national licensure exam. These results for the 2017 reflect an increase over 2016. “The pass rate is a continuing trend that
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A Northern Nurse success story: Keeping the faith
M.S. in Nursing graduate Maria Vanessa Simoy Mabazza was featured in NIU President Lisa Freeman’s Graduate School Commencement address December 2017. Maria Vanessa Simoy Mabazza is one of those rare people who actually like being in the hospital. As a young child,
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Public Health student success story: Transferring success
Michael Amaya, B.S. in Public Health, was featured in NIU President Lisa Freeman’s Undergraduate School Commencement address December 2017. Michael Amaya is not unlike many NIU Public Health students. He worked exceptionally hard to get to graduation day December 2017 where he
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Nutrition and Dietetics students earn scholarships
Congratulations are in order for two NIU Nutrition and Dietetic students who were awarded scholarships from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. Georgia McArtney earned the Colonel Frances G. Ballentine Scholarship Fund for $3,000. Megan Farris, also an NIU Nutrition and Dietetics
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Nursing students earn honors
Four nursing students scheduled to graduate this December were recognized at the NIU Honors Ceremony on Dec. 5, 2017. Nursing seniors Alesha Gauntt, Amanda Puls, Justin Suda and Ling Zhu all received recognition for meeting honors requirements during their undergraduate career at
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Nursing Honors Poster Day winners for fall 2017 announced
The School of Nursing hosted its bi-annual Honors Poster day competition Nov. 16. Nursing honors students make professional poster presentations on research topics along with the help of a faculty mentor. School of Nursing staff and faculty review the entries and winners
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Nursing students deliver presentation at national honors council
NIU University Honors nursing students Rachel Shapland and Lauren Greene recently presented: “Student-run leadership and student engagement: Serving on an honors council,” at the 52nd annual National Collegiate Honors Council, held in Atlanta recently. Specifically, in collaboration with Jordan Reich and Logan Turner
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NIU Audiology Symposium and Grand Rounds Invitational held
The first annual NIU Audiology Symposium and Grand Rounds Invitational was held Oct. 20, 2017, with a topic of “Audiology on the Hill: OTC and Our Profession’s Future Focus.” The keynote speaker was Dr. Mead Killion of Etymotic Research, with speakers including
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