Huskies Help Huskies: Huskie Food Pantry benefits from college drive

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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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Professor Xiaohui Sophie Li, as featured on wallethub.com

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What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share? Many would say that those credit cards offering cash back, rewards, and all sorts of perks are the best, but for students on a tight budget, first foremost, you want to make

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Child Development and Family Center accolades

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NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality. “Having a gold rating in ExceleRate – and maintaining it – means that all staff have met and maintained professional learning levels,” said Kristin Schulz, executive director

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Huskie Spotlight – Ruchika Jain

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Ruchika Jain is a graduate student in the Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program at NIU. Hometown: India Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Marriage and family therapy Master’s program What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing

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Brenda Malloy Leads the Search for Leaders as CEO of Herbert Mines Associates

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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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Huskie Spotlight – Jennie Espinoza

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Jennie Espinoza is a human development and family sciences graduate student from Mendota, IL Hometown: Mendota, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Human development and family sciences Transfer from: Illinois Valley Community College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you

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DeAnna Harris-McKoy reflects on the power of support

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DeAnna Harris-McKoy is a teacher, researcher, supervisor and therapist, all rolled into one. The associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and director of NIU’s Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program joined the Huskie family during the 2020-2021 academic year. In addition

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Margaret Kristan, ’80, Elected Chair of Wisconsin’s Committee for People With Disabilities

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Margaret Kristan, ’80, has spent four decades serving others in health care settings. Her new role as chair of Wisconsin’s Governor’s Committee for People With Disabilities allows her the opportunity to impact change for those who need it most. For first-generation student

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