NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality, a quality rating system for early childhood programs in Illinois that focuses on four areas: teaching and learning, family and community engagement, leadership and management, and qualifications and continuing education.
Read morePriester named to 2024-2025 Faith and Health Fellow cohort
Paul Priester, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named as a member of the 2024-2025 Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellows. Paul Priester The Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellowship began in January and runs through May 2025. Fellows
Read moreNIU alum named to emerging leaders cohort
Erick Amick, who graduated from NIU in May 2023 with a Ph.D. in Health Sciences, has been named as a member of the 2024 Emerging Leaders class for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Erick Amick “The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has
Read moreThe sound of music
The holidays were a little brighter for residents at two local long-term care facilities thanks to a group of Huskies from the NIU student organization, Music and Memory. Both Lincolnshire Memory Care in Sycamore and Aperion Care in DeKalb were filled with
Read moreMaking the rounds
NIU Doctor of Audiology students took part in the eighth annual Clinical Rounds Poster Presentations event on Nov. 21 held at the Wellness and Literacy Center. Each year during their final on-campus fall semester, members of the cohort of audiology students choose
Read moreCollege of Health and Human Sciences students attend networking conference
Three College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students earned the opportunity to attend the Health in Entrepreneurship Research Forum held in Chicago on Oct. 13-14. Event organizers included Tim Michaelis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at NIU College of Business, who along
Read moreCEDU and CHHS team up for interdisciplinary education in action
Two NIU health care disciplines joined forces Oct. 27 during an interprofessional education mass casualty and emergency care simulation event at Anderson Hall. The learning opportunity started as part of a College of EducationInstructional Innovation Grant written by Tyler Wood and Nicholas
Read moreDepartment of Military Science cadets are ready for service
More than a dozen NIU alumni are preparing for something radically different this fall, compared to previous years. Instead of preparing for another semester at NIU, 13 former members of the Department of Military Science’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program will
Read moreKelly Fiala joins NIU to lead the College of Health and Human Sciences
It’s been over 60 days since Kelly Fiala took the helm of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS).With boxes unpacked and the Week of Welcome in the rearview mirror, the new dean already feels like part of the Huskie family.
Read moreHigh school students prepare for college with NIU Huskies BELONG summer camp and college-prep program
The program welcomed college-bound high school students with disabilities to learn, have fun and prepare for the college transition. Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Community College Board, 20 college-bound high school students with disabilities experienced a life-changing week on NIU’s
Read moreHelp for youth with mental health challenges is on the way
Deanna Harris-McKoy DeAnna Harris-McKoy is on a mission to help area youth facing mental health challenges. The NIU associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences was recently awarded a generous grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Read moreNIU program helps high schoolers explore food and nutrition science careers
Food is fun. It’s familiar to all of us and so ordinary we might take it for granted. Yet, food also offers endless opportunities for hands-on scientific exploration and experimentation. That’s why food provides a wonderful pathway into scientific fields for high
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