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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Wedoff named as new Director of Clinic Finance and Operations

Kim Wedoff joins the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders as Director of Clinic Finance and Operations beginning March 3. “I am really looking forward to working with a fantastic team of employees who provide energy, knowledge, and passion to the

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NIU professor and students head to the Lone Star State

When more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals from around the country gathered at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in San Antonio, Texas, a professor and four students from NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program were among

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Dawn Brown continues to be an agent of change

Dawn Brown Dawn Brown was recently recognized for her passion and ongoing commitment to being an agent for change within the physical therapy profession and higher education. Brown, who earned her bachelor’s and master’s at Northwestern University, was honored by her alma

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Dr. Diane Hillard-Sembell, ’82, reflects on award-winning ortho surgery career

Dr. Diane Hillard-Sembell, ’82, is a senior partner and orthopaedic surgeon at Springfield Clinic in Springfield, Illinois. By the time Diane Hillard-Sembell came to NIU’s campus in 1978, she was already familiar with “The Hard Way.” Growing up in Alexis, Illinois—a small

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