Students in the Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association (RCSA) spent 18 hours at the Holmes Student Center during Respect Week, encouraging conversations about disability inclusion, advocacy and accessibility through interactive outreach and community engagement. Respect Week is a statewide initiative that promotes kindness,
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The NIU Presidential Commissions play a vital role in shaping a campus where everyone feels seen, supported and valued. Serving as advisory groups to the president, the commissions bring people together through collaboration and research to offer thoughtful recommendations that strengthen inclusion
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For years, Katelyn Kaechele’s future after high school felt overwhelming. Then she spent a week living on a college campus. “I didn’t see her going away to college and living in a dorm right after high school,” her mom Jamie said. “The
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The Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities (PCPD) serves as a university-wide advocate promoting awareness, educating the university community and assisting individuals on disability-related issues. Each year, the commission selects an outstanding student, faculty or staff member to be honored for their efforts in
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Northern Illinois University’s rehabilitation counseling graduate degree program was recently named as a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), making it the first university program in the nation to receive this designation. Amanda McCarthy “Achieving the CRCC
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Paul Priester, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named as a member of the 2024-2025 Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellows. The Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellowship began in January and runs through May 2025. Fellows receive a
Read moreFor well over a decade, NIU STEAM has offered science, technology, engineering, arts and math camps for elementary through high school students on the campus of Northern Illinois University. This experience made NIU STEAM, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, an
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What year did you start working at NIU? 2008 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I grew up in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and I live in DeKalb now. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have
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Paul Priester, Chair, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions What year did you start working at NIU? 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? Milwaukee, WI, and Rochelle, IL. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned?
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Meet Nahal Salimi, Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Counseling What year did you start working at NIU? I joined NIU in 2020. Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I am originally from Tehran, the capital city of Iran. I
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