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Allan Vest comes ‘full circle’ in closing 50-year NIU career back where he began

June 29, 2020 lbotterman1@niu.edu Uncategorized

(Originally published in the NIU College of Education newsletter) Allan Vest and Mission During his 1970-71 senior year at Thornridge High School in suburban Dolton, Ill., Allan Vest played on a now-legendary basketball team crowned as state champions in the first of its back-to-back

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School of Nursing faculty share video congratulations to Class of 2020

May 14, 2020 lbotterman1@niu.edu Alumni, Nursing, Uncategorized

The School of Nursing faculty and staff wish the spring graduating class of 2020 congratulations and best wishes. Several faculty have provided special video messages for you. Take a look!      

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A message from Dean Derryl Block

March 23, 2020 lbotterman1@niu.edu Uncategorized

Dear CHHS Students: Perhaps more than other NIU students, the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students are keenly aware of the importance of our response to the COVID19 pandemic. As future health and human services leaders, you are training to

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Assistant professor earns accolades from American Society for Nutrition

June 10, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu faculty, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Uncategorized

Visiting Assistant Professor Henna Muzaffar has been named the Early Career Award winner for the Nutrition Education & Behavioral Science Research Interest Section of the American Society for Nutrition. She received the award earlier this month at the ASN conference in Baltimore.

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Nutrition seminar students present posters

May 3, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nutrition, Students, Uncategorized

Several first-year nutrition graduate students presented Health Impact Assessment (HIA) posters recently, their final class project for HLTH 600 Nutrition seminar class. In groups of four, students conducted an HIA (screening, scoping, assessment and recommendations) on a chosen topic. Students then prepared

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Meet Communication Disorders major, Ryan Scheri

March 29, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Uncategorized

Recently, Communications Disorders major Ryan Scheri was in the Huskie Spotlight. Learn more about this CHHS student. Hometown: DeKalb, IL Major: Communicative Disorders Minor: Deafness Are you attending NIU on any scholarships? Which one(s)? Recently, I have received the NIU Foundation Impact Scholarship and a

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Congratulations to NIU gymnasts in our college

March 25, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Students, Uncategorized

We’re so proud of CHHS students Catherine Biddle (Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy), and Allison Richardson, (Nursing): Members of the Mid-American Conference Championship Women’s Gymnastics Team! The NIU gymnastics team is one of NIU’s highest achieving academic teams: they lead the athletic department in

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Nutrition In yoU: Behind the scenes of the Super Solider Special Dinner

March 7, 2019 emilyburns Nutrition In yoU, Uncategorized

It’s March, which means it is Special Dinner time! Every Fall and Spring semester, the dietetic interns put on a themed dinner within the dining halls. Being a dietetic intern, myself, I am part of the Neptune dining hall festivities of a

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Audiology student’s poster a finalist for national award

January 22, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Audiology, faculty, Students, Uncategorized

A poster by audiology student Kassondra Hemmen, along with Blythe Kitner, Audiology clinical assistant professor, has been nominated for an American Academy of Audiology Foundation James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellent in Student Research. Their poster, “PP1507: Quantifying Aging Effects on the

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HDFS program receives Gateways to Opportunities credentials

November 1, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, Uncategorized

NIU has been approved as an entitled institution for the Gateways to Opportunity ECE Credential -Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 through 2023. As an entitled institution, students  have the opportunity to qualify for state recognized credentials as they take courses or

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SLP students collaborate with teachers

September 5, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Uncategorized

NIU speech-language pathology graduate students Janeen George, Emily Longo, and Kate Roe presented “Speech and Language Therapy: Communication Disorders and Considerations for Referrals” to teachers at St. Mary’s School in DeKalb recently. The three students gained valuable insights while they, under the

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A message from Dean Derryl Block

December 5, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu College of Health and Human Sciences, Uncategorized

As moviegoers eagerly await the 2018 installment of the “Jurassic World” series, and the science community renews their debate over Dolly the Sheep’s longevity, cloning continues to capture the world’s imagination. Recently, I visited the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and

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