Four DeKalb County students pursing a master’s or doctorates recently were named the 2023 Spinoso Masters Scholarship recipients. The scholarship recipients included Caitlyn Merkel, who is pursuing a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at NIU. For individuals to receive a Spinoso Masters
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New 2024 rankings released this week by U.S. News & World Report place Northern Illinois University School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) program at #183 in the nation. This ranking is up 64 spots over the 2023 U.S. News & World Report ranking,
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Campers flocked to the NIU Speech-Language Hearing Clinic for the inaugural Food and Friends camp held each Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon throughout June. The Food and Friends camp was led by NIU speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students Emily Cowman, Gracie Strohm, Bailey
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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
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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.
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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
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Two NIU students participated in the National Institutes of Health Science Education Conference held in Washington D.C. from May 30 through June 2. Students Trevor Laffin, a first-year student in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and Alassane Twillie, a junior studying
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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
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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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Professor Scott Sibley Extraordinary. Passionate. Determined. Caring. Students in Scott Sibley’s Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) courses describe him as having all those attributes – and more. “I had never met a professor so passionate about his field and caring about
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Lynn Dykstra Lynn Dykstra makes connections with her students. For the Excellence in Online Teaching Award winner, it’s all about building relationships and engaging with Huskies beyond a virtual environment. “It’s about the students,” said Dykstra, an instructor at NIU School of
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First year student, Cristian Caraballo, presented a poster titled “Poder Familiar: How Latino Families and their Structure Reduce Trauma Responses+ at the Illinois Council on Family Relations annual conference held March 31 at Eastern Illinois University.
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