The Northern Illinois University football team placed 11 student-athletes on the 2019 Academic All-MAC Team announced Monday by the Mid-American Conference. The Huskie contingent was led by a pair of four-time honorees – senior offensive lineman Jordan Steckler and senior safety Trayshon
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Recently, Dawn Brown was featured in the Huskie Spotlight: There’s no such thing as simply memorizing content to get by in Dawn Brown’s physical therapy classes. Once students learn the material, they are then expected to apply it to real-life scenarios they may
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Congratulations to the College of Health and Human Sciences students who will graduate with honors this week! Eriza Gerrimae Gutierrez, Nursing Taylor Kreiser, Nursing Tori McCracken, Nursing Amanda Mitchell, Nursing Kelsie Pingel, Nursing Rhae Ann Riddle, Nursing Krystyna Ritacco, Health Sciences Vivian
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Recently, Arlene Elias was featured in the Huskie Spotlight. Hear what she has to say: Hometown: Woodstock, IL Major: Rehabilitation and Disability Services Are you attending NIU on any scholarships? Yes, the Centennial scholarship and a Department of Children and Family Services scholarship. How did you
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Language is a fundamental aspect of being human. Being able to understand and produce language allows one to create strong social and emotional bonds with friends and family and to fully participate in society. It is therefore not surprising that when parents
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CHHS welcomes Claire Mogren, Research Development Specialist for the College. Claire will assist CHHS faculty and staff in finding funding opportunities and preparing and submitting their applications. With Increasing external funding as part of our strategic plan, having a research development specialist
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Berenice Carlson, (’06 B.S. Allied Health Professionals, ’12 M.P.H.) is bringing Fitness Machine Technicians, specialists in commercial and residential exercise equipment repair, to the Illinois market. Learn more.
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As a graduate student and dietetic intern, I am constantly asked questions about trends in food and nutrition. This holiday season was no different as friends and family members asked my opinion on “The Game Changers,” a documentary that follows UFC fighter James
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Several speech-language pathology (SLP) students received valuable experience during their visit to the 2019 American Speech and Hearing Association Convention in Orlando, Florida recently. The convention provides speech-language pathologists, audiologists and scientists an opportunity to learn the latest in their fields and
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Breanna Reynolds of Machesney Park, was nominated for the The Lincoln Laureate Award. The Fashion merchandising major, minoring in business administration and marketing was named an “outstanding student role model. Reynolds has served in numerous leadership roles for NIU’s Fashion Industries Organization, including
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The College of Health and Human Sciences’s main office enlisted the help of fashion merchandising students and Fashion Industry Organization memebers Kari Conway, Sofia Davlantis and Breanna Reynolds to style “Victory-ia-Christina” for the holidays. Thanks!
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Eric Tagliere (’91, B.S. Operations Management), senior vice president and chief technology officer for Marriott International spoke to NIU students and faculty recently during International Education Week. Tagliere spoke about education’s importance and technology’s global impact. He also toured the newly renovated
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