An interesting story on NPR indicates that the way that humans eat is linked to preserving the wildlife. Think about the food you typically eat and ask yourself when was the last time you tried something new? The World Wide Fund for
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New HTM and Global MBA agreement announced
Hospitality and Tourism Management students who have a GPA of 3.0 or above have guaranteed admission to NIU’s Global MBA program (as enrollment capacity permits). Qualifying students will receive a GMAT and program application waiver. For details contact Lan Li, professor and
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Northern Nurse is Cook County Farm Bureau president
Janet McCabe, ’82, B.S. Nursing, was recently featured in FarmWeekNow.com for her focus on health care as the president of the Cook County Farm Bureau. McCabe works part time as a nurse, a farmer, as well as her bureau duties. Read all
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Nutrition In yoU: Stop and assess your stress
Being in graduate school, I think it is safe to assume that the awareness of stress exists every day. With deadlines and balancing multiple roles, it can be overwhelming. Yet, with a busy life, it is hard to acknowledge the role stress
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Nursing students inducted into honor society
Sigma Theta Tau, the international nursing honor society, has inducted 34 NIU students into their ranks. To become a member, students need to have completed at least half of the curriculum for their baccalaureate nursing degree, have at least a 3.0 GPA
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Meet Communication Disorders major, Ryan Scheri
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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Empty Bowls project raises $1,400 for local organizations
The NIU Bread for the World organization raised $1,400 at their recent Empty Bowls event. Empty Bowls, a nationwide project using ceramic arts to fight hunger, paired $10 ceramic bowls created by NIU ceramic arts students, with unlimited soup made by NIU
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Audiology student wins coveted research award
Congratulations to fourth year Audiology student, Kassondra Hemmen for earning the James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research for her capstone poster at the American Academy of Audiology Conference recently. Hemmen is the first NIU student to win this
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Nutrition In yoU: National Nutrition Month®
I feel like its been so long since I talked about general nutrition information. Not going to lie, this semester has been brutal. So brutal, that I forgot to acknowledge the best month out of the year, National Nutrition Month®. During the
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Nutrition In yoU: Special Dinner success
That is a wrap! The second year dietetic interns are all finished with their superhero Special Dinners. Now, NIU has to wait until Fall 2019, for the next installment of themed dinners taking place in Neptune, New Hall, and Gilbert. If you
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A first-gen story: ‘76 graduate Jeffrey Wolff
Alum credits NIU with hotel management success, gives back Jeff Wolff Jeff Wolff started at Marriott as a bus boy about 45 years ago while still in high school and now travels throughout the world, working with more than 5,000 hotels. A
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Congratulations to NIU gymnasts in our college
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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