Several NIU audiology students, along with audiology professor King Chung, visited the Dominican Republic on a humanitarian trip through the Heart of Hearing Program. On their visit in January, they identified patients who might need surgery, cerumen services (ear wax removal), and/or
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Jie Chen, assistant professor of nursing, recently received a grant through the Joan E. Wood Award for Nursing Faculty Research. The research project will involve comparing three patient transfer devices and the amount of physical stress that caregivers experience as a result
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Hometown: Forest Park, IL (Proviso East High School) Being accepted to NIU’s nursing program in 1978 was a great opportunity coming from a blue collar upbringing with parents who never attended college. Leaving an urban setting to come out to DeKalb was
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Lily Chen’s Population-Focused Nursing class took the classroom on the road and brought health education to a food pantry in Aurora. The class project required students to prepare visual aids to help educate pantry patrons on making healthy food choices. One of
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Thanks to the generous donation of Janiece Bollie, our students have a new educational aid. The donation helped fund the creation of an “edema leg” by a specialist in make-up effects. The leg was created to not only look real, but provide
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NIU instructor JoEllen Ryan has a heart for service. While many are enjoying Spring Break each March, she is often leading a group of students on a medical mission to another country. As founder, president and chair of the board of directors
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Senior nursing student Luis Flores is featured in the health issue of Latino Leaders magazine for his accomplishments in bringing cultural awareness to campus and excelling academically. Check it out (second page of the PDF):
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Based on students’ mentor evaluation reports and survey, Racheal DeMoss is named as “2016-2017 mentor of the year.” DeMoss is in her fourth year as a meeting and trade show planner at CDW in Chicago. She plans and executes approximately 50 events per year
Read moreSierra Davis, a NIU senior rehabilitation services major, has been recognized as an outstanding hospice volunteer by Unity Hospice of Western Illinois. The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce shared the following press release about Davis’ recognition. Unity Hospice of Western Illinois proudly recognizes
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The Best Schools, an organization that ranks degree programs, colleges and universities, has recognized Northern Illinois University’s Online Master of Public Health degree program in the top 30 best in the country. Ranking criteria include quality of the program, the types of
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The FCNS Child Development Lab is proud to announce it has received the Family & Community Engagement Award of Excellence through ExceleRate Illinois. NIU’s CDL is one of 26 programs out of an eligible 1,300 across Illinois to earn this award. The
Read moreFrom the Clinton Journal: Christopher Monkman of Clinton, Illinois was named the May Employee of the Month at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Illinois. Monkman has worked at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for six years. Monkman earned an associate of science degree
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