Graduates from NIU School of Nursing achieved a 92 percent first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), the standardized test that nurses must pass to become licensed in the United States and other countries. This pass rate exceeds the state
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Huskie students are a little warmer this winter thanks to a successful winter clothing and coat drive hosted by the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Student Advisory Committee (SAC). “We decided to organize a coat collection drive to give back
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Scott Conro, a senior majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, was selected as the 2025 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Outstanding Student Award winner by the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND). “It is an honor to be recognized by the
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Hoa Vo, ’23, is an agent of change. Growing up in DeKalb, her journey through foster care fueled a deep passion for advocating for others. While at NIU, she witnessed firsthand the lack of support provided to former foster youth as they
Read moreTwo NIU School of Nursing faculty members were named as 2025 Nurse Educator Fellows by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). Elizabeth Moxley and Suzanne Mullis join other nurse educators in the 2025 class who were selected based on their accomplishments,
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L. Raymond Guo, a Health Sciences doctoral student in the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), was recognized as the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award winner by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Preventing Chronic Disease journal. The journal
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Stephanie Uhr, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, was recently recognized with an Honors Faculty of Distinction designation. She will be recognized along with fellow awardees in this inaugural class during the Honors Day ceremony on April 13. Honors Faculty of
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Northern Illinois University’s rehabilitation counseling graduate degree program was recently named as a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), making it the first university program in the nation to receive this designation. Amanda McCarthy “Achieving the CRCC
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Lamisa Tanzim Ruhin is a nutrition and dietetics graduate student from Bangladesh Hometown: Bangladesh Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Graduate Program: Nutrition and Dietetics What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken
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Nick Kane is an online Master of Public Health (MPH) student from Lake Carroll, IL Hometown: Lake Carroll, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Graduate Program: Public Health Transfer from: Highland Community College Why did you choose to attend NIU? Program choice What did you want to
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Alyssa Navarro has found her home at NIU and wants to help others do the same. The School of Nursing student helped co-found the Hispanic Student Nurses Alianza (HSNA), and currently serves as the organization’s president. Alyssa Navarro “I’ve always gravitated toward
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It’s been five decades since the rehabilitation counseling program at NIU welcomed its first group of students. In October, alumni, current students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the work that has been done and the opportunities that remain ahead during a
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