DeKalb County-area student awarded Spinoso Masters Scholarship

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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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Huskies participate in National Institutes of Health Science Education Conference

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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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Huskie Spotlight – Rutba Khan

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Rutba Khan is a transfer communicative disorders major from Des Plaines, IL Hometown: Des Plaines, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Communicative disorders Transfer from: Oakton Community College Why did you choose to attend NIU? Because it is affordable. What did you want to be when

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Huskies Help Huskies: Huskie Food Pantry benefits from college drive

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When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up

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Physical Therapy students engage with the community at local fair

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Fifteen students in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program took what they’ve learned in the classroom into the community when they attended the Sycamore Park District Self-Care Fair on Feb. 4 at the Sycamore Park District Community Center. “This was an important

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Mother-Daughter Huskie Success Story Proves NIU’s Incredible Influence

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(Left) Arlene Mendez-Harrison, ’05,  hugs her toddler daughter Haley Rose Harrison, ’22, at NIU graduation in 2005. (Right) The mother and daughter embrace at Harrison’s graduation in 2022. Sometimes the apple does not fall far from the tree. When Arlene Mendez-Harrison walked across

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Ignite for self-advocacy at NIU

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It can be challenging for teenagers to advocate for themselves, and even more challenging for those with a disability diagnosis. Members of NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic hope to change that with Ignite, a new program being launched in 2023. “As a clinician at

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