We congratulate Katie Backman, ’18, on landing a job as a therapist in applied behavior analysis with By Your Side in Burr Ridge, Illinois. A B.S. in rehabilitation and disability services prepared her for a career in therapy.
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Alumna named Milwaukee’s new health commissioner
We congratulate alumna Jeannette Kowalik (’06’ MPH). She has been named Health Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee. City Hall: Council Okays New Health Commissioner
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Faculty shine at Sigma Theta Tau international conference
Several College of Health and Human Sciences faculty attended the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference in Melbourne, Australia in July. They gave presentations and poster sessions. Here’s a summary: Associate Professor of Nursing Manju Daniels gave two presentations and a poster session.
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NIU alumna appointed director of nursing at College of DuPage
Debra Gurney (’93 MS, Nursing; ’02 EdD) has been appointed the Director of Nursing in the Biology and Health Sciences Division at College of DuPage. According to a statement from CoD: “With extensive experience overseeing nursing programs in higher education, Debra Gurney
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Nursing alumna earns DAISY Award
Chelsea Wachholder (’12), BSN, RN, a critical care unit nurse at SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford, received a DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. The DAISY Award was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, to honor the excellent nursing care he received in his
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PT alumnus celebrates 10 years at Northern Rehab
Physical therapist Brandon Clement (B.S. ’09, D.P.T, ’13), had his 10-year anniversary working for Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists. He was featured recently in The MidWeek.
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From Round Lake to NIU, graduates reconnect 22 years later
(Editor’s note: This is republished from NIU Today.) More than two decades after earning their Round Lake High School diplomas together, NIU’s director of Campus Child Care Kristin Schulz and her longtime friend Mike Lannon can call themselves fellow graduates again. Both graduated Friday,
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Message from Dean Derryl Block
Welcome summer! It took a while to get here, but we are happy to be enjoying the sunshine and reflecting on an eventful spring semester at the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences. We have some exciting new changes underway. This
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Nursing school gets new equipment thanks to alumna donation
Class of 1965 alum Ethel Hock enjoys giving back to the School of Nursing. During a visit to the school recently, she had the opportunity to interact with students and faculty asked them what they needed. Through the generosity of Ethel and
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Donation helps more PT students attend national meeting
Thanks to a donation from Jakob Awender ’15, graduate of NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, 14 PT students were able to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s national Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans recently. This important meeting brings together different
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Nursing alumna takes her skills overseas
Angela Spahr, ’13, recently participated in her second medical mission to Haiti. She traveled with a healthcare team as part of CHAMPS: Connecting Hope and Medicine to People in Haiti. They create rural clinics and provide medical care to Haitians in Croix
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A Northern Nurse success story: Keeping the faith
M.S. in Nursing graduate Maria Vanessa Simoy Mabazza was featured in NIU President Lisa Freeman’s Graduate School Commencement address December 2017. Maria Vanessa Simoy Mabazza is one of those rare people who actually like being in the hospital. As a young child,
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