NIU College of Health and Human Sciences News
News and stories from the Northern Illinois University College of Health and Human Sciences
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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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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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 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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Thanks to the generosity of some incredible people, the School of Nursing awarded over $160,000 in student scholarships for school year 2017-2018. This represents the highest dollar amount awarded in the Nursing School history. The School of Nursing held a recognition ceremony for
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Every year, the NIU Alumni Association recognizes 10 alumni for their professional accomplishments. Among the 2017 alumni award recipients recognized at the Thursday, May 4, banquet was Joyce Marie Barra, Ph.D., RN, who recieved her B.S. in Nursing in 1980. Barra is
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Every year, the NIU Alumni Association recognizes 10 alumni for their professional accomplishments. The 2017 alumni award recipients recognized at the Thursday, May 4, banquet included Mary P. Haynes, who earned her B.S. in Family Child Studies in 2012 and her M.S.Ed.
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Erin Fallis (’12) has received a commission to become a U.S. Army Second Lieutenant and will be the first recipient of the military’s Healthcare Provider Scholarship Program (HPSP) for midwifery. After completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice and becoming a midwife, Fallis will
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Michelle Campbell (‘14) has been named one of Top Five among the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s 40 under Forty for achievements and leadership qualities, making a significant impact on the fields of pathology and laboratory medicine. Campbell, 24, began making achievements
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