NIU College of Health and Human Sciences News
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Change in higher education often reflects refinement as much as reinvention. At NIU, recent updates to fashion programming are designed to better align with student interests and evolving career pathways, while maintaining a strong foundation for current students. This includes the addition
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Fashion Merchandising students took their style on the road when they traveled to the Chicago History Museum on April 4 to see the “Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective” exhibit and take a behind-the-scenes tour. “The exhibit showcased several clothing items
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Things are looking stylish at NIU thanks to Huskies with an eye for fashion. From current fall trends to red and black outfits inspired by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization, visitors to Wirtz Hall will be treated
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Madison Lonzrick, ’17, had begun studying accounting and business administration at Aurora University when an internship changed her plans in a big way. “After my junior year, I accepted an internship role in merchandising at Walt Disney World, and this was a pivotal moment
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Being a leader has always come naturally for Brenda Malloy, ’83, but it took her years of developing her own leadership within the retail industry before she found her true passion for finding and placing executives in perfectly tailored roles. When she was growing
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Get to know Thomas Pavkov, Chair, School of Family and Consumer Sciences Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Erie, Pennsylvania. I now live in Aurora, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you
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Things just got more fashionable at NIU. From up-to-date business casual styles to current fall trends, visitors to Wirtz Hall will be inspired by the window displays that have been decorated in a “Fall in Love with Fashion” theme. “In the Fashion
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CHHS welcomes Claire Mogren, Research Development Specialist for the College. Claire will assist CHHS faculty and staff in finding funding opportunities and preparing and submitting their applications. With Increasing external funding as part of our strategic plan, having a research development specialist
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Breanna Reynolds of Machesney Park, was nominated for the The Lincoln Laureate Award. The Fashion merchandising major, minoring in business administration and marketing was named an “outstanding student role model. Reynolds has served in numerous leadership roles for NIU’s Fashion Industries Organization, including
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The College of Health and Human Sciences’s main office enlisted the help of fashion merchandising students and Fashion Industry Organization memebers Kari Conway, Sofia Davlantis and Breanna Reynolds to style “Victory-ia-Christina” for the holidays. Thanks!
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The NIU Fashion Merchandising program, along with the Fashion Industries Organization, are producing the annual Kohl’s Sponsored Fashion Show, 7:30 p.m., April 6, at the Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center. The show’s theme is Nine to Five Fashion.
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The NIU Fashion Industries Organization recently partnered with NIU Career Services to create career-ready looks displayed at the Campus Life building. Here are some of the looks.
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