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2025 Awards for Excellence

May 15, 2025 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Nursing, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Health Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, School of Nursing

Dean Kelly Fiala announced the winners of the 2025 Dean’s Awards for Excellence during the college’s end-of-year celebration held April 29 at the Huskie Den in Holmes Student Center. Blythe Kitner, Yujun Liu, Beth Moxley, and the Allied Health and Communicative Disorders team of Danica

Time for fashion

May 2, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Merchandising, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

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

Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities (PCPD) Award winners

May 1, 2025 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Autism Caregiver Grooup, Autism Caregiver Group, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, COMDSA, communicative disorders, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, NIU, Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

The Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities (PCPD) serves as a university-wide advocate promoting awareness, educating the university community and assisting individuals on disability-related issues. Each year, the commission selects an outstanding student, faculty or staff member to be honored for their efforts in

Student Spotlight: Cassidy Sweeney

March 31, 2025 jdonahue Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Health Sciences, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

NIU student Cassidy Sweeney was awarded the 2024-2025 Midwest Deans Association (MDA) Legacy Scholarship sponsored by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). The Legacy Scholarship program was established to honor the legacies of current and former deans and directors of

Huskies Lead the Way

March 10, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Military Science, ROTC

Four cadets from NIU Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program proved they’ve got what it takes during the Norwegian Foot March held on the campus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cadets Kamran Stringer, Stephen Bough, Ethan Patterson and Hailey Quiroz successfully

Ready, set, read!

February 27, 2025 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, COMDSA, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders

NIU students are part of a unique book club that’s making a difference in the community. Huskies from the Hispanic Association of Bilingual Language Acquisition (HABLA) spend time reading and doing crafts with children during a monthly bilingual storytime program for children

Nursing students excel in licensure exam

February 14, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Healthy Huskie, Nursing, School of Nursing

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

NIU student earns state-wide honor

January 24, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Dietetics and Wellness, Health Studies, Nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Studies

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

2025 Nurse Educator Award

January 24, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Nursing, School of Nursing

Two 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,

Student Spotlight: L. Raymond Guo

January 24, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, Health Sciences, Ph.D. in Health Sciences

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

Center of Excellence

January 23, 2025 a134221 IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, News, Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

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

Building community

January 15, 2025 a134221 News, Nursing, School of Nursing

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