Guzette Espinal is a nursing major from Aurora, IL Hometown: Aurora, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Nursing What is your major, and why did you choose your field of study? My intended major is nursing. I chose this field of study because I grew
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Emmanuel Godinez is prepared for finals thanks to a longstanding School of Nursing tradition held last month at the Nursing Building. Along with more than 40 other future Northern nurses, Godinez participated in the annual lock-in, a two-day event designed to encourage
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Huskies from athletic training and nursing joined forces Nov. 11 during an interprofessional education (IPE) mass casualty and emergency care simulation at Anderson Hall. The event was funded through a College of Education Instructional Innovation grant written by Nicholas Grahovec, assistant professor
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Hometown: Crest Hill, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Nursing What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? This year, I received the Honors Excellence Award and the Cindi and Earl Rachowicz Expendable
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More than 50 students, faculty and staff took part in a Healthcare Simulation Week open house hosted by NIU School of Nursing on Sept. 15. The event, complete with educational and virtual reality technology demonstrations, games, facility tours and refreshments was held
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A group of NIU students turned summer break into a learning experience when they traveled to Ireland for two weeks as part of the university’s study abroad program. Led by Presidential Teaching Professor Jeanette Rossetti of the School of Nursing, seven Huskies explored the
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Five students from the School of Nursing will be sporting new Littman stethoscopes thanks to a generous donation by 3M DeKalb. “We are excited to be able to partner with 3M to receive a scholarship for a Littmann stethoscope,” said Mary Margaret
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It was Fun in the Sun for College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students who attended the college’s annual Week of Welcome event on Aug. 19. With East Lagoon as the backdrop, dozens of faculty and staff welcomed new and returning
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Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Sandwich, Illinois, and I now live in Yorkville, Illinois. Where did you attend school? What degree(s) did you earn? Northern Illinois University, B.S. in nursing Olivet Nazarene University, M.S.
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A team from the College of Health and Human Sciences recently earned a $112,000 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sub-award as part of the Education and Training to Support the Northern Illinois Region Bringing Simulation to the Community application. This effort, led
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What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Genoa, Illinois, and my current residence is Maple Park, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you
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Jonas Arvin Sales is a nursing major from Rolling Meadows, IL Hometown: Rolling Meadows, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Nursing What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path?
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