Anitha Saravanan, Assistant Professor in Nursing What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I was born and raised in Chennai, India, and I live in Carol Stream, Illinois. Where did you
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Huskie Spotlight – Haley Mosley
Hometown: Rock Island, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Nursing Transfer from: Kirkwood Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I have received the NIU Transfer Scholarship, the Don and Ann
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Huskie Spotlight – Susan Caplan
What year did you start working at NIU? 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Cheshire, Connecticut. I now live in Geneva, Illinois. Where did you attend school? What degree(s) did you earn? Kingsborough Community
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Huskie Spotlight – Ajibola Taiwo
Hometown: Chicago, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Nursing Transfer from: Harry S. Truman College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As I was growing up, I
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NIU alumni make an impact
Cindi ‘73 and Earl Rachowicz, ’73, have a long history with Northern Illinois University. It’s where they met and fell in love; it’s where they each earned a degree that paved the way for successful careers. It’s where for the past three
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New facility proposed to build a healthier tomorrow
Planning continues for NIU’s Health Informatics Technology Center (HITC), a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will increase opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and position NIU as a leader in health education and research. A team of NIU faculty, staff and administrators met
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CHHS fosters transdisciplinary research during inaugural fall showcase
Dozens of people gathered in Wirtz Hall Atrium on Oct. 27 for the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Research and Scholarly Activity Showcase. With presentations about health and human science, engineering and the fine arts, the event was a
Read moreNursing students help with annual flu shot clinic
Elizabeth Rios is taking what she’s learned in the classroom to make a difference in the community. The NIU School of Nursing student is one of many Huskies administering flu shots during the university’s annual flu shot clinic on Oct. 12 from
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College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new and returning Huskies
The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) welcomed new and returning students on Aug. 20 as part of the university’s annual Week of Welcome. More than 40 students, faculty and staff gathered at the East Lagoon for an afternoon event called
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Cameron Kielb, ’15, named Ambulatory Nurse of the Year at Kishwaukee Hospital
Cameron Kielb, ’15, works on the Cardiac Catheterization Lab/Interventional Radiology unit at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Illinois. “Without a solid foundation, it’s hard to build anything,” said Cameron Kielb, who earned his nursing degree in 2015 from NIU. He credits his
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College of Health and Human Sciences names winners of 2021 Awards for Excellence
Dean Lynda Ransdell of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) announced the winners of the 2021 Awards for Excellence in teaching, diversity and service during the all-college meeting held Aug. 16 in Wirtz Hall auditorium. Sherrill Morris, Jane Rose Njue, and Cristan
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NIU Nursing students enjoy summer learning experience
Students from left to right: Razel Manlubatan, Katie Cochran, Parker Porter-Mareth. Marla Schlifke, Fonda Zhang, and Stacy Owaja. Fonda Zhang got a jump start on her nursing career during a summer internship at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital. “I was able to have
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