The 2020 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship winners continue a 12-year history of celebrating and supporting students who not only succeed in the classroom, but also serve as leaders on campus and beyond. This year’s winners include College of Health and Human Sciences
Read moreJoin us for a special movie screening: ‘Turning Point’
Thursday, March 5 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. NIU’s Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden Rd., DeKalb, IL In an effort to help health care providers learn and be proactive with early detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment/Alzheimer’s-related dementias,
Read moreMeet nursing major Maricela Cruz
The Huskie Spotlight recently shone on NIU nursing major Maricela Cruz of West Chicago. Here’s what she had to say about her degree, and why she chose NIU: Hometown: West Chicago, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2022 Major: Nursing Are you attending NIU on any
Read moreFaculty publications list for in 2019
Congratulations to our College of Health and Human Sciences faculty who have had publications in 2019. Milijana Buac, Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology Gross, M. C., Lopez, E., Buac, M., & Kaushanskaya, M. (2019). Processing of code-switched sentences by bilingual children: Cognitive and
Read moreLuncheon lecture: Health care disparities in pediatric asthma
The NIU School of Nursing will host Felesia Bowen, a nationally recognized expert in pediatric asthma and health equity, who will discuss health care disparities in pediatric asthma and her community-based research. This luncheon lecture is noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 3,
Read moreCHHS students graduating with honors
Congratulations to the College of Health and Human Sciences students who will graduate with honors this week! Eriza Gerrimae Gutierrez, Nursing Taylor Kreiser, Nursing Tori McCracken, Nursing Amanda Mitchell, Nursing Kelsie Pingel, Nursing Rhae Ann Riddle, Nursing Krystyna Ritacco, Health Sciences Vivian
Read moreCHHS welcomes research development specialist
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
Read moreNursing professor earns fellowship
Elizabeth Moxley, an assistant professor of nursing at NIU, has been named one of 19 Nurse Educator Fellows by the Illinois board of Higher Education. Moxely was one of 30 nominees from across Illinois who were selected for their commitment to quality
Read moreNIU celebrates School of Nursing 60th anniversary
What began in 1959 with 19 students and two faculty members taking courses in a former private residence, has become thriving program boasting over 9,000 alumni across the globe. That the NIU School of Nursing has come a long way was evident
Read moreNursing alumna earns honor at Stanford Hospital
Julie Richards, NP, ’85, B.S. in Nursing, has been named the 2019 Stanford Hospital and Clinics Advanced Practice Provider of the Year. Richards, is a nurse practitioner for Student Health and Travel Medicine at the Vaden Health Center Stanford University, Sanford, California.
Read moreStudents helping students: PT gives nursing some skills
NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students recently hosted Nursing students into their classrooms to show safe transfer techniques, positioning for comfort, and proper fitting of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and crutches. Nursing students practiced the newly learned skills and received real time feedback
Read moreSchool of Nursing alumna named ‘School Nurse of the Year’
Kimberly Coric Morse, ’87 B.S., Nursing, has been named the North Carolina School Nurse of the Year by the School Nurse Association of North Carolina. Morse is the school nurse for Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, North Carolina. Read about her
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