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NIU Today New facility proposed to build a healthier tomorrow

WEBNew facility proposed to build a healthier tomorrow. November 22, 2021. Planning continues for NIU’s Health Technology Center (HTC), a state-of-the-art …

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Priester named to 2024-2025 Faith and Health Fellow cohort

WEBPaul Priester, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named as a member of the 2024-2025 Interfaith America Faith & Health Fellows. …

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NIU Today Kelly Fiala joins NIU to lead the College of Health and

WEBIt’s been over 60 days since Kelly Fiala took the helm of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS).With boxes unpacked and the Week of Welcome …

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NIU Today School of Nursing graduate student is driving change

WEBSchool of Nursing graduate student is driving change. Jessica Prothe is determined to use her personal experience to drive meaningful change. A nurse with …

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NIU Today New director, home for wellness in Counseling and

WEBNIU’s Counseling and Consultation Services has unified with Student Wellness initiatives on campus — giving Huskies a simpler path to seek support for their …

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Rachel Gordon joins the leadership team in the College of Health …

WEBIt’s been only a few months since Rachel Gordon moved to DeKalb from Louisiana and joined the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) leadership …

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NIU School of Nursing students launch first Black Student Nurses

WEBThere’s a new organization at NIU that’s an important addition to the university and the School of Nursing.In 2023, a group of nursing students – with the help of clinical nursing instructor Rhoda Jefferson – started the inaugural chapter of the NIU Black Student Nurse Organization.. For founding member Kayla Brooks, who serves as the …

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Inaugural NIU Public Health Expo celebrates National Public …

WEBMonths later, the program coordinator of NIU’s master’s in public health (MPH) program watched that idea turn into a successful reality as more than 200 faculty, …

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NIU Today NIU alumna wins grant to help workers in the region …

WEBNIU alumna Pettee Guerrero is passionate about helping workers stay safe and healthy on the job. “We rely on workers to provide so much to our communities, to …

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NIU Today Ph.D. in Health Sciences gets new leadership

WEBBeverly Henry, formerly associate dean for the college, formally began leading the Ph.D. in Health Sciences program January 2020. However, Henry has …

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NIU Today NIU receives $158,531 from U.S. Department of Labor …

WEBNorthern Illinois University received $158,531 in U.S. Department of Labor funding to promote workplace safety, health training and education. With this grant, …

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Physical Therapy students engage with the community at local fair

WEB“This was an important opportunity for the students to practice motivational interviewing skills and advocate for health literacy within the community,” said clinical assistant professor Sarah Greenhagen, who attended along with Rich Sroka, a student in the Ph.D. in Health Sciences program at NIU. “I am very proud of how each DPT …

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Counseling faculty’s ‘Say It Out Loud’ site offers reliable mental

WEBNIU counseling faculty Charlie E. Myers and Toni R. Tollerud, along with department chair Barbara Johnson, have launched the NIU Say It Out Loud Mental …

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Disability Resource Center’s new location provides welcome spot …

WEBAligned with the university’s Strategic Enrollment Management Plan, which outlines President Lisa Freeman’s goals to make NIU as welcoming and as inclusive for …

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School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions welcomes new chair

WEBPriester who holds a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology and an M.A. degree in counselor education: rehabilitation counseling, comes to NIU from North Park University, Chicago, where he was chair of their department of counseling psychology.

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Henry named interim dean of College of Health and Human Sciences

WEBBeverly Henry has been named interim dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) effective June 1, 2022. She replaces Dean Lynda Ransdell …

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NIU among first U.S. universities to adopt Okanagan Charter

WEBNorthern Illinois University has become one of the first institutions in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter through the U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network.. Signing onto this international effort was a 2021 priority of NIU’s Wellbeing Initiative, which launched in late 2019 as a cross-campus collaboration to …

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College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new associate …

WEBAugust 12, 2019. Michael Kushnick has been named associate dean for academic affairs for the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS). Michael Kushnik. Kushnick …

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University Honors Program recognizes outstanding capstone mentors

WEBJune 1, 2020. This semester the University Honors Program (UHP) has instituted an award to recognize faculty mentors who provided outstanding support and guidance to Honors students completing their capstones. This is an especially meaningful award as nominations come from student mentees who are moved to acknowledge their mentor’s

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NIU Today NIU business professor spearheads first Health in

WEBTim Michaelis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in NIU’s College of Business, founded and recently co-hosted the new Health in Entrepreneurship …

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