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NIU’s Health Services recently engaged in additional training to ensure that staff are best-in-class and sensitive to the needs of NIU’s diverse population. Health Services staff received training on sensitivity for LGBTQ student needs at their spring staff development meeting. “NIU Health Services strives to provide quality care to LGBTQ students on campus through staff...
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As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement & Victim Advocacy Services will open the “Stress-Free Zone” through Thursday, May 1. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday...
Sexual Assault Awareness Month graphic
Health Enhancement & Victim Advocacy Services, in collaboration with other units across campus, is hosting a series of events this month in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Members of the campus and local communities have an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about the dynamics of sexual assault and how this issue impacts individuals in...
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Huskie Hot Topics is a residential education programming series sponsored by Housing & Dining to assist residential students in achieving success while at NIU. Each program is designed to address one of the five learning outcomes as outlined in the Housing & Dining Residential Curriculum: Managing personal relationships Creating an inclusive climate within the community...
I HAD NO IDEA (National Eating Disorders Awareness Week logo)
NIU will host several events between Friday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 28, in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The annual campaign to bring public attention to the critical needs of people with eating disorders and their families: “I had no idea … that you can be too thin … that over-exercising can...
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As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement will open its “Stress-Free Zones” from Monday, Dec. 2, through Thursday, Dec. 5. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in...
Sarah Blackstone (left) and Candice Rilling staff a table at “Fitfest 2013”
Health Enhancement, NIU’s health promotion program in the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, has announced the first recipient of the Toni Lotsof Internship. Sarah Blackstone, a graduate student in Public Health and a lifelong DeKalb resident, is working this summer with “Live Healthy DeKalb County.” The initiative is a collaboration between Kishwaukee Hospital,...
Clockwise, from top left: Terry Borg, Rebekah Kohli, Rachel Xidis and Donna Schoenfeld
Four members of the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) have been chosen to receive the university’s Presidential Awards for Excellence. The recipients are Terry Borg, director of external programs in the College of Education; Rebekah Kohli, instructional technology assistant and program coordinator in the NIU Women’s Studies Program; Donna Schoenfeld, director of Health Enhancement; and Rachel...
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To be successful is to feel successful. Drink your water, exercise, eat your fruits and vegetables and sleep well. Although these things are definitely keys to physical health, what about mental health?
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week begins Sunday, Feb. 24, and continues through Saturday, March 2. NIU will recognize the week through a series of events sponsored by the Counseling & Student Development Center, Health Enhancement, the Women’s Resource Center, Campus Recreation and the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences. All-week events Wear PURPLE all...
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As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement will open four “stress-free zones” from Monday, Dec. 3, through Thursday. Dec. 6. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Diversions Lounge...
NIU’s Andrea Drott receives the Outstanding Advisor Award from Edward H. Hammond, president of Fort Hays State University and chair of the BACCHUS Network Board of Trustees.
Andrea Drott, interpersonal violence prevention health educator in Health Enhancement, recently was awarded the Outstanding Advisor Award at the 2012 BACCHUS Network General Assembly. Drott supervises the Pause Off! Peer Theatre Troupe, a group of undergraduate students who provides educational presentations regarding healthy relationships, interpersonal violence prevention and safer social habits to NIU students in...
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