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  Henna Muzaffar, assistant professor of Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, received a $4,510 grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation to establish the Coordinated Approach to Child’s Health (CATCH) Program in middle schools throughout northern Illinois. “I am excited about expanding CATCH to middle schools in northern Illinois, which until now was only delivered in...
When Chuck Farinella, ’86, was earning his bachelor’s degree in teaching in the 1980s, he knew there was no such thing as a free ride. The son of a teacher and coach at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, and a homemaker, Farinella knew what it meant to work hard for something, as he competed...
Paul Wright Paul Wright believes in the affirming power of promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) through sport and other physical activities to position students on better paths toward success. Sure enough, it’s the major focus of the Physical Activity and Life Skills (PALS) Group that he leads at NIU. And NIU’s EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed...
Regional high school students learn the fundamentals of AI at a four-week summer camp hosted by Argonne and Northern Illinois University. The term artificial intelligence, or AI, is used to describe everything from facial recognition technology used in airports to smart vacuum cleaners used in homes. But what is AI and how does it work?...
A student-led project to collect clothing for campus donation has blossomed into a permanent service. The Huskie Closet launched as a pilot program this fall, initiated by Northern Illinois University students through the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies. The idea was a year in the making, sparked by a then-senator in the Student Government...
Things just got a little greener at NIU’s Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) thanks to a generous grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. For Kristin Schulz, executive director of the CDFC, the $11,550 grant means there will be less waste going to area landfills. “We are so grateful to the DeKalb County Community...
By the time Diane Hillard-Sembell came to NIU’s campus in 1978, she was already familiar with “The Hard Way.” Growing up in Alexis, Illinois—a small town with a population of about 900 near Galesburg—Hillard-Sembell was the second youngest of six children, living in a converted one-room schoolhouse. “People sometimes can’t fathom it, but we didn’t...
Laurie Elish-Piper NIU College of Education Dean Laurie Elish-Piper and David Paige, director of the Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic, were honored Nov. 6 by the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER). Elish-Piper received the A.B. Herr Award, which celebrates the distinguished service of a professional educator who has made outstanding contributions to the field of reading. Past recipients include College...
Vicky Baftiri, ’03, M.A. ’05, has always been passionate about finding the truth. She and her three siblings were raised by a truth-seeking, matter-of-fact father. “He stressed the importance of honesty,” she said. With only one TV set in her house, Baftiri’s father would always watch the news, especially world news. Even though she was only...
Finding skilled laborers has been an ongoing challenge for Illinois manufacturers. According to Whiteside County Economic Development (WCED) of Morrison, Illinois, the labor shortage and skills gap is expected to worsen as a boom of skilled manufacturing workers reach retirement age, leaving Illinois manufacturers with an even greater shortage of skilled labor that is expected...
The FLEX group tours the Rec Center. The topic of the day was, appropriately enough, confidence and self-efficacy. In other words, Associate Professor Jenn Jacobs told her students in KNPE 310: Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise, the power of the mind. Or, she clarified, the perception of one’s ability to perform a specific task successfully. “My favorite...
Tao Li is paving the way for next-generation batteries The National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are giving a charge to the research of NIU Chemistry Professor Tao Li, whose work could lay the foundation for improvements to ubiquitous rechargeable batteries used in electronic devices, electric vehicles and grid energy storage. NSF awarded Li with a grant of...
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