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To celebrate International Women’s History Month, we asked some of the student leaders in the Women in Business Professions (WIBP) student organization to share their thoughts on women helping women, bringing others along and their WIBP experiences.  Naomy Ortiz  Double major in accountancy and finance. WIBP general member during freshman year (2019). WIBP recruiter and...
A team from the College of Health and Human Sciences recently earned a $112,000 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sub-award as part of the Education and Training to Support the Northern Illinois Region Bringing Simulation to the Community application. This effort, led by Beverly Henry, Michael Kushnick and Kristen Selig, relies on great collaboration...
A picture, NIU President Lisa C. Freeman says, truly is worth 1,000 words. Freeman and her fellow presidents and chancellors of Illinois public universities recently participated in a Zoom meeting with Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “One of the first things Speaker Welch did was say, ‘It moves me. It makes me...
To commemorate Women’s History Month, NIU Today is publishing a series of articles highlighting faculty, staff, students, alumni and programs that make an impact at NIU and beyond. When Jeanne Isabel arrived on campus in 1969 from Kewanee, Illinois, she had a dream of working in healthcare. Three NIU degrees and five decades later, the...
It would be inaccurate to call a fast-growing group like NIU Esports one of the best-kept secrets on campus. But for those not in the know, finding the group’s home base on the lower level of Neptune North was no easy feat. That problem was solved March 2 with the official opening of the team’s...
To celebrate International Women’s History Month, we asked some of the student leaders in the Women in Business Professions (WIBP) student organization to share their thoughts on women helping women, bringing others along and their WIBP experiences.  Elizabeth Cruz  Major in accountancy, double minor in psychology and data analytics. Certificate in business analytics using SAS...
Program encourages Huskies to believe in themselves, realize their potential. Be on the lookout for Rising Scholars across campus. Launching this month, a new Rising Scholars Program aims to encourage Huskies to explore national fellowships and external awards and discover the many opportunities the application process provides. Any first-year students who have earned a 3.0...
When more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals from around the country gathered at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in San Antonio, Texas, a professor and four students from NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program were among them. . NIU Clinical Assistant Professor Dawn Brown and DPT program students Giovanni Regalado, William Malysa, Ben...
To commemorate Women’s History Month, NIU Today is publishing a series of articles highlighting faculty, staff, students, alumni and programs that make an impact at NIU and beyond. For Marquita Davis, ’89, NIU will always be remembered as a crossroads of sorts—one that led her down the path of supporting families and children’s education her...
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 decades, they’ve been giving back. In 2021, the couple established the Cynthia and...
To commemorate Women’s History Month, NIU Today is publishing a series of articles highlighting faculty, staff, students, alumni and programs that make an impact at NIU and beyond. Take a quick look at new courses offered by the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS): Gender and Environmental Justice, Gender and Migration,...
University achieves 5 out of 5 stars—its highest ranking ever—on Campus Pride Index Northern Illinois University ranks among the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities in the nation. Setting the bar for LGBTQ-inclusive polices, programs and practices, the national Campus Pride Index recently awarded NIU a 5-star ranking—the highest possible rating and the university’s highest ranking...
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