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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...
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...
On November 19, 2021, the NIU College of Business held its Alumni Awards Dinner. Hosted by Dean Balaji Rajagopalan, attendees included NIU President Freeman, 2020 and 2021 award winners, NIU College of Business alumni and friends, and NIU faculty and staff, all of whom gathered together in celebration of the college’s award winners for the...
Planning continues for NIU’s Health Technology Center (HTC), a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will increase opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and position NIU as a leader in health education and research. A team of NIU faculty, staff and administrators met in early 2021 to develop a vision for the Health Technology Center. Representatives from...
NIU President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman delivered an encouraging State of the University Address via video to face-to-face and online audiences Tuesday, reflecting on the journey through COVID-19 and the challenges and opportunities that await. Freeman, who also took live questions after the conclusion of her pre-recorded remarks, stressed the importance of NIU’s mission, vision...
If you’ve enjoyed the beauty this fall of NIU’s East Lagoon and Montgomery Woods, the latter of which is home to a pair of great horned owls, you can thank our community of environmentally minded students, faculty, staff and alumni. A portion of the western shoreline of NIU’s iconic East Lagoon, the creek that feeds...
It wasn’t just fun and games when a team of NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) students battled others from around the country in the first-ever National Cell Bowl sponsored by The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). MLS students Samantha Ortiz, Elaina Kinney, Brooke Gainer, Kieran Van Vliet, Yesenia Garcia Rivera, Josh Naser, Rebekah Gonzalez,...
Dozens of people gathered in Wirtz Hall Atrium on Oct. 27 for the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Research and Scholarly Activity Showcase. With presentations about health and human science, engineering and the fine arts, the event was a celebration of faculty and student researchers from across the university. “It was an...
Feeling safe to be yourself is the foundation for dreaming about your best possible future. At Northern Illinois University, Huskies can come home to a residential community on campus where they feel connected and respected right away. Or, as Molly Holmes (she/hers) puts it: “You don’t have to search for your sense of place at...
Four faculty members and two students received the Richard A. Flournory Award in recognition of their efforts to promote inclusivity at NIU.  Dawn Brown, Joseph Flynn, Harvey Green, Janice Hamlet, Lichuan Liu and Brittany Price were honored during the Richard A. Flournory Homecoming Inclusion Reception in October. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity, Equity...
With spring class registration open this week and fall finals just a month away, it’s a critical time for staff and faculty to check in with Huskies. Stress in the midst of the semester, coupled with the onset of colder weather, can tempt students to procrastinate on assignments and even skip classes. Leaders in Northern...
Ever since last spring’s pandemic shutdown, NIU Center for Southeast Asian Studies associate Jui-Ching Wang, professor of world music, looked forward to rescheduling what was going to be a showcase of Southeast Asian performing arts to celebrate NIU’s 125th anniversary year and to mark NIU’s long history with Southeast Asian studies. This free public event is now back on the calendar,...
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