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Nancy LaCursia
When students enter Nancy LaCursia’s classroom in NIU’s Nursing and Health Studies Department, they realize they will have a big role in their own learning. With the help of their classmates and LaCursia, they learn concepts, solve problems and prepare to be health education teachers. “I use the peer teaching method in my classes,” said...
It is always valuable in an unfamiliar situation to have a guide, someone who can help you get your bearings and provide guidance in making those big decisions. While many advisers and faculty members already do this, the mentoring programs in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (College of Education) and the School of...
Randa Hamadeh
Randa Hamadeh was recently selected as the 2012 George C. Marshall Award winner for NIU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. As the award winner, she will be NIU’s representative at the George C. Marshall Leadership Seminar held Sunday, April 15, through Wednesday, April 18, at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Each year,...
Bruce Niemi's "Remembered" sculpture in the Memorial Garden
Five Northern Illinois University students who excel in and out of the classroom have been selected as recipients of the 2012 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. The recipients – Rachael Bardell, Jenifer Camery, Daihee Cho, Eric Solomon and Faith Stauersboll – each will receive a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2012-13 academic year. “The Forward Together Forward...
Jeanette Rossetti
NIU nursing professor Jeannette Rossetti will spend the spring semester in Ireland teaching as well as learning about advanced training methods for college-age nursing students learning to care for patients in mental health facilities. During her three-month stay, Rossetti will tour and lecture at Northern University of Ireland at Galway’s School of Nursing and Midwifery....
Courtney Oldenburg
Northern Illinois junior Courtney Oldenburg was named to the Cross Country Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday. Oldenburg, who hails from West Salem, Wis., earned the honor for the second straight season after posting a 3.91 GPA in nursing. “I’m proud of Courtney,” NIU cross country coach Greg Hipp said. “She’s done...
Jeanette Rossetti
NIU’s Mortar Board Senior Honor Society and Student Association will host its annual Last Lecture series at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. Jeanette Rossetti, a professor in the NIU School of Nursing and Health Studies, is the speaker for the evening. Rossetti, who teaches courses in...
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Nurses who live or work near Oakton Community College soon will be able to earn an NIU bachelor’s degree at Oakton Community College. NIU is expanding its regional credit programming by offering a bachelor of science degree in nursing at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus starting in summer 2012. “We are thrilled to work with Oakton...
Tomoyuki Shibata
Tomoyuki Shibata, assistant professor of public health in the NIU School of Nursing and Health Studies, will discuss potential long-term issues from the March 11 “Great East Japan Earthquake” during a Thursday, Nov. 17, lecture on campus. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake, called “the Great East Japan Earthquake,” occurred near the northeast coast of the Tohoku...
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NIU Career Services will host its annual Health Professions Job Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Resumes and professional dress are required. Tips for preparing for the job fair are available online. One resume copy is collected at entry. The cost...
Prior to Huskie home football games next season, the NIU Foundation will host “Huddle with the Faculty” to showcase of the outstanding programs, faculty and students at NIU. However, the inaugural “Huddle with the Faculty – Better Living Through Mannequins” will take place Saturday, Oct. 8. Saturday’s showcase features a demonstration of how NIU nursing students use...
Jeanette Rossetti
Jeanette Rossetti has become the fifth nursing professor from NIU to receive a prestigious Nurse Educator Fellowship Award from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Rossetti, who teaches courses in mental health nursing in the School of Nursing and Health Studies, is among the fourth class of a program created to ensure the retention of...
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