A team of four NIU Rehabilitation Counseling program faculty members from the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions presented a training seminar on Jan. 28 via Zoom. Professors Amanda McCarthy, Bryan Dallas, Nahal Salimi and Abdoulaye Diallo led the “Back to Basics” training that focused on foundations of vocational rehabilitation, medical aspects of disability, psychosocial aspects...
As Northern Illinois University seeks new leadership to helm Student Affairs, the division’s interim vice president is designing staff clusters according to how units function for Huskies. Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Charles J. Fey, Ed.D., shared plans internally to start the spring semester aligned along the division’s three main focal points of support:...
NIU faculty members who seek to improve the likelihood of success on external research funding proposals might be wise to check out Research Methodology Services (RMS). Over the past five years, RMS consultants have helped faculty from six different colleges at NIU win external funding awards totaling over $1 million for their research projects. Best...
NIU School of Music Professor of Jazz Studies Rodrigo Villanueva has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to spend four months in Brazil researching Afro-Brazilian rhythms and teaching at two universities, the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (May 1 through June 30, 2022) and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (July 1 through August 31, 2022). In addition, Villanueva...
As an orthopedic technician, Ray Decker, ’98, combines his love of sports with creativity and science. “I like to say that being an ortho tech is like a combination of shop and art class,” he said. “I get to work with power tools and plaster and fiberglass. I get to handmake custom devices for patients....
As of Monday, Jan. 31, researchers from across campus and the wider community have expanded access to the unique research collections held by the NIU Libraries. The Special Collections and Archives (SCA) Department is a newly created unit that coordinates the collecting, services, and programs of the Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) and the...
Lesia Kozych took what she’s learned in the classroom and used it to inspire seventh and eighth-grade science students at St. Mary’s School in DeKalb. The NIU School of Nursing student and fellow classmates had the teaching opportunity thanks to a community health clinical rotation at the area school. “Our students are benefitting and the...
Anitha Saravanan, NIU School of Nursing assistant professor, recently received a $10,000 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) All of Us Research Program grant. “Being awarded the All of Us research grant feels very humbling and exciting,” Saravanan said. “It further encourages me to continue to advocate for improving equity to reduce healthcare disparities. It will...
Robert Sims, professor of music in the NIU School of Music is featured in a PBS American Masters documentary film on renowned American vocalist Marian Anderson. Sims worked as a music consultant, interviewee and actor on the project. “I was honored to be included in this fabulous film about the great Marian Anderson,” Sims said. “Emmy...
Thirty-five paraprofessionals from Elgin School District U-46 have begun their employer-paid pursuit of NIU bachelor’s degrees in Special Education. Part of the College of Education’s PLEDGE-Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators initiative, the new Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway (LEAP) program provides a fast-track to the classroom including credit for prior learning. Students enjoy the benefits of a dynamic and...
This just in… When Andy Carrigan, ’16, is dedicated to something, there is no stopping him!Since earning his B.S. in media studies in 2016, Carrigan has been working his way up at WREX, the NBC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois, first as a photographer, then as an award-winning producer, assignment editor and now as the TV...
Beth Moxley, assistant professor, NIU School of Nursing, was recently named as a fellow for the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA), an award of excellence in leadership and volunteer service to the organization. “In receiving this award, PCNA’s acknowledgement of my efforts means the most,” Moxley said. “I greatly value and respect the organization and...
