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The College of Health and Human Sciences
Faculty in the college are experienced and committed to excellence in teaching. Many are recognized at the national as well as local levels for their accomplishments in professional practice. They are distinguished teachers, whose knowledge of the professions in classroom and clinical environments is exceptional. As active researchers, they also contribute to advancements in their professional areas. Funding priorities for the College of Health and Human Sciences include: Student Scholarships
As the cost of higher education increases and state funding decreases, the university relies on the generous support of Northern's alumni and friends to continue making higher education accessible to all deserving students. You may wish to endow a new scholarship or contribute to one that already exists. Endowed scholarship funds exist in perpetuity because it is a portion of the interest income from the endowment, not the principal, that serves as the source for scholarship funding. Preserving the principal enables students to benefit from your generosity year after year. Center for Community Focused Research
Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Comprehensive audiological, rehabilitation counseling and speech-language pathology assessment and treatment services are provided to individuals of all ages (from birth on). Bilingual services are provided in the areas of audiology and speech-language pathology. The Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is open year round. Each year the Clinic provides:
Funding from the university is only for salary of clinical faculty. Equipment, supplies, etc., must all be generated from Clinic fees. Private support would help purchase new equipment, update existing equipment, renovate current clinical space, secure a new off-campus clinical site, and fund additional clinical faculty needed for program expansion. Chandelier Room
Private support would help fund the replacement of tables and chairs to enhance client comfort and seating efficiency. The 1950s era kitchen also needs updating to prepare students in the 21st century. Child Development Lab
Private support would help to improve the physical space of the lab and increase the lab's ability to become accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Necessary improvements include some room remodeling, including removal of asbestos countertops and improvements to the kitchen and storage space. An endowment would help support the salary of the lab's director, which is currently paid by parent fees, and would help preserve the long-term viability of the lab by reducing the fees that must be charged to parents to support the program. Costume Preservation Room The School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences holds a collection of historic costumes and accessories, some dating to the Civil War period. There is a need to study and inventory existing items and add to the collection, which is used for both teaching and research purposes. Private funding would allow a room to be remodeled in which to house the collection under controlled temperature and humidity. Equipment is already in place to provide the appropriate environment once the room is configured from existing space. There is also a need for acid-free storage containers and appropriate storage cabinets. Family Center The Family Center of NIU provides therapeutic assistance for people experiencing a wide range of life difficulties. Many of these difficulties have to do with very ordinary things -- handling problems with a spouse, children, parents, siblings, an elderly family member, roommates, or other relationships; juggling responsibilities; or making decisions about marriage, friendships, school, or career. Private funding would help several improvements be made to the Family Center, including: the purchase of improved sound and recording systems for the training of family therapists; replacement of furniture in the waiting room to increase the professional appearance and improve comfort for clients; and an endowment to support the program and reduce fees for low-income clients. Center for Nursing Research The Center for Nursing Research at the School of Nursing encourages and facilitates research by faculty, students and clinicians. The center is furnished with research tools that are fundamental for the conduct of research, such as books on advanced nursing research, research designs, statistical techniques, and commonly used manuals and directories. It also includes copies of research instruments, funded grants, nursing faculty and student theses and dissertations, articles published by nursing faculty and graduate students, and the most influential research journals. Private support would help fund faculty research and would allow the center to purchase new equipment, including books, journals, and computer research programs. Learning Laboratory The School of Nursing Learning Laboratory provides a place for undergraduate nursing students to learn fundamental skills and physical assessment. The lab offers students practice with hi-tech and modern equipment before they enter the clinical arena. Private support would help the lab purchase intensive care and other state-of-the-art equipment, such as computer charting programs, that students need to prepare for today's changing health care environment. Tri-County Community Health Center Currently, client fees and contracts meet only one-third of the center's operating costs. The center relies on donations and community support to help fund equipment and services to benefits both the patients who come to the clinic and the students receiving clinic training. The Tri-County Community Health Center has established an endowment. Earnings from the endowment help provide supplies, support staff salaries, and subsidize other expenses needed to operate. Contributions to the endowment facilitate health professions education and assure essential healthcare programs remain available to the community.
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The
College of Health and Human Sciences offers diverse programs, preparing
students for entry into specialized career and professional fields within
health and human services. The college has five dedicated teaching laboratories
on campus and over 400 external practicum sites.
Private
support through endowed scholarships helps the College of Health and Human
Sciences attract a diverse and high-quality student body. 
Faculty
in the School of Allied Health Professions have partnered with The Admiral,
the Alzheimer's Care Center as well as the Bradford Institute in England
to conduct research on improving the quality of life for individuals with
dementia. While the School of Allied Health Professions has been successful
in gaining some external funding for the work research, a more predictable
revenue base is needed to sustain an ongoing program of research and service
to assist families and treatment providers in enhancing the quality of
life of individuals dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other types of
dementia. Funds are sought to create an adequate endowment for the Center
to ensure its ongoing service and research efforts.
The
Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is committed to research and to the application
of new knowledge in clinical education. The Clinic is dedicated to providing
evidence-based practice in the delivery of quality state of the art services
in audiology, speech-language pathology, and rehabilitation counseling
to the citizens of northern Illinois and the surrounding areas.
The
Chandelier Room is a dining room, open to the public, that is student
operated within the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences.
As part of the required curriculum, students majoring in dietetics, nutrition
and food systems administration complete a two semester series of food
service lab experiences. 
The
Child Development Lab (CDL) a research and training facility for child
care professionals. The CDL is sponsored by the School of Family, Consumer
and Nutrition Sciences as part of its programs in child development and
family studies.
The
School of Nursing operates the Tri-County Community Health Center, an
academic nursing center. Students from the College of Health and Human
Sciences use the Center as a site for clinical practice and thereby gain
valuable experience in community-based care with a service mission. The
center provides affordable, primary health care to low income, uninsured,
underinsured, and Medicaid families of DeKalb, Ogle and Lee counties.
Care is provided on a sliding fee scale, based on income, however no one
is turned away if they are unable to pay.