Kristen Tribe
B.S. '99
M.A. '01
Since 2003, the college's enrollment has grown 58 percent.
In the last five years, enrollment in School of Allied Health & Communicative Disorders' Rehabilitation Services program is up 425 percent.
The School of Family, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences offers the Graduate Certificate in Eating Disorders and Obesity.
College of Health and Human Sciences
NIU's College of Health and Human Sciences offers diverse baccalaureate programs, preparing students for entry into specialized career and professional fields within health and human services.
- Au.D. graduates have a 92 percent pre‐graduation employment rate; 100 percent within 2 months of graduation
NIU students have a 95 percent pass rate on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination.- The pass rate on the exam for registered dietitians has been 90 percent the past two years.
Community Services
The Speech‐Language‐Hearing Clinic provides services to DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Ogle, McHenry, Winnebago, Boone, Lee and Stephenson counties. During a 12-month period, the Clinic provided speech‐language assessments and treatment to over 1000 individuals.
The NIU Tri‐County Community Health Center is an academic nursing center staffed and managed by nurses and nurse practitioners. The center provides affordable, primary health care to low income, uninsured, underinsured, and Medicaid families of DeKalb, Ogle and Lee counties.