Suzanne Degges-White has never forgotten the words of a professor during her master’s studies in counseling. “ ‘Probably only half of you are going to end up doing professional counseling,’ ” Degges-White, chair of the NIU Department of Counseling and Higher Education,
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Just two years after Alexandra Wulbecker completed her days in Anderson Hall, she returned to the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education with an unexpected message for the students who are following her. It’s OK to not know where you’re going,
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NIU receives grant to prevent suicides through awareness A $300,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will work to decrease stigma around mental health and promote resilience in the NIU community. NIU’s three-year grant, awarded to collaborators from
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