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The HealthIER Way
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71 NORTH
October 01, 2024
The HealthIER Way
HealthIER is a transdisciplinary think tank initiative at Northern Illinois University designed to bring together a diverse group of thinkers, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines within and beyond the health sciences.
Launching this Friday at 2 PM, the think tank focusing on funding mechanisms from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) called the R15/R16.
These mechanisms are well suited to HealthIER goals because NIH prioritizes projects that use innovative approaches to address critical barriers to progress in health research.
Register for RHoK NIU: A Random Act of Kindness for Huskie Closet!
In collaboration with The Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, we're hosting a two-part Random Hack of Kindness (RHoK) event aimed at tackling the unique challenges faced by NIU's Huskie Closet.
 | 🗓 Event Dates: 10/03/2024 and 10/17/2024 ⏰ Time: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM 📍 Location: 71 North Partnership Studio Sign up: https://cglink.me/2sZ/r406388 RHok NIU is Business Passport and Honors Engaged approved! |
How It Works:
This two-part event, held over two three-hour sessions, allows participants to fully immerse themselves in the Huskie Closet environment, understand the challenges firsthand, and work collaboratively on thoughtful solutions. It is a way to give back and make a lasting difference for the NIU community.
Impatience cannot ignite a fire.
This Week at 71 North
Tuesday:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Office Hour with Richard Mocarski - Join us for an informal office hour with NIU’s Vice President of Research, Richard Mocarski. Bring your lunch and take a seat at the Ingenious bar to meet and greet our new leader.
1:00 PM: NCSSC 24-25 Case Study Competition Team - Dr. Chung meets with the team for a deep dive into the upcoming case study competition.
2:00 PM: Agile Espresso - Enjoy coffee and conversations about Agile practices.
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Tech Taco Tuesday! - This week, our Tech Tacos champions are Adam Bougher and Dr. Klis, who will share how to Build a website with GitHub. Afterward, we’ll walk over to La Salsa for tacos. Tech Tacos are Business Passport and Honors Engaged approved!
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Huskie Hackers - Prep for the 1871 Tech Challenge.
Wednesday:
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM: Sport Management Innovation Lab
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM: VR Sampler in the Opportunity Zone - Sample a VR experience and connect with Adam in “real reality.” Everyone’s welcome to explore!
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: NIU Makers Club - Where creativity meets craft. The club is a hands-on experience that promises fun and learning in equal measure.
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: CAUSE Social Entrepreneurship - Engage in meaningful discussions and activities focused on driving social change through entrepreneurial action.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Innovation Club - Developing engaging activities like the Product-Market-Fit Mini-Golf, Value Proposition Mad-Lib to introduce the early stages of the innovation process.
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM: ECON 691 - A session on mastering data tools like Python, R, and Julia.
Thursday:
3:30 PM to 6:30 PM RHoK NIU - Random Hack of Kindness NIU for the Huskie Closet.
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Indie Game Developers Organization - Creativity and collaboration with the Indie Game Developers Organization.
Friday:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: HealthIER - A collaborative forum dedicated to exploring innovative solutions to complex health challenges, fostering creativity and cross-pollination of ideas. In partnership with the College of Health and Human Sciences.
4:30 PM: Appy Hour with Brandon Goff and the Appy People - Join the creative minds behind the Appy Hour podcast as they work on the next episode. Join in and get a sneak peek of what’s to come!
Saturday:
9:30 AM: Breakthrough Community Business Academy - The Breakthrough CBA covers all the essential topics about running a business, such as budgeting, marketing, bookkeeping, cash flow analyses, pricing strategies, and credit building.
Monday:
Northwestern Mutual Outreach - Parker and Veronica will connect with the student community on campus.
3:30 PM to 6:30 PM: PHHE 335 - The next session of Public Health Communication is set to go, offering students a chance to develop a blog post and dive deeper into effective communication strategies in public health.
Looking Ahead:
HEALTHIER@NIU
A collaborative forum dedicated to exploring innovative solutions to complex health challenges, fostering creativity and cross-pollination of ideas. In partnership with the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Looking Back:
STEM Fest brought smiles to everyone
We contributed our share! Nikhils staring game using facial recognition AI captured everyone’s attention. The mini-golf product-market fit with Brandon & Karinne had all ages playing! We ideated many products with rounds of the Disruptus game and challenged many participants with the Value Proposition Mad-Lib.
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