Why NIU?
NIU accepts 20-25 athletic training students each year. NIU students are professionally prepared by faculty and clinical staff, who have a diversity of experiences. Furthermore, they exemplify excellence in teaching, professional service, cutting-edge research, and textbook-development for classroom teaching. NIU’s Chicagoland location affords the NIU student and intern a wealth of clinical experiences, eg, intercollegiate, community college, high school, amateur sports, professional sports, clinics, and hospitals. NIU students have experienced internships outside of Chicagoland, eg, Disney’s Wide World of Sports (Orlando, Florida), Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), Chicago Cubs Spring Training (Mesa, Arizona) to name a few. NIU students experience a strong and supportive alumni group. NIU students experience the Roger Kalisiak Distinguished Alumni lecture every spring that sponsors recognized professionals in the field: 2006 – NATA Hall of Fame Inductee, Kathy Schniedwind 2007 – NATA Distr