![Student in library](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/02/04/Free_to_Focus.jpg)
Nichole Schau knew from a young age she wanted to be an elementary school teacher.
![Biology student Charles D’Lavoy filing moss samples at the Field Museum of Natural History](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/02/04/Leave_No_Stone_1.jpg)
Field Museum intern and Northeastern biology student Charles D’Lavoy was able to experience first
![Jean Boulware](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/04/14/CMT_jean%20matelski%20story_6291.jpg)
All it took was listening to a presentation her senior year of college to spark inspiration.
![Cindy Calderon studying rock samples in a lab.](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/02/10/Cindy%5B1%5D.jpg)
Building relationships has helped bridge the gap between an education in theory and one in practi
![Ana Pavichevich](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/02/24/IMG_3070.jpg)
Following a charge from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to improve the city’s neighborhood public scho
![Susan Tang](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/02/14/STangVoices.jpg)
Pianist Susan Tang, assistant professor, music, has taken her love and passion for music around t
![Professor Sanders with students](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/08/25/GetYourFeet.jpg)
Entering college for the first time can be an overwhelming experience for even the most organized
![Eddie Bocanegra](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/06/13/lead.jpg)
Eddie Bocanegra’s experiences have led him through a time of turmoil in his community to a life o
![Romanetha Looper with her students](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/06/13/transform.jpg)
Romanetha Looper was raising her two sons in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, which is plag
![Jon Gronli](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2014/06/13/achieve.jpg)
Sean Katamay, English alumnus, and Jon Gronli, English graduate student, are on two different pat