Alissa Droog wants students, faculty and staff of the NIU College of Education to feel comfortable when they come to her for assistance. Yet it’s often the opposite that’s true, Droog says, thanks to something called “library anxiety.” “People are often nervous
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these current and former NIU College of Education faculty! Peter Chomentowski, associate professor of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was elected this spring as president of the NIU Faculty Senate and chair of the University
Read moreGoing global: Online conference gathers TPSR practitioners for ideas, inspiration
Javon Davis lifted the bottom of his T-shirt to his forehead, simply to mop the sweat that comes from shooting hoops with teenage boys and young men. Then they saw it. Couldn’t miss it. The scar across his stomach. Davis could explain.
Read moreEd.D alumna Christine Sobek celebrates 20 years as president of Waubonsee C.C.
Christine Sobek is fascinated by the mechanisms of the mind. What makes us individuals? What shapes our personalities? What motivates us? What drives the way we learn? Questions like these led her to major in psychology at Purdue University, where she involved
Read moreCongratulations, Class of 2020!
NIU’s Class of 2020 celebrated commencement during the weekend of June 25! Take a look at some happy and proud faces as our graduates returned to campus and Huskie Stadium now that COVID-19 restrictions have eased. Click on each image for a
Read morePomp and circumstance: NIU hosts commencement, hooding ceremonies
NIU celebrated Class of 2021 graduates during the weekend of June 4, including Peytonn Weaver, who earned a B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education and was featured in a video. Hear what Weaver had to say – and take a look at these “21”
Read moreKelly Wesener Michael joins COE’s higher education, student affairs faculty as Practitioner-Scholar in Residence
Former NIU Dean of Students Kelly Wesener Michael joined the College of Education’s Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CAHE) July 1 as a Practitioner-Scholar in Residence. Wesener Michael, who holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from Indiana University Bloomington,
Read moreProject FLEX changes lives, outlooks beyond participants in youth facilities
Kenneth Riley Jr. went behind the walls of the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles to impart his passion for fitness and exercise. But what the NIU College of Education graduate student discovered inside the juvenile medium-security facility has changed him as
Read moreElementary Ed grad Abigail Newman begins National Guard, U.S. Army career
Abigail Newman loved playing school. Then she loved babysitting. Really, she always loved interacting with children. When she was a senior at Oregon High School, she jumped at the opportunity to spend one period each day as a teacher’s assistant in a
Read moreHuskie spouses, colleagues Ted Moen, Carolinda Douglass retire from NIU
Editor’s note: Ted Moen, program coordinator in the College of Education’s Office of External and Global Programs, and his wife, NIU Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness Carolinda Douglass, wanted to share one story on their retirement. Their story begins at the University
Read moreNIU’s online TPSR conference expected to welcome new practitioners, scholars
NIU’s PALS (Physical Activity and Life Skills) Group will host the first all-virtual conference for the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Alliance this summer. Scheduled for July 22 and 23, the event brings together an international group of teachers, coaches and scholars
Read moreIllinois school leaders to talk COVID-19 during June 16 Whiteboard Wednesday
Like everyone working to navigate COVID-19, Lynn Gibson has questions. “Is this our new normal?” asks Gibson, a clinical assistant professor in the Educational Administration program and an interim superintendent of Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271. Regardless of her active
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