Congratulations to these Department of Curriculum and Instruction alumni! “God Came to My Garage Sale,” a book by Marni Hill Foderaro, Ed.D Curriculum and Supervision, ’97, has been named a finalist in the spiritual-inspirational category of American Book Fest’s 2020 Best Book
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Spring greetings from the Department of Special and Early Education! Many of you already know me, as I have been on the faculty in SEED since 2007. I assumed the role of chair in July 2020, and it has been both a
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these Department of Special and Early Education alumni! Kevin Baldus, M.S.Ed. Special Education, ’05, has been named interim Special Education director at Riverside-Brookfield High School, where he is also an instructional coach. Baldus began his career as a teacher at
Read moreCollege of Ed counts four alumni, one student among Golden Apple finalists
Five of the finalists for the prestigious 2021 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Excellence in Leadership claim the NIU College of Education in their pedigrees. NIU alumni Maddi Bodine, Anne McNamara and Virginia Valdez are among the 32
Read moreOnline pop-up store returns
Spring has sprung – and the NIU College of Education’s online pop-up store is back for a limited time with several returning – as well as new – items available to order. In addition to a wide variety of shirts, shorts, pants
Read moreCOE launches fundraising campaigns to support students: Make an NIU Impact!
Make a difference! Can you donate $25 today to support COE students? The NIU Foundation has launched “NIU Impact,” a new crowdfunding platform, to support initiatives that include three NIU College of Education projects. Open now and running through Monday, May 3,
Read moreSEED welcomes new faculty
NIU’s Department of Special and Early Education welcomed three new tenure-track faculty in fall 2020. Familiar face and SEED alumna Lydia Gerzel-Short is joined by Rachel Donegan and Molly Pasley, who also holds a degree from the NIU College of Education. Chair
Read moreBe You, Keep RoWINg: P.J. Fleck gives Spring 2021 Educator in Residence talk
Four-one-hundred-thousandths of a second. That’s the daily rate of progress sprinter Usain Bolt made between the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games in improving his already-record-setting time. Not much, P.J. Fleck told his online audience March 3 during his Spring 2021 Educator in
Read morePi-Sui Hsu reaches across NIU campus to mentor rookie faculty in Engineering
Pi-Sui Hsu has devoted much of her career to showing K-12 educators how to get the most out of the instructional technology available. Now the NIU College of Education’s senior faculty fellow is extending her expertise and guidance across campus to the
Read moreStudent Research Symposium planned April 14, 15, 16 via Zoom conferencing
Students who plan to participate in the 2021 College of Education Annual Student Research Symposium must apply by Monday, March 22. The symposium will include opportunities for students to engage in brief, oral research presentations via Zoom. Idea Forums for Emerging Researchers
Read moreAssistant Professor Position
Assistant Professors – Conducting university courses for undergraduate and graduate students in Kinesiology and Physical Education; teaching the courses within the prescribed curriculum; preparing and delivering lectures to students; compiling, administering. and grading examinations; posting grades, course syllabi, and other materials; advising
Read moreMessage from the Chair
When crafting my introduction letter for this issue of Access Anderson, there is only one principle I promised myself I would adhere to – to not mention COVID-19, because I have a feeling that, one year in, we are all counting the
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