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Category: Alumni eNewsletter

CAHE alumni accomplishments

September 11, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

Congratulations to these Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education alums! Debra Gurney, Ed.D. Adult Continuing Education, ’02, is the new director of Nursing in the Biology and Health Sciences Division at the College of DuPage. Prior to her appointment, Gurney served

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Self-advocacy: SEED professor partners with alumna to pilot student-driven transition plans

May 15, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, SEED

Choosing a path for after high school is rarely easy for any young adult, and that naturally includes those teens with special needs. But for students with special needs at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Ill., those roads to “transition” are becoming

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Alumni Accomplishments

April 3, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

Jill Anderson (M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’12) has been named principal of Park School in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The therapeutic day program provides a structured and safe environment for students ages 3 to 21 with a variety of special needs. Anderson has

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Message from the Dean

April 3, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni eNewsletter

Hello from DeKalb! Spring is certainly struggling to arrive in northern Illinois, but amazing things are in full bloom in the NIU College of Education. With just the first quarter of 2018 on the books, we’re celebrating James Cohen’s upcoming Fulbright to

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SEED welcomes new arrivals

March 23, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni eNewsletter, SEED

Four new assistant professors have joined SEED in the last three years. They include Drs. Lisa Liberty, Stephanie DeSpain, Robin Young and Natalie Andzik. All have made important contributions to SEED and the College of Education. Dr. Lisa Liberty joined SEED in

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Welcome from the Chair

March 23, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter, SEED

It is an exciting time in the Department of Special and Early Education (SEED) at Northern Illinois University. Our enrollment is up, credit hour production is up and donations to our department are up. Our faculty continue to be recognized as outstanding

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Community Learning Series will explore ‘transitions’ to adulthood for students on autism spectrum

March 23, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, SEED

During the first 21 years of their lives, individuals with autism are offered critical support services through their local public schools. By law, those services must include “transition” planning that begins when the students turn 14½, providing nearly seven years of preparation

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Double-alumna wins Fulbright

February 14, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter, CI, enewsletter

Barbara Abromitis wanted to become a teacher. That goal brought her to the NIU College in Education, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 1983. Life had other plans, though. “When my kids were young, I started doing grant-writing

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College of Ed royalty remember 1957 Homecoming celebration

September 22, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

During the spring of 1957, country-and-western singer Marty Robbins topped the Billboard charts with his timeless ode to a white sport coat, a pink carnation and a lonely prom night. That fall, it was College of Education student David Taylor’s turn to

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Alumni Accomplishments

September 22, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

Congratulations to these College of Ed alums! Peggy F. Bradford (Ed.D, ’00) was named president of Shawnee Community College. Bradford was previously provost and vice president of academic affairs at the State University of New York Westchester Community College. In returning to

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Mark your calendars! NIU’s Homecoming planned Oct. 7

September 22, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

“Destination: Huskie Nation (111 Years Strong)” begins with pregame festivities from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in The Yard outside Huskie Stadium. Located on the west lawn of the stadium, The Yard is “the place to be” for free

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Alumni Accomplishments

June 19, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter

Congratulations to these College of Ed alums! The NIU Alumni Association honored two College of Education graduates as part of the 2017 Alumni Awards. Mary P. Haynes, an academic success coach at the College of Lake County, received the Outstanding Young Alumni

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