Jesse (Woody) Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of Special and Early Education, will receive one of two Distinguished Graduate Faculty Awards for 2018-19 from the NIU Graduate School. The awards, first presented in the fall semester of 2016, recognize excellence
Read moreA homecoming 40 years in the making: Lynn Gibson starts second career at NIU
During Lynn Gibson’s undergraduate years in the NIU College of Business, then housed inside Wirtz Hall, she lived directly across the street in the Timbercrest Apartments on the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Garden Road. Hers was Apartment 5, she knows for
Read moreAdam Neal joins College of Education team as new director of Advancement
Adam Neal, an alum of the NIU College of Education, returned Monday, Oct. 1, to Graham Hall to serve as the new director of Advancement. Neal comes from the College of Business, where he has served in a similar role for the
Read moreWelcome from the Chair
Hello from DeKalb! Our team in the NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction (formerly the Department of Literacy and Elementary Education) is excited to connect with you. As the new chair, I want to tell you what an amazing group of faculty,
Read moreWelcome from the Chair
Welcome back to CAHE! We are so excited to have this opportunity to share a little bit about the exciting happenings here in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education this fall. We have an amazing team here in the department
Read moreCertificate in trauma counseling proves popular way for professionals, students to impact workplaces, internship sites
In the two years since the NIU Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education launched its Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Counseling, 97 people have enrolled. Twenty-one of those already have completed the one-year program while the rest continue to enhance their skills
Read moreCAHE faculty accomplishments
Congratulations to these CAHE faculty members! Xiaodan Hu traveled to Texas in April for an impressive honor: Her dissertation, “The Impact of Performance-based Funding on Community College Retention and Completion in Louisiana,” is the winner of the 2018 Council for the Study
Read moreCI alumni accomplishments
Congratulations to these Department of Curriculum and Instruction alums! Sarah Knight Adamson, M.S.Ed. Reading, ’84, was a special guest at Ebertfest 2018. She is is in her 10th year as the weekly film critic for the internationally syndicated radio show Hollywood 360
Read moreCAHE alumni accomplishments
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
Read moreSelf-advocacy: SEED professor partners with alumna to pilot student-driven transition plans
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
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
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
Read moreMessage from the Dean
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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