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Category: Alumni eNewsletter

NIU Visual Disabilities Program awarded $1.25 million federal grant

May 6, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, SEED

(This story originally appeared on NIU Today) Want a challenging and rewarding career with guaranteed employment and free tuition? Thanks to a five-year $1.25 million grant recently awarded to NIU by the U.S. Department of Education, the Visual Disabilities Program of the

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Donor Tea Reception

April 12, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, ETRA, KNPE, LEED, LEPF, SEED

Over 150 donors, students, faculty and staff gathered last Sunday afternoon at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center for our annual Donor Tea event.  The event is held to thank our donors and friends for their support of the College of Education

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Concussion and Youth Sport Panel

April 5, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, KNPE

According to a 2013 report released by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, the reported number of individuals aged 19 and under treated in U.S. emergency departments for concussions and other non-fatal, sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries increased from

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College of Ed online graduate program ranks No. 5 in nation

February 10, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter

For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the NIU College of Education’s online graduate program among the country’s best. The COE program was ranked No. 5 out of a field of 188 competing programs offered by institutions

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edTPA scores surpass state average

February 10, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter

The Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) became mandatory last fall for all teacher candidates in Illinois. We are happy to note that NIU candidates posted a 99.13 percent passing rate, with the vast majority of licensure programs posting a 100 percent passing

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Alumni Profile: Anwer Al-Zahrani

February 10, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, ETRA

DeKalb winters can be difficult for anyone to get used to, but for Anwer Al-Zahrani, it was especially tough. In his home country, Saudi Arabia, temperatures rarely dip below freezing, even on the coldest of days. Fortunately, Al-Zahrani arrived at NIU in

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Alumni Profile: Heather Frankfort

February 10, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter

Editor’s note: Last fall the Rockford Register Star published an article about Heather Frankfort (M.S. Early Education, ‘09) that we thought might interest you. The story, written by reporter Corina Curry, is re-published here with the permission of the Rockford Register Star

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Students give back in Guatemala house-building project

February 10, 2016 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter

Fourteen months ago, Scott Wickman, an associate professor of counseling, opened class with a discussion about his sabbatical work in Guatemala and his desire to go back one day. T.J. Schoonover and another student suggested that Wickman take the counseling class with

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Getting kids back into the swing of school

September 22, 2015 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, LEPF

Via fox32chicago.com Fox 32 Chicago interviewed Lindsay Harris, assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF), on Aug. 25 about getting kids back into learning after summer break.

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Supporter of literacy program receives two prestigious awards

August 31, 2015 admin-salvani Alumni eNewsletter, LEED

As the author or co-author of approximately 300 articles, research studies and professional books, Jerry L. Johns, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the College of Education’s Department of Literacy and Elementary Education (LEED), is known in the field of reading education for

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