Tricia Rollerson grew up in various homes around the country, moving from one state to the next. So did Teresa Polson. Both went to college, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social work, respectively. Later, they both found paths into education, eventually
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Congratulations to these Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations alumni! Tony Baker, Ed.S. Educational Administration,’17, became superintendent of Plano School District 88 on July 1. Baker had worked as in the district since 2000, beginning as a sixth-grade teacher of language
Read morePhysical Education alum Cal Korf takes a trip down memory lane six decades after his 1955 graduation from NISTC
“Dear Chairman McEvoy,” the note begins. “I just read your informative letter dated October 1, 2018. Congratulations on the program you are managing in Anderson Hall.” Written by Cal Korf, the typewritten missive to Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Chair Chad
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Congratulations to this Department of Special and Early Education alumna! Lauri Cole, B.S.Ed Special Education-Learning Behavior Specialist I, ’07, is the new assistant principal at Hillcrest and Pierce Downer school in Downers Grove Grade School District 58. Cole previously served as the
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
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Congratulations to these Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education alums! Kris Cassie, B.S.Ed. Physical Education, ’01, and M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’06, is the new varsity football coach at Sandwich High School. He was an assistant football coach during his first 10 years
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
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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
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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
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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
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