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
Read moreKNPE alumni accomplishments
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
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
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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 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 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 moreWelcome from the Chair
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
Read moreEarly Childhood majors visit Riverwoods Montessori School
Thirty-nine Early Childhood Education students from NIU recently enjoyed inside looks at a Montessori school. Donations to the NIU College of Education from alumni Anthony L. Kambich (B.S. ’59, Physical Education) and Carolyn A. Kambich (B.S. ’60, Elementary Education), founders of North
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