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
Read moreDouble-alumna wins Fulbright
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
Read moreCream, sugar, skills: Café 432 coffee vendors strut their stuff for future special ed teachers
Every Monday and Wednesday, the crew of Somonauk Middle School’s Café 432 Coffee Cart makes the morning rounds, selling hot cups of joe to caffeine-craving faculty and staff. Mondays are for James R. Wood Elementary School. Wednesdays are for their own school,
Read moreLEPF doctoral student leads multilingual efforts in Uruguay
Languages are deeply valued in Uruguay, where multiple tongues beyond the native Spanish are the norm. “Uruguay is a country of immigrants,” Aldo Rodriguez, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, says of his homeland. “We have
Read moreCoE, NIU make good showing at MWERA annual conference
Thirty-two NIU faculty, students, staff and College of Education alumni presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA), held from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 in Evanston. MWERA is a regional educational research association modeled after the
Read moreVision Program alum rekindles love of ice skating with Chicago Blackhawks Blind Hockey team
Kevin Allison had spent most of his young life on the ice in pursuit of one dream. “I was always a figure skater. I was always training. I was getting my degree at the same time – my undergraduate degree – but
Read moreAthletics shares Jacoby Trophy during Anderson Hall ‘tour stop’
When Mary Bell came to NIU in 1957, she was told to spend 75 percent of her time teaching Physical Education and the rest leading intramurals and intercollegiate sports for women. “Pretty soon, they took intramurals off,” Bell says. “I was excited
Read moreDestination Huskie Nation: CoE celebrates Homecoming 2017
The College of Education enthusiastically joined in Homecoming 2017. We started the fun with Tailgate Tuesday, which coaxed students, faculty and staff to the courtyard between Gabel and Graham halls for some free lunch. During Saturday’s festivities in the Alumni Village outside
Read moreCollege of Ed royalty remember 1957 Homecoming celebration
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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