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 moreGetting the call: Builta deployed to Pacific Northwest to help train National Guard’s wildfire fighters
When the urgent call came in September for Steve Builta to travel to Oregon to train National Guard members in fighting wildfires, there was little time to decide. Yet for the director of Technology Innovation and Learning Services for the NIU College
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
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these College of Ed alums! Peggy F. Bradford (Ed.D, ’00) was named president of Shawnee Community College. Bradford was previously provost and vice president of academic affairs at the State University of New York Westchester Community College. In returning to
Read moreMark your calendars! NIU’s Homecoming planned Oct. 7
“Destination: Huskie Nation (111 Years Strong)” begins with pregame festivities from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in The Yard outside Huskie Stadium. Located on the west lawn of the stadium, The Yard is “the place to be” for free
Read moreCollege of Ed alumna shares KNPE instructional philosophies with P.E. teachers in Chicago
Yara Santillan traded her sneakers for high heels, her gym for a cubicle and her whistle for a smartphone. What the new coordinator of Physical Education for the Chicago Public Schools hasn’t given up is her drive and ambition to make a
Read moreCome, Look, See: Blackwell celebrates classic book series
Familiar faces – at least to those of a certain age – are taking root throughout the College of Education’s Blackwell History of Education Museum and the Learning Center. Dick, Jane and Sally, along with their parents and pets, are the stars
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