CAHE is ready for spring! We are so excited to have this opportunity to share a little bit about the exciting happenings here in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education this Spring as we make our way toward the end of
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Dr. LaVerne Gyant Alumni Mentoring Program This is such an exciting development for all of us in the department and the college! The College of Education has just created the Dr. LaVerne Gyant Mentoring Program, which will provide Black students with Black
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Faculty Accomplishments Dr. Melissa Fickling received a highly prestigious award, the Diversity Initiatives Award, from the National Career Development Association (NCDA) this past year. Dr. Fickling is also co-chairing the Revision Task Force for Career Counseling Multicultural Competencies with this organization. Dr.
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Congratulations to these Department of Counseling and Higher Education alumni! Erika McCall, M.S.Ed. Adult and Higher Education, ’08, is the co-author of “All Good Just a Week Ago: Funny Dating Stories to Help you Keep your Head in the Game.” McCall is
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Greeting Huskie alumni. While traversing these uncertain and restless times, we have been moving forward with some exciting work in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. In spite of the many challenges we have all faced this past year, the licensure programs
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Congratulations to these Department of Curriculum and Instruction alumni! “God Came to My Garage Sale,” a book by Marni Hill Foderaro, Ed.D Curriculum and Supervision, ’97, has been named a finalist in the spiritual-inspirational category of American Book Fest’s 2020 Best Book
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Spring greetings from the Department of Special and Early Education! Many of you already know me, as I have been on the faculty in SEED since 2007. I assumed the role of chair in July 2020, and it has been both a
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Congratulations to these Department of Special and Early Education alumni! Kevin Baldus, M.S.Ed. Special Education, ’05, has been named interim Special Education director at Riverside-Brookfield High School, where he is also an instructional coach. Baldus began his career as a teacher at
Read moreCollege of Ed counts four alumni, one student among Golden Apple finalists
Five of the finalists for the prestigious 2021 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Excellence in Leadership claim the NIU College of Education in their pedigrees. NIU alumni Maddi Bodine, Anne McNamara and Virginia Valdez are among the 32
Read moreOnline pop-up store returns
Spring has sprung – and the NIU College of Education’s online pop-up store is back for a limited time with several returning – as well as new – items available to order. In addition to a wide variety of shirts, shorts, pants
Read moreCOE launches fundraising campaigns to support students: Make an NIU Impact!
Make a difference! Can you donate $25 today to support COE students? The NIU Foundation has launched “NIU Impact,” a new crowdfunding platform, to support initiatives that include three NIU College of Education projects. Open now and running through Monday, May 3,
Read moreSEED welcomes new faculty
NIU’s Department of Special and Early Education welcomed three new tenure-track faculty in fall 2020. Familiar face and SEED alumna Lydia Gerzel-Short is joined by Rachel Donegan and Molly Pasley, who also holds a degree from the NIU College of Education. Chair
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