Growing up in suburban Des Plaines, R.J. Gravel wanted to live a life in song. He enrolled at NIU in the fall of 2001 to major in music education and vocal performance, but something happened before classes began in August that would
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! Mitchell Berenson, Ed.S. Educational Administration, ’16, Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction-Curriculum Leadership, ’17, M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’03, and M.S.Ed. Counseling, ’99, has been
Read moreHigher ed leader John M. Dunn named college’s Fall 2019 Educator in Residence
A university president. A provost. A dean. A department chair. A vice chancellor – and two terms as an interim chancellor. An internationally respected researcher. John M. Dunn, recently retired from a decade of successful leadership of Western Michigan University and now
Read moreKNPE to dedicate M. Joan Popp Lab
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will dedicate a new and renovated lab in October, thanks to the generosity of a late, longtime faculty member. The M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Laboratory, located in Anderson Hall 213, hosts classes in areas
Read moreM. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Lab opening underscores power of giving back to NIU
Opened in 1964 – the year the Beatles first came to America – NIU’s Anderson Hall definitely can show its age in some corners. Not in the new M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Laboratory, however, which sports new paint and a sleek,
Read moreEnrollment climbing in College of Ed
NIU’s official 10-day enrollment numbers showed encouraging gains for the College of Education. The college welcomed 1,186 undergraduates and 1,196 graduate students this fall; both totals are higher than the same time last year, lifting the college’s headcount to 2,382. It comes
Read moreElementary Ed’s Elgin 2+2 off to good start
Esme wants “to give something back to my community, and what better way to do it than by educating the leaders of tomorrow.” Lisset loves “working and interacting with children. I have always looked up to my teachers as role models, and
Read moreJames Cohen studies novel ideas to teach English during Fulbright visit to Uruguay
James Cohen will remember the dirt roads, and the long drives to reach the most rural schools in Uruguay. He’ll remember touring those buildings, seeing the kitchens where the teachers and students eat and the bedrooms where the teachers sleep during the
Read moreYanghee Kim, Michael Tscholl spread Morgridge mission, innovation overseas
Yanghee Kim and Michael Tscholl are generating international excitement for their work with NIU’s CREATE Center. During the summer, the researchers from the NIU College of Education’s Morgridge Endowed Chair Office participated in research workshops in Europe. They made important contacts in
Read moreAll-College: Summer enrollment climbs, fall forecast shows continued optimism
Good news is easy to find in the College of Education – and that includes enrollment. The college’s summer headcount for 2019 rose by 7.39 percent, or 89 students, over the year before – and the fall enrollment forecast expects to continue
Read morePresident, provost address College of Ed, stoke excitement for 2019-20 school year
NIU is growing and on the verge of even better times, President Lisa Freeman told College of Education leaders, faculty and staff Aug. 20 at the fall kickoff meeting. “As usual, we have a lot of work to do, but we also
Read moreAce! College of Ed licensure students nail 100 percent passage on Spring 2019 edTPA
Anna Morrison loves interactions with children. “Being around them brings a lot of joy into my life – just with certain things kids say, and the way they act, they’re a lot of fun,” says Morrison, a May 2019 graduate of the
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