Twenty-five students in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education planned and hosted the 2026 Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS), which came to NIU for the first time in the event’s 35-year history. Held March 6 and 7, the student-led,
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Babatola Arogundade, a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, has been selected for the American Counseling Association’s Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. The Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award is presented to a graduate student in
Read moreCOUN 500 graduate students present research on profession-related topics
Burnout. Social anxiety. Communication barriers. Intimacy. Negative parental emotions. New graduate students in COUN 500: Professional Identity and Ethics in Counseling researched these topics and more for the course’s annual poster presentation, held Dec. 8 in the Sky Room. Melissa Fickling, associate
Read moreMWERA researchers present work, gain new ideas, build professional networks
Twenty-eight students, faculty and alumni of the NIU College of Education attended the 47th annual meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association. Held Nov. 5 to 7 in Milwaukee, the conference focused on “Navigating the Future: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Education for
Read moreGrad students create podcasts in support of new teachers amid educator shortage
Graduate students in Anna Quinzio-Zafran’s TLCI 795 (Models of Mentoring) class this summer created podcasts to support new educators as they face common challenges. “With the teacher shortage, a sense of belonging is so important to making educators feel valued,” says Quinzio-Zafran,
Read moreSport Management students experience Australian approach to sports industry
To call Australia a sports giant is an understatement. Just look at the women’s World Cup team or the Olympic swimming pool, where the athletes from Down Under have turned heads and collected plenty of medals and trophies in the process. Or
Read moreFirst graduate, current students thriving via KNPE’s evolving doctoral program
Call it perfect timing. Karisa Kuipers came to NIU to pursue a master’s degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology. By the time she finished in May 2019, the department was close to debuting a
Read moreThree-time alumnus Tim Mack reflects on eight years at NIU, wisdom of moms
“Dear NIU,” the letter begins. “I can’t believe these past eight years have come to an end. I still remember calling my mom after my very first semester at NIU, contemplating whether college was for me because I barely finished above a
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