NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last month during the fall commencement ceremonies. President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman told the audience at the Dec. 15 undergraduate ceremony about Angie Lobdell, who earned a bachelor’s in Special Education. One day
Read moreCOE Student Spotlight: Brittany Williams
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla. Program: M.S.Ed. Kinesiology and Physical Education/Sport and Exercise Psychology Year in school: First-year master’s student What inspired you to pursue this degree/career? I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and I’m just really into athletic training. It wasn’t
Read moreInternational Affairs honors KNPE
NIU’s Division of International Affairs honored the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) with its 2019 Award for Outstanding Department Contribution to International Education. Recipients are chosen for meeting one or more of these criteria: Supporting NIU-sponsored Study Abroad Programs that
Read moreJenn Jacobs nets federal grant to create national women’s sport summit in Belize
Alternative Spring BAE 2.0 will touch down in Belize next semester with a different mission than its Engage Global debut earlier this year, thanks to a $10,000 award from the U.S. Department of State. Jenn Jacobs, an assistant professor of Sport and
Read moreCOE Student Spotlight: Reina Ashley
Hometown: Chicago Program: M.S.Ed. Kinesiology and Physical Education/Sport and Exercise Psychology Year in school: Second-year master’s student What inspired you to pursue this degree/career? In high school, I was a student athletic trainer. Those three years really inspired me to get more
Read moreKinesiology, athletic training majors visit, learn during Chicago Blackhawks practice
Fifty-two Kinesiology and Athletic Training majors traveled Oct. 9 to watch a Chicago Blackhawks practice at the Fifth Third Arena. Members of the Exercise Science Club organized the Engage Local experience, which was funded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
Read moreUNESCO taps Paul Wright to lead forum prior to anti-doping convention in Paris
Sometimes, preventative medicine is the best medicine. Case in point: One day before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization opens its seventh international convention against doping in sport, UNESCO will host a pre-conference forum on values-based education. Both events, which
Read moreEducator in Residence John M. Dunn tells students: ‘You can be the agent of change’
When John M. Dunn first came to NIU from his small hometown in southern Illinois, new and towering horizons opened to him. No longer surrounded by people who looked just like him – everyone in downstate Pinckneyville then was white, and Dr.
Read moreRessler named Senior Faculty Fellow
Jim Ressler knew he was on to something good in February, when he and his colleagues from the NIU PALS Group played host to 70 students from West Aurora High School for the first P.E. Leadership Summit. Two months later, the associate
Read moreNIU, KNPE dedicate M. Joan Popp Lab
Beaming at what she proudly called a “Huskie Hall of Fame” of distinguished coaches, teachers and supporters, NIU President Lisa Freeman saw in the audience at the new M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Lab reason for great confidence. Freeman, along with NIU
Read moreSixty years strong: COE 1959 alums return to College of Ed for a happy homecoming
As NIU prepares to celebrate Homecoming 2019 from Oct. 19 through Oct. 27, one group of former Huskies already has notched its return to campus. Members of the Class of 1959 reunited Sept. 6 at the College of Education, touring Graham, Gabel
Read moreKNPE alumni accomplishments
Congratulations to these Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education alums! Courtney Franson, M.S.Ed. Kinesiology and Physical Education, ’16, was named director of YWCA Rock County’s Child Care Program in June. In addition to overseeing compliance with local and federal regulations, ensuring safe
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