Six Orientation and Mobility majors in NIU’s Visual Disabilities program traveled to Morristown, New Jersey, in April to visit The Seeing Eye, Inc. The philanthropic organization strives to enhance the independence, dignity and self-confidence of people who are blind or visually disabled.
Read moreCreating connection, bridging divides: Book guides burgeoning belonging work
A book club formed in January is part of the College of Education’s sustained work to cultivate a healthy climate of belonging. Director for Equity Eric Junco worked with department chairs Suzanne Degges-White and Bess Wilson to lead their colleagues through a
Read moreCOE²: College of Education team gathers for pre-finals Celebration of Excellence
The NIU College of Education family came together May 3 in the ballroom of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to celebrate another year of teaching, learning, scholarship, service and success. Acting Dean Bill Pitney recognized several faculty and staff members, including
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Peter Chomentowski, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been named the 2024-25 Provost Fellow in Faculty Affairs. This program is designed for faculty members interested in
Read moreNIU celebrates spring commencement
Congratulations to our newest NIU College of Education alumni! Two of our amazing graduates were featured a videos shown during the ceremonies. Meet Jennifer Lopez, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Middle Level Teaching and Learning … … and Cyndi Grobmeier, who completed
Read morePi-Sui Hsu honored with Presidential Engagement, Partnership Professorship
Pi-Sui Hsu knows her mission. “Scientific argumentation is one of the eight essential practices in the Next Generation Science Standards,” says Hsu, a professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment. “I firmly believe that this practice can produce young
Read moreJenn Jacobs earns new professorship endowed by Dr. M. Nadine Zimmerman
Jenn Jacobs was born for her career. “I played sports from a very, very young age. I have memories of being on a basketball team at age 3 or 4. It was a coed basketball team, and I was one of the
Read moreCAHE’s Kassandra Kavanaugh honored with graduate teaching assistant award
Working as a counselor fulfilled Kassandra Kavanaugh. She became interested in the field during high school, when she started to explore career options, and then cemented that decision while taking a psychology course at the community college in her hometown of Brainerd,
Read moreStudent Research Symposium celebrates undergraduate, graduate-level projects
As a Special Education major in clinical placements, Courtney James noticed something about students with autism and their devices for augmentative and alternative communication. They weren’t using them – at least not to initiate dialogue, James says, or not at all. Most
Read moreCOE scholarly accomplishments
The College of Education Research Committee has worked to collate recent scholarly accomplishments of departments. Members took this action as part of the revised Strategic Action Planning Framework, and specifically Goal 2, which states, “Documented research output / noteworthy accomplishments by COE
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The College of Education ranks 183 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Education Schools, moving up 19 spots from last year. *** Several faculty, alumni and current students of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education were honored at
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! Ryan Berry, M.S.Ed. School Business Management, ’12, has been named assistant superintendent for Business Services in River Trails School District 26. He begins July 1. Berry has served Since 2011 as assistant
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