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Read moreKaty Jaekel selected as acting director for center on women, gender, sexuality
Katy Jaekel has assumed the role as acting director of NIU’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS) through June 30. Jaekel, an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, has served as a faculty affiliate
Read morePhotos: All-College Meeting, Social
The Spring 2023 edition of the All-College Meeting took place in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center, which provided a short walk to the social event in the Huskie Den. Colleagues were able to bowl or shoot pool. On the
Read morePhotos: New Teacher Send-off
The NIU College of Education recognized December graduates of licensure programs Dec. 9 during the New Teacher Send-off event in Cavan Auditorium. Evadne Bowlin, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education in 2020, delivered the keynote address. “With all the lessons and
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
Congratulations to our newest NIU College of Education alumni! One of our amazing graduates was featured in a video shown during the ceremonies. Meet Allison Graham, who earned her B.S. in Physical Education … Also, check out a photo gallery from the
Read moreMessage from the Dean
It seems impossible that the semester is already coming to an end. Weren’t we all just on the Anderson Hall lawn for our Student Welcome Picnic or outside Gabel Hall for the Sweet Tea with the CoE event? Yet final exams are
Read moreJennifer Johnson to retire from 30 years of gladly serving where she was needed
Truth: A television ad changed Jennifer Johnson’s life. “When I was in fifth-grade, I saw a commercial for Illinois Bell, and it had Alexander Graham Bell on it. He had a thing that made someone with a hearing impairment able to hear,”
Read moreA life in ‘the middle’: Jenny Parker ready to travel, enjoy family time in retirement
Jenny Parker was teaching and coaching at Cheltenham Ladies’ College in the United Kingdom when she found something intriguing in her mail. “My mother sent me an ad from the local paper for an International Rotary Foundation scholarship. I don’t think she
Read moreLook them in the eye: P.E. majors gain valuable insight in interviewing for jobs
Earning a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education is only the first step. Standing between Anderson Hall and each K-12 gymnasium is a successful job interview. But future teachers in Jim Ressler’s classes have a leg up on their competition. Ressler, professor in
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Pi-Sui Hsu, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, received an Outstanding Capstone Mentor Award from the NIU Honors Program. Students completing Senior Honors Capstone projects
Read morePrincipal Prep program gains approval to provide fully online, hybrid options
NIU’s M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration is going 100% online next fall for those future school principals who prefer that mode of course delivery. And, for those who would rather earn their master’s degrees in a hybrid structure with classroom and virtual settings,
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! Allison Boutet, M.S.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, ’08, and B.S.Ed. Elementary Education, ’06, was named assistant superintendent of Administrative Services for junior high
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