Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! John W. Herrin, M.S.Ed. School Business Management, ’17, has been named finance director for Libertyville School District 70. Herrin will complete the
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Congratulations to these Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education alums! Julie Bergstrom, B.S.Ed. Physical Education, ’98, was featured Jan. 9 by the Naperville Sun: “The Waubonsie Valley High School physical education teacher and soccer coach has a passion for everything sports-related and
Read moreVisual Disabilities alumna Kateri Gullifor discovers joy, national acclaim in teaching
Kateri Gullifor laughs now when she thinks about the big red flag she wisely ignored on the way to her career. “I’ve never been one to be super well-oriented,” says Gullifor, a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and the only Orientation and
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 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
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Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! John Avendano, B.S.Ed. Physical Education, ’86, and M.S.Ed. Adult and Continuing Ed, ’91, will become president of Florida State College at Jacksonville
Read moreDenise Bunning revisits teaching roots during day of honor in the College of Ed
The NIU College of Education’s first Educator in Residence spent April 11 doing just that: educating. Denise Bunning, who earned an M.S.Ed. in Special Education in 1989 from NIU, returned to her alma mater with a clear message for future teachers: Children
Read moreSteve Builta departs for new challenges training, coordinating disaster responders
Three months after his 1984 graduation from Hononegah High School, Steve Builta arrived at NIU with plans to become a school psychologist. Even though he had enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where he eventually would earn a bachelor’s
Read moreFood allergy advocate Denise Bunning named COE’s first Educator in Residence
Denise Bunning remembers well the moment she decided to become a teacher when she grew up. She was 8 and in the third-grade when her East Coast family settled in Glenview, Ill. “I always loved school,” says Bunning, who eventually earned her
Read moreAthletics honors pre-Title era Huskies, COE alumnae return for varsity letters
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, thoughts of saluting the great achievements of women continue to resonate throughout Intercollegiate Athletics. During the weekend of Feb. 15 and 16, a College of Education reunion of sorts took place throughout campus and
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Gretchen Schlabach, Professor Emerita in the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will be inducted Wednesday, June 26, into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. The NATA Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of the athletic training profession’s legends;
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Congratulations to these Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education alums! Kris Cassie, B.S.Ed. Physical Education, ’01, and M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’06, is the new varsity football coach at Sandwich High School. He was an assistant football coach during his first 10 years
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