Members of the NIU Physical Education Young Alumni Network officially kicked off a mentorship program in the fall – and it’s already thriving. Forty-five alumni mentors are now working with current P.E. majors, sharing advice, stories and support. “It’s been inspiring to
Read moreCollege to host Nov. 12 screening, panel to debut ‘A Teacher’s Shoes’ docu-film
What motivates educators to devote their lives to the process of teaching and learning? How do they find the energy to climb out of bed each morning, fill their water bottles, pack their lunches and drive through the darkness to their schools?
Read moreElementary Education alumna receives Fulbright award to teach in Luxembourg
“Hi Dr. Cohen,” the email begins. “I am SO EXCITED to tell you that I have been selected as a Fulbright Luxembourg English Teaching Assistant for the 2024-2025 school year!! I’M TEACHING IN EUROPE!!!” The message came to James Cohen from Kristal
Read moreDouble-alumna Jessica Lombard named first female superintendent: Huntley 158
Jessica Lombard graduated from Huntley High School in 1990, when the superintendent of District 158 was – as had always been the case since its creation in 1920 – a man. On her return to Huntley in 2002 to become assistant principal
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Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! Stacey Bachar, M.S.Ed. School Business Management, ’98, is the new assistant superintendent of Finances and Operations in Libertyville School District 70. Bachar comes to Libertyville after 16 years in Aptakisic-Tripp School District
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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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Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! George Abbott, M.S.Ed. Visual Disabilities Program, ’92, served as one of 10 jurors for the 2022 Holman Prize for Blind Ambition. A panel of esteemed blindness leaders from around the world come
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Congratulations to these graduates of the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations! Cory Burke, B.S.Ed. Elementary Education, ’05, and M.S.Ed. Educational Administration, ’10, has been named principal of Hinsdale Middle School in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. Bringing experience at the
Read moreAlumna Selina Bartels to give keynote during May 13 student-teacher send-off
Future educators about to begin their student-teaching semesters need no additional motivation or excitement for that next step. Yet Selina Bartels will provide just that. Bartels, an assistant professor of education at Valparaiso University who earned her NIU B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Dear Alumni and Friends of CAHE, We are so excited to have this opportunity to share with you updates on how this academic year has been going here in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education as we head closer to commencement.
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Congratulations to these graduates of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education! Jacob Cushing, Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, ’20 Jacob Cushing is the director of Student Records and Global Engagement at College of Lake County (CLC). His dissertation research focused on
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Spring greetings from the Department of Special and Early Education! It is hard to believe that commencement is just around the corner. As a magnificent thunderstorm brews outside my window, I am reminded that spring brings change – change for flora; change
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