Blackwell History of Education Museum – NIU College of Education

Steve Builta departs for new challenges training, coordinating disaster responders

April 9, 2019 Mark McGowan Alumni, enewsletter, ETRA

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

‘Marks on a Page’ exhibition to explore long history of printed communications

March 26, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Communication is so simple and immediate today that it’s difficult to comprehend the struggle our human ancestors faced. An upcoming exhibition in the Blackwell History of Education Museum will recognize those challenges and celebrate the achievements of those people throughout history who

Camera’s eye: Blackwell photo exhibition to tell tale of Tetova

December 12, 2017 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

As Fadil Sulejmani greeted students and faculty of the new University of Tetova, he uttered words likely never spoken before – or since – to mark the inauguration of a school. “We want pens and notebooks,” Sulejmani told the crowd, “not violence.”

Come, Look, See: Blackwell celebrates classic book series

August 25, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter

Familiar faces – at least to those of a certain age – are taking root throughout the College of Education’s Blackwell History of Education Museum and the Learning Center. Dick, Jane and Sally, along with their parents and pets, are the stars