Kiwana Sanders grew up imagining the golden possibilities that she felt sure were waiting in the world outside her ZIP code. “I was one who was without,” says Sanders, principal of Nathan Hale Middle School in Cook County School District 130 of
Read moreProject FIRST participants get good advice on moving from associate professor to full
Since February, associate professors in the College of Education have had the chance to explore the changes in expectation that come with that promotion. Project FIRST: Faculty Integration and Refocusing for Successful Transitions, and its related informational workshops, stems from an idea
Read moreFuture middle school teachers at NIU hear expert advice from 13-year-olds, parents
As a former middle school principal and assistant principal in the McHenry County towns of Woodstock and Cary, Joyce Laben knows well the value of listening to the “stakeholders” at those institutions. It’s something she stresses in the EPS 512: Principal, Family
Read moreWelcome from the Chair
Greetings from the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF). We are always happy to reconnect with our alumni. It has been a busy year for LEPF, and I am excited to share a few of the many endeavors and accomplishments
Read moreA homecoming 40 years in the making: Lynn Gibson starts second career at NIU
During Lynn Gibson’s undergraduate years in the NIU College of Business, then housed inside Wirtz Hall, she lived directly across the street in the Timbercrest Apartments on the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Garden Road. Hers was Apartment 5, she knows for
Read moreFive years, nine cohorts: NIU maintains excellence in Principal Prep program following update of Illinois standards
Soon after new Illinois standards for school principals were introduced in 2010, Jim and Becky Surber joined the NIU College of Education’s efforts to modify its program to comply. NIU’s program soon became one of the first in the state to gain
Read moreMarguerite Key Fellows names first class of school principals
Six principals from NIU’s service region were named as the inaugural Marguerite Key Fellows, a new initiative of the NIU College of Education. Rachel Bednar, principal, Edison Middle School, Wheaton Jay Brickman, principal, Hinckley-Big Rock High School, Hinckley Patrick Hardy, principal, Proviso
Read moreGlobal problems, community praxis: April 19 conference set to explore world conflict, peace
Scholars from NIU and Macedonia will convene Thursday, April 19, in DeKalb to discuss local, national and international approaches to peace and transcultural communication. “Global Problems and Community Praxis” is the second annual conference – but the first in the United States
Read moreU.S. News extols College of Ed online grad programs – again
Another January, another celebration of a Top 5 ranking from U.S. News & World Report for the NIU College of Education’s online graduate programs. NIU is tied for fifth with the University of Houston and Utah State University this year, bringing the
Read moreCoE remembers Joe Saban
Joseph M. Saban, who taught educational leadership courses in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, died Sept. 29 in Lakewood, Ill. He was 70. Saban came to the NIU College of Education from Community High School District 155 in suburban
Read morePluim named LEPF chair
Carolyn Pluim nurtures an active curiosity. An intense interest “in issues around health and well-being” prompted her to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Western Ontario in her native Canada. When she moved to the United States shortly
Read moreUnlocking potential: LEPF will honor donor Marguerite F. Key with launch of fellows program
When Alan Clemens attended a recent annual conference of the National College Access Network, which works to open the doors of higher education to underserved populations of students, he noticed something missing. Representatives from colleges and universities were few. “Higher education was
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