Yvonne Harris is looking in one direction as the new vice president in charge of NIU’s Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS). Ahead. Harris, guest speaker at the Jan. 11 All-College Meeting, encouraged her audience to help RIPS fulfill its mission
Read moreEarly Childhood Education 2+2 to debut in Fall 2024 at McHenry County College
The NIU College of Education has added another “2+2” agreement to create a seamless transfer pathway for community college students. Beginning next fall, Early Childhood Education will become of five NIU majors being offered at the University Center at McHenry County College,
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! David Walker, associate dean for Academic Affairs, received the 2023 Alumni Achievement Award from the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees. The
Read moreKNPE, City Colleges of Chicago pave 2+2 paths in kinesiology, sport management
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) students now have a seamless “2+2” transfer pathway to bachelor’s degrees in Kinesiology and Sport Management from the NIU College of Education. Thanks to a newly signed articulation agreement, students completing Associate of Science degrees who are
Read moreETRA represents at MWERA conference
Eight members of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment family attended the Mid-Western Educational Research Association annual meeting, held from Oct. 19 through Oct. 22 in Cincinnati. Representing the NIU College of Education were Associate Dean David Walker and ETRA
Read moreUpward: All-College meeting celebrates growth of innovation, inclusion, impact
Enrollment of new freshman isn’t the only thing growing in the NIU College of Education, which is celebrating a 6.5% jump in that headcount this fall. Also climbing is the energy and momentum behind several college-level initiatives advancing equity, belonging, student success,
Read moreThree additional 2+2 agreements signed with Waubonsee Community College
Three more NIU College of Education bachelor’s degree programs are now available in a seamless 2+2 format to Waubonsee Community College students. Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Kinesiology have joined Elementary Education, Physical Education and Sport Management on the menu of
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Congratulations to these faculty members of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment! David Walker, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and ETRA Professor Tom Smith both received the 2021 “Beyond the Call” award from the Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA). The
Read moreU-46 paraprofessionals ‘leap’ to begin journey to Special Education degrees
Thirty-five paraprofessionals from School District U-46 have begun their employer-paid pursuit of NIU bachelor’s degrees in Special Education. Part of the College of Education’s PLEDGE-Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators initiative, the new Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway (LEAP) program provides a
Read moreAll-College Meeting explores concepts of belonging, turning values ‘into action’
As NIU begins another COVID-impacted semester, including an all-virtual start, the charge for College of Education faculty and staff is unmistakable. Students want to belong, Dean Laurie Elish-Piper said Jan. 13 during the spring All-College Meeting, and appreciate visible indications that they
Read morePi-Sui Hsu grateful for EdLEAD journey
When opportunity knocks, Pi-Sui Hsu answers – even if she might have doubts. The associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment remembers feeling mixed emotions when Dean Laurie Elish-Piper offered her a spot in the 2019-20 EdLEAD cohort.
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! David Walker, associate dean for Academic Affairs, and Tom Smith, professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, both received the 2021 “Beyond the Call” award from the Mid-Western
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