Todd Gilson, acting associate dean of Research, Resources and Innovation in the NIU College of Education, has been named a Fellow of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). His election to Fellow status is “a well-earned recognition of his contributions to
Read moreUNESCO taps Paul Wright to lead forum prior to anti-doping convention in Paris
Sometimes, preventative medicine is the best medicine. Case in point: One day before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization opens its seventh international convention against doping in sport, UNESCO will host a pre-conference forum on values-based education. Both events, which
Read moreEducator in Residence John M. Dunn tells students: ‘You can be the agent of change’
When John M. Dunn first came to NIU from his small hometown in southern Illinois, new and towering horizons opened to him. No longer surrounded by people who looked just like him – everyone in downstate Pinckneyville then was white, and Dr.
Read moreRessler named Senior Faculty Fellow
Jim Ressler knew he was on to something good in February, when he and his colleagues from the NIU PALS Group played host to 70 students from West Aurora High School for the first P.E. Leadership Summit. Two months later, the associate
Read moreNIU, KNPE dedicate M. Joan Popp Lab
Beaming at what she proudly called a “Huskie Hall of Fame” of distinguished coaches, teachers and supporters, NIU President Lisa Freeman saw in the audience at the new M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Lab reason for great confidence. Freeman, along with NIU
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
Read moreKNPE to dedicate M. Joan Popp Lab
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will dedicate a new and renovated lab in October, thanks to the generosity of a late, longtime faculty member. The M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Laboratory, located in Anderson Hall 213, hosts classes in areas
Read moreM. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Lab opening underscores power of giving back to NIU
Opened in 1964 – the year the Beatles first came to America – NIU’s Anderson Hall definitely can show its age in some corners. Not in the new M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Laboratory, however, which sports new paint and a sleek,
Read moreEducate U.S., Engage U.S. celebrate second year of journeys to North Dakota, Colorado
Sometimes the second time around is just as sweet as the first. May 2019 saw the return of Educate U.S. in North Dakota and Engage U.S. in Colorado and Nebraska; both new options of the NIU College of Education programs debuted in
Read moreOak Crest fitness program boosts health, prepares students, joins two generations
During DiAnne Schmitt’s many decades living in DeKalb, she has savored the “communiversity” culture afforded by living in a college town. Now that her address is an apartment in the Oak Crest Retirement Center, she continues to consume NIU’s culture of arts
Read moreKNPE prepares to launch master’s degree in Athletic Training, accelerated program
Classes begin next summer for the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s new master’s degree in Athletic Training. The new graduate program will replace the department’s longtime bachelor’s degree, a move precipitated by actions taken by the Commission on Accreditation of
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