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Alternative Spring BAE travelers discuss work, life realizations during Belize trip

April 16, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Engaged Learning, KNPE, Student Success

Three students from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education who traveled to Belize during spring break joined in an April 9 panel discussion to talk about their experiences abroad. Emerson Baptist, Ashanti Ford and Wiktor Kwiatkowski, all of whom are studying

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ENVEST Tanzania introduces students to different cultures, builds confidence

September 26, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

As far as homes go, it wasn’t much. Just one room, maybe 12 feet by 12 feet. No kitchen. No bathroom. One twin-size mattress, an inch or two thick at the most. A portable burner in one corner along with a couple

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Sport Management students experience Australian approach to sports industry

August 29, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Graduate Programs, KNPE

To call Australia a sports giant is an understatement. Just look at the women’s World Cup team or the Olympic swimming pool, where the athletes from Down Under have turned heads and collected plenty of medals and trophies in the process. Or

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Alternative Spring BAE returns to Belize

April 10, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Tylo Blackburn wasn’t looking for an invitation to travel abroad, but one found him. And his unexpected ticket to Belize with Alternative Spring BAE provided more than his first journey outside the United States. “I’m a very shy and reserved person right

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Three-time alumnus Tim Mack reflects on eight years at NIU, wisdom of moms

February 2, 2022 Mark McGowan Alumni, enewsletter, Graduate Programs, KNPE

“Dear NIU,” the letter begins. “I can’t believe these past eight years have come to an end. I still remember calling my mom after my very first semester at NIU, contemplating whether college was for me because I barely finished above a

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