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KNPE doctoral students plan, carry out annual MSEPS conference’s NIU debut

April 6, 2026 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Engaged Learning, Graduate Programs, KNPE, Student Success

Twenty-five students in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education planned and hosted the 2026 Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS), which came to NIU for the first time in the event’s 35-year history. Held March 6 and 7, the student-led,

Student Research Symposium resumes in-person operation with posters, panels

May 10, 2023 Mark McGowan CAHE, enewsletter, KNPE, SEED

Questions and answers took center stage April 21 at the NIU College of Education’s Student Research Symposium. Held in the Learning Center of Gabel Hall (face-to-face for the first time since COVID forced an online format), the event featured five oral presentations,

First graduate, current students thriving via KNPE’s evolving doctoral program

September 13, 2022 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Graduate Programs, KNPE

Call it perfect timing. Karisa Kuipers came to NIU to pursue a master’s degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology. By the time she finished in May 2019, the department was close to debuting a