Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! James Cohen, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, received the Outstanding International Educator award Tuesday from the NIU Division of International Affairs. The award recognizes sustained contributions over
Read moreCAHE researchers ask students to rate their mental well-being during COVID
Living and learning on the NIU campus proved beneficial to the mental well-being of students during the Fall 2020 semester, a Department of Counseling and Higher Education study has found. Titled “Flourishing in the Time of COVID-19: How Institutional Responses to COVID-19
Read moreGreetings from our Program Coordinator
Hello HESA Community! Happy New Year! I cannot believe that we are already a few weeks into the spring semester. Fall 2020 definitely brought unique challenges as we transitioned our programs fully online and moved various community activities to virtual platforms. I
Read moreScholarly Activities
Many members of our HESA community actively participate in professional development. Please find announcements about recent publications and upcoming conference presentations below. To submit a publication or conference presentation for the next newsletter, please e-mail Program Coordinator Dr. Gudrun Nyunt at gnyunt@niu.edu.
Read moreGreetings from Our Program Coordinator
HESA alumni, students, faculty and staff, I hope these newsletters, sent out three times a year (fall, spring, summer), will become a new tradition that brings our HESA community closer together. In these newsletters, we intend to share program updates; celebrate personal
Read moreCelebrations
We are excited to celebrate accomplishments and life events of our HESA community. Alumni, current students, and faculty can submit information for the newsletter. Please submit any announcements and pictures for our next newsletter (Spring 2021) to HESA Program Coordinator Dr. Gudrun
Read moreScholarly Activities
Many members of our HESA community actively participate in professional development. Please find announcements about recent publications and upcoming conference presentations below. To submit a publication or conference presentation for the next newsletter, please e-mail Program Coordinator Dr. Gudrun Nyunt at gnyunt@niu.edu.
Read moreAll-College Meeting goes virtual, shares optimism for a ‘modified’ fall semester
Laurie Elish-Piper opened Tuesday’s All-College Meeting by quickly acknowledging the elephant in the virtual room. COVID-19 continues to impact the world, and returning to a new semester of teaching and learning will bring “challenges and situations that are quite different than what
Read moreCongratulations!
Gudrun Nyunt, a visiting assistant professor in Higher Education in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, received a $1,550 grant from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Foundation Grant Committee. The grant supports her longitudinal study that explores how students integrate
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