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Tag: Honors Program

Commencement profile: Evadne Bowlin

December 8, 2020 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

Out of concern for the health and safety of the Huskie community, NIU is hosting virtual commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13, for those who register. Those who would prefer to watch after the scheduled times can visit YouTube

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Special Ed major’s honors project offers advice for teachers with COVID burnout

November 17, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

Lindsey Comeau was only 6 when she began volunteering for the National Association for Down Syndrome’s annual Bowl-A-Thon. The senior Special Education major from Romeoville drew her motivation from a family friend with Down Syndrome, eventually becoming a counselor at a Northern

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Gilson named acting associate dean

April 1, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Todd Gilson, director of the Honors Program and an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been named acting associate dean for Research, Resources and Innovation for the College of Education. He replaces Bill Pitney, who was recently

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Educational Research and Evaluation teams with Honors on direct-admission

October 30, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, ETRA

NIU Honors students of all majors now have guaranteed admission to the Master of Science program in Educational Research and Evaluation. The unique opportunity also includes a reimbursement of the Graduate Application Fee and a waiver of the GRE General Test. “In

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Keeping all the balls in the air: Honors lauds Leslie A. Sassone with Great Professor Award

March 29, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Among the many decorations adorning Leslie A. Sassone’s office in Graham Hall is a small photograph she snapped years ago at a Grateful Dead Furthur Festival concert. The picture shows a woman reading a book, paying little or no attention to the

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KNPE reserves grad program spots for NIU Honors students

March 29, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, KNPE alumni eNewsletter

Honors students at NIU now can gain direct and guaranteed admission into most of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s graduate programs. Reserved seats are available in the department’s M.S.Ed. in Kinesiology and Physical Education and M.S. in Sport Management degrees.

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Sports Diplomacy course scores with great timing, conversations

March 14, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, KNPE alumni eNewsletter

Paul Wright has no problem stirring a lively conversation. Not only is NIU’s EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Kinesiology and Physical Education a deft moderator, but the students in his KNPE 399: Sport and Diplomacy course are Honors Program

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