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
Read moreUncharted waters: KNPE alum leading COVID-prompted online public school
Families in the 15,000-student Thompson School District of Loveland, Colorado, were offered an intriguing and innovative option this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic barreled into another semester. Called Thompson Connect Online (TCO), it’s a completely virtual “school” created solely to enroll the
Read moreKNPE, College of DuPage sign 2+2 plan, smooth path to three bachelor’s degrees
Transferring to the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) is now an easy option for College of DuPage students who want direct routes to bachelor’s degrees and vibrant careers. Clear 2+2 pathways have been developed for all three undergraduate programs
Read moreNoted golf-swing guru Jim Suttie named Fall 2020 ‘virtual’ Educator in Residence
Jim Suttie was only 4 when he first encountered what has defined the rest of his life and his still-growing list of internationally celebrated accomplishments. “My dad was a physician – a pediatrician – in DeKalb. He played golf, and he got
Read moreClinical experiences shift for COVID-19, remain meaningful via creative faculty
As a parent who is helping to manage the remote learning of his three young children, Jim Ressler sees firsthand how teachers in the Kaneland School District are shifting their instruction for COVID-19. Ressler, an associate professor of Physical Education Teacher Education,
Read moreKinesiology, athletic training majors visit, learn during Chicago Blackhawks practice
Fifty-two Kinesiology and Athletic Training majors traveled Oct. 9 to watch a Chicago Blackhawks practice at the Fifth Third Arena. Members of the Exercise Science Club organized the Engage Local experience, which was funded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
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 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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