As a finals week like no other begins, bringing to a close a semester like no other, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect. However, it is important now that we also look ahead at a university that will look and
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At the end of this week, as we welcome the arrival of May, it’s hard to believe the end of the semester is already in sight. Classes are almost over; final exams are on the horizon; mounds of grading will need to
Read moreA message from Dean Laurie Elish-Piper
College of Education Team: As we begin Week Five of working from home, I feel the need to apologize. Last Monday, I shared a picture of my daffodils and proclaimed that spring had sprung at my house. What a difference 48 hours
Read moreGrad students modify Chicago research to address host site’s COVID-19 concerns
During this strange era of COVID-19, the adage about “the best-laid plans” has proven itself more than a cliché. For Dean Laurie Elish-Piper and Laura Ruth Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, their work that
Read moreA message from Dean Laurie Elish-Piper
College of Education Team: Spring has officially sprung at my house. Daffodils are finally in full bloom. The grass is turning greener. The warmth of sunshine is streaming through the windows. Lyla has her own window seat in my office, and Lucy
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Dear COE Colleagues: As I ended my second full week of working from home, I feel like I’m living this new meme: “For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the Fortyteenth of Maprilay.” I remain incredibly proud of our college
Read moreDean Laurie Elish-Piper’s note to alumni
Dear College of Education alumni, Greetings not from Graham Hall or the NIU campus but from my home, where I am working remotely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. I hope that this note finds you doing well and, if you are one
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Dear CoE Colleagues, As we enter the second week of delivering all of our courses and working remotely, I am in awe of the commitment, flexibility, innovation and can-do spirit that everyone is demonstrating. Classes are meeting, students are learning, advisement is
Read moreLaura Hedin named SEED chair
Laura Hedin is the new chair of the Department of Special and Early Education. Hedin, who begins that role July 1, 2020, aspires to make NIU “the first choice for special education and early childhood teacher-candidates throughout Illinois” through teamwork that advances
Read moreA message from Dean Elish-Piper
Dear students, Hello and welcome back from your extended Spring Break – and welcome to a new reality for you, our college and our university. As we begin this period of non-face-to-face instruction, we are taking these first unfamiliar steps together. I
Read moreJanuary All-College meeting focuses on student success, offers good news
During an all-college meeting focused on students and their success, Dean Laurie Elish-Piper and her administrative team made it clear how that objective aligns perfectly with the NIU College of Education’s vision statement. Elish-Piper tailored the Jan. 7 gathering to put “a
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
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