Kristin Rinehart is already dreaming about how to spend her days in retirement. Reading a book on the porch. Driving to another corner of the state, or into Iowa or the Chicago suburbs, to visit old friends over a leisurely weekday lunch.
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Congratulations to these members of the College of Education family! Annie Malecki, a Physical Education major, was recognized as a SHAPE America Major of the Year with about 80 other students from Physical Education Teacher Education programs across the country. She plans
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Some have known forever. “I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” says Halley Fogerty, a pre-Elementary Education major from Wheaton. “I like the consistency of school. I like going to classes, taking notes, doing homework. It’s not just learning; it’s a lot of
Read moreNIU working with ECC to offer Elementary Ed degree in Elgin
Beginning in Fall 2018, students at Elgin Community College need not travel to DeKalb to earn bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University. Administrators of the NIU College of Education and Elgin Community College are preparing a “2+2” agreement that
Read moreKudos! First group of Dean’s Achievement Scholarship recipients named, honored
Lauren Leifheit never heard a peep from the students in her first classroom. “I’ve been interested in teaching for as long as I can remember,” says Leifheit, a pre-elementary education major from Sycamore. “Even when I was a little kid, my parents
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