Spring break trips to Mexico typically involve beaches, bathing suits and beverages. None of that was on the itinerary this month for Carrie Kortegast, associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, and seven of her graduate students in HESA 590: Workshop
Read moreCarrie Kortegast prepares for Mexico trip as NIU Service-Learning Faculty Fellow
Carrie Kortegast traveled to Mexico last summer to explore the “classroom” for this July’s study abroad and service learning course for Adult and Higher Education graduate students. Four doctoral and eight master’s students will journey to Bucerais to work with Human Connections
Read moreElementary Ed major Emily Soto earns place on Fulbright-Hays trip to Mexico
Emily Soto came to NIU from Dwight, Ill., to study business, which she did during her freshman and sophomore years. But she ultimately didn’t feel a passion for that career path, prompting her to enroll instead in the Department of Curriculum and
Read moreService-Learning Faculty Fellow Carrie Kortegast visits Mexico to explore site for Summer 2019
Carrie Kortegast traveled to Mexico this July to explore the “classroom” for next summer’s study abroad and service learning course for Adult and Higher Education graduate students. The assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education is nearing the
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