Four-one-hundred-thousandths of a second. That’s the daily rate of progress sprinter Usain Bolt made between the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games in improving his already-record-setting time. Not much, P.J. Fleck told his online audience March 3 during his Spring 2021 Educator in
Read moreEducator in Residence P.J. Fleck to share lessons of football, life in March 3 talk
P.J. Fleck will never forget his semester as a student-teacher at Clinton Rosette Middle School. It was Spring 2004, and the wide receiver for the NIU Huskies football team had tried to postpone that classroom immersion – he was training for his
Read moreAthletics honors pre-Title era Huskies, COE alumnae return for varsity letters
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, thoughts of saluting the great achievements of women continue to resonate throughout Intercollegiate Athletics. During the weekend of Feb. 15 and 16, a College of Education reunion of sorts took place throughout campus and
Read moreClinton Rosette seventh-graders ‘teach’ NIU Middle Level majors
Would you rather have hands for feet – or feet for hands? Would you rather have the hiccups for the rest of your life – or the feeling that you’re about to sneeze? Would you rather eat brownies for the rest of
Read moreAthletics shares Jacoby Trophy during Anderson Hall ‘tour stop’
When Mary Bell came to NIU in 1957, she was told to spend 75 percent of her time teaching Physical Education and the rest leading intramurals and intercollegiate sports for women. “Pretty soon, they took intramurals off,” Bell says. “I was excited
Read moreKNPE helps student-athletes prepare for mentoring positions at District 428’s Clinton Rosette
Ask an athlete to talk about a coach, Paul Wright says, and the stories will flow naturally. Expect the anecdotes to overflow with loving examples of the positive and lasting effects of an additional, caring adult in a young person’s life. Their
Read moreMcEvoy, Frazier set to co-teach KNPE course in college athletics
One is the chair of his academic department, a respected professional in his field and an active consultant to the industry. The other is the tremendously successful director of Intercollegiate Athletics at a Division I, Football Bowl Subdivision university that has scored
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