P.E. Leadership Summit – NIU College of Education

Future teachers, high schoolers learn together during P.E. Leadership Summit

April 12, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

In times like these, it often becomes more obvious what we all have in common. Empathy and sympathy for friends, family and strangers who are suffering. Admiration for people courageously and selflessly serving on the front lines at their own risk. Material

Ressler named Senior Faculty Fellow

October 10, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Jim Ressler knew he was on to something good in February, when he and his colleagues from the NIU PALS Group played host to 70 students from West Aurora High School for the first P.E. Leadership Summit. Two months later, the associate

P.E. Leadership Summit trains, inspires students from West Aurora High School

March 13, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Jim Ressler is a strong advocate for the power and potential of Physical Education leadership programs. “First, they offer a different experience for high school students in P.E. classes,” says Ressler, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “Second,