Paul Wright has no problem stirring a lively conversation. Not only is NIU’s EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Kinesiology and Physical Education a deft moderator, but the students in his KNPE 399: Sport and Diplomacy course are Honors Program
Read moreEdLEAD names first cohort
NIU cultivates a dynamic and enriching environment for faculty looking to grow as professionals, but the College of Education believes there is always room for improvement. “On our campus and so many other campuses, we are very intentional about professional development for
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 moreCollege of Ed alumna shares KNPE instructional philosophies with P.E. teachers in Chicago
Yara Santillan traded her sneakers for high heels, her gym for a cubicle and her whistle for a smartphone. What the new coordinator of Physical Education for the Chicago Public Schools hasn’t given up is her drive and ambition to make a
Read morePaul Wright begins second term of KNPE endowed professorship
When Paul Wright first acquired the title of EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Kinesiology and Physical Education, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. Publish research. Secure grants. Forge international partnerships. Serve as an ambassador for the Department
Read moreKNPE alumna visits alma mater with 266 middle-schoolers eager for reward of physical activity
Katelyn Neidel wishes her daily P.E. class at DeKalb’s Clinton Rosette Middle School would last longer than 45 minutes. That wish came true for Neidel and 265 of her classmates April 21 as they spent five hours at Anderson Hall banging drumsticks,
Read moreClinton Rosette students visit KNPE for day of physical activity
Katelyn Neidel wishes her daily P.E. class at DeKalb’s Clinton Rosette Middle School would last longer than 45 minutes. That wish came true for Neidel and 265 of her classmates April 21 as they spent five hours at Anderson Hall banging drumsticks,
Read moreBelizean Youth Sport Coalition takes next step as project wraps
Just look at the numbers. Three years. Twenty-seven organizations. One hundred and twenty-one coaches, teachers and youth workers trained – 13 of them traveling to the United States for that preparation, partly delivered by three NIU students. Fifteen hundred youth enrolled in
Read morePaul Wright spends sabbatical studying physical ed in Europe
For Paul Wright, the greater purpose of physical education is the social and emotional lessons it provides to children. And, the professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education is happy to discover, he’s not the only one who thinks that way. Wright is
Read moreIn the Conversation
Suzanne Degges-White, chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, was quoted Nov. 18 in a Huffington Post article headlined “There is An Acceptable Way To Break Up With A Friend. This Is It.” Degges-White recommends an “it’s not you,
Read moreSHAPE America honors KNPE’s Paul Wright
(This story originally appeared in NIU Today.) SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators) presented its Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award to NIU’s Paul M. Wright, who holds the Lane/Zimmerman Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology and Physical Education. Wright was recognized
Read moreConcussion and Youth Sport Panel
According to a 2013 report released by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, the reported number of individuals aged 19 and under treated in U.S. emergency departments for concussions and other non-fatal, sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries increased from
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