Hometown: Oak Park, Ill. Program: M.S. Sport Management Status: Spring 2020 graduate What inspired you to pursue this degree/career? I have always had a passion for sports, and this same feeling continued when I enrolled into NIU back in 2013. Going the
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last month during the fall commencement ceremonies. President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman told the audience at the Dec. 15 undergraduate ceremony about Angie Lobdell, who earned a bachelor’s in Special Education. One day
Read moreEducator in Residence John M. Dunn tells students: ‘You can be the agent of change’
When John M. Dunn first came to NIU from his small hometown in southern Illinois, new and towering horizons opened to him. No longer surrounded by people who looked just like him – everyone in downstate Pinckneyville then was white, and Dr.
Read moreB.S. in Sport Management soars past new degree’s enrollment expectations
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) celebrated a successful launch of its new bachelor’s degree in Sport Management this fall. Fifty students were expected to begin the program in August, but the department exceeded that goal and welcomed 68 majors.
Read moreEnrollment climbing in College of Ed
NIU’s official 10-day enrollment numbers showed encouraging gains for the College of Education. The college welcomed 1,186 undergraduates and 1,196 graduate students this fall; both totals are higher than the same time last year, lifting the college’s headcount to 2,382. It comes
Read moreCommunity Learning Series on careers in sport management advises audience: spot opportunity, grab ‘those baseballs’
Success, says Dan Migala, is about the baseballs you choose to pick up. Considered literally, it’s what launched the career of legendary Major League Baseball skipper Sparky Anderson. In the figurative sense, it’s a mantra that encourages finding and grabbing the opportunities
Read moreB.S. degree in Sport Management ready to enroll undergraduates for Fall 2019
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will launch a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management next fall. The new program capitalizes on the department’s rich heritage of preparing graduate students for careers in the thriving sport industry, which includes all of
Read moreCommunity Learning Series to highlight rewarding careers in sport management
Dan Migala is always thinking. The co-founder and chief innovation officer of 4Front Sports and Innovation Consulting Firm is the guy behind the Chicago White Sox’s 7:11 starting time – brought to you by 7-Eleven, of course. He’s also the marketing whiz
Read moreEngage Global debuts in Sri Lanka
Days after the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s Sri Lankan visitors left the NIU campus in late April, their hosts already were planning to book flights to Asia for August. That trip began Aug. 12 – and included four students who
Read moreStart your engines: Engage U.S. transports Sport Management grad students to Indianapolis
First-year graduate students in Sport Management magnified their credentials this month with a behind-the-scenes look at operations of the NCAA, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Purdue University’s athletic and recreational sport facilities. Part of the NIU College of Education’s Engage U.S. program,
Read moreEngage U.S. ready to launch with trip to Olympic City USA
All of the world’s eyes – Brandon Male’s included – are on South Korea. But the instructor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) is looking at the Winter Olympics through a different lens, one that understands that the games
Read moreExercise Science Club students shine at Abominable Snow Race
Caitlin Paxton’s journey to the foot of a snowy Lake Geneva mountain drew her into the heart of the Abominable Snow Race. But amid the frigid cold and friendly competition, the senior from Plano found affirmation of her dream to teach Physical
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