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The Blindness Experience

Upward: ‘Blindness Experience’ scores rave reviews, nearly doubles enrollment

March 21, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED, Student Success

When Stacy Kelly debuted SEVI 205/505: The Blindness Experience last spring, 80 students from throughout the NIU campus registered for the new general education course. And then they told their friends. Enrollment has nearly doubled to 150 this semester – and Kelly,

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Welcome to the Blindness Experience: New course launches with 80 students

May 14, 2024 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

Eighty NIU students have gained a vivid understanding of the lives of people who are blind or visually disabled, thanks to a new course in the Department of Special and Early Education. SEVI 205/505: The Blindness Experience, an eight-week, 3-credit and asynchronous

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