As a Special Education major in clinical placements, Courtney James noticed something about students with autism and their devices for augmentative and alternative communication. They weren’t using them – at least not to initiate dialogue, James says, or not at all. Most
Read moreOptimistic all-college meeting turns eye toward a transdisciplinary, bright future
Yvonne Harris is looking in one direction as the new vice president in charge of NIU’s Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS). Ahead. Harris, guest speaker at the Jan. 11 All-College Meeting, encouraged her audience to help RIPS fulfill its mission
Read moreStudent Research Symposium resumes in-person operation with posters, panels
Questions and answers took center stage April 21 at the NIU College of Education’s Student Research Symposium. Held in the Learning Center of Gabel Hall (face-to-face for the first time since COVID forced an online format), the event featured five oral presentations,
Read moreFirst graduate, current students thriving via KNPE’s evolving doctoral program
Call it perfect timing. Karisa Kuipers came to NIU to pursue a master’s degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology. By the time she finished in May 2019, the department was close to debuting a
Read moreUpward: All-College meeting celebrates growth of innovation, inclusion, impact
Enrollment of new freshman isn’t the only thing growing in the NIU College of Education, which is celebrating a 6.5% jump in that headcount this fall. Also climbing is the energy and momentum behind several college-level initiatives advancing equity, belonging, student success,
Read moreTodd Gilson digging in as associate dean of Research, Resources and Innovation
As someone who has studied what distinguishes successful leaders from the rest, Todd Gilson is attracted to administration for interesting reasons. “I think it’s very fun to sketch things out on a whiteboard,” says Gilson, the college’s new associate dean of Research,
Read moreBill Pitney returning to KNPE faculty
As change looms for Bill Pitney, he is in awe of his good fortune. “Being able to go back to the classroom and work with our students? I mean, how cool is that? To revisit the thing that drew you here in
Read moreMessage from the Chair
The state motto of Michigan – my home state – is simply, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Thinking about the work of KNPE over the past few months, our innovative projects and our support of students, a phrase
Read moreMessage from the Chair
In the role of department chair, “closing the loop” is one of the most important things I can do to support faculty, staff and students. Many times, I inquire on behalf of individuals as to the status of an initiative or to
Read more‘ED Talks’ podcast series launches as new tool in undergraduate recruitment
Brittany Wereminski has a new tool in her work to bring students to the NIU College of Education. Jumping on a suggestion from Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Chair Todd Gilson, Wereminski launched a series of podcasts titled “ED Talks.” “Todd
Read moreMessage from the Chair
When crafting my introduction letter for this issue of Access Anderson, there is only one principle I promised myself I would adhere to – to not mention COVID-19, because I have a feeling that, one year in, we are all counting the
Read moreHere We Grow: Sport Management
This is the first in an occasional series exploring high-growth majors and programs in the College of Education. Todd Gilson remembers well the reaction to his plans to study Sport Management at Ohio Northern University, where he earned that very bachelor’s degree
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