More than 275 high school students from 14 schools in the Valley Education for Employment System and Waubonsee Community College area came to the NIU campus Sept. 28 for the Future Teachers Conference. Kimberly Radostits, 2022 Illinois Teacher of the Year, delivered
Read moreThree additional 2+2 agreements signed with Waubonsee Community College
Three more NIU College of Education bachelor’s degree programs are now available in a seamless 2+2 format to Waubonsee Community College students. Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Kinesiology have joined Elementary Education, Physical Education and Sport Management on the menu of
Read moreFuture Teachers Conference welcomes 233 high school students to NIU campus to explore potential careers in education
For the high school students who attended April 27’s Future Teachers Conference at NIU to learn more about careers in education, the message was clear. Laurie Elish-Piper, dean of the College of Education, was thrilled they had come, grateful for their intentions
Read moreEd.D alumna Christine Sobek celebrates 20 years as president of Waubonsee C.C.
Christine Sobek is fascinated by the mechanisms of the mind. What makes us individuals? What shapes our personalities? What motivates us? What drives the way we learn? Questions like these led her to major in psychology at Purdue University, where she involved
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