Some have known forever. “I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” says Halley Fogerty, a pre-Elementary Education major from Wheaton. “I like the consistency of school. I like going to classes, taking notes, doing homework. It’s not just learning; it’s a lot of
Read moreProgram Updates
Great things are happening! Here are some quick updates on our degree programs. Athletic Training (B.S.) Athletic Training program director and longtime faculty member Bill Pitney was named associate dean for the College of Education in Summer 2016. Dr. Pitney is sorely
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 more‘SPICE’ presentation to explore faculty-student research Oct. 13
Higher education has identified the engagement of undergraduate students in research as a high-impact practice, something NIU has emphasized for the past decade. Faculty in the athletic training program of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education have established an excellent track
Read moreCollege of Ed names Pitney Associate Dean for Research, Resources and Innovation
William A. Pitney has been named Associate Dean of Research, Resources and Innovation at the NIU College of Education, effective July 1st. Currently a professor in the Athletic Training Program within the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, (KNPE), Pitney’s research focuses on employment
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