Category: Awards
Four members of NIU’s Operating Staff have been chosen to receive the Outstanding Service Award for 2012. The recipients are Kenlyn Bialas, office manager for ACCESS; Lincoln Fox, chief instructional media systems engineer in the Department of Media Services; Brenda Jones, office manager for the Department of Literacy Education in the College of Education; and...
The Illinois Council of Orchestras has announced that the Kishwaukee Symphony Associates is the 2012 recipient of the Guild of Year award. The KSA is an organization of community members whose mission is to support the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, which is now in its 35th concert season. Orchestra Guild of the Year is one of...
“With approximately one in four preschool age children being overweight or obese,” says Paul Wright, an NIU professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, “the promotion of physical activity and outdoor play has gained national attention.” For the last four years, Wright has been part of a $12 million federal grant program funded...
NIU representatives traveled to Kansas City last week for the annual conference of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars and returned with some impressive hardware. NIU history professor J.D. Bowers received the Yvonne Captain Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education. Bowers, the 2010 Outstanding International Educator at NIU, created and...
The Division of Research and Graduate Studies invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. The reception is being held Tuesday, April 24, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. A reception begins at 3 p.m., followed by an awards presentation at 3:30 p.m. Recipients of the following awards...
Senior Jenner Sio and junior Jenelle McCalla were both named to the Mid-American Conference’s Academic All-Conference team, the league office announced Tuesday. In addition, Erica Miller and Courtney Oldenburg earned honorable mention recognition by the MAC. “Our staff and team are extremely proud of Jenelle and Jenner’s Academic All-MAC honor,” said NIU Driector of Track &...
Following his spectacular weekend that led to the Huskies first-ever sweep of Miami (Ohio), Troy White was the named the Mid-American Conference’s West Division Player of the Week. It is his first weekly honor of the season and the third of his career. The Chicago native finished the weekend 7-for-16 at the plate (.438) with...
Northern Illinois University has named public health professor James R. Ciesla as the 2012 Presidential Engagement Professor. The honor is based on President John Peters’ call for “engagement with the community through research, economic development, service and instruction in partnerships that benefit both NIU and the community.” A longtime professor in NIU’s School of Nursing and...
Behind every hope, every dream, and every success, stands a teacher. These are not ordinary teachers, but ones who ignite enthusiasm and push their students to think deeper and reach farther to grasp their dreams and successes. This month, NIU honors three of its best teachers – Terrence Bishop, Andrea Radasanu and Nancy LaCursia – for lighting...
Receiving NIU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award is an honor, said Department of Management professor Terrence Bishop. Reading what his students said to nominate him is twice the honor. “The award is the icing on the cake, but their comments are the cake itself,” Bishop said. “They remind me of why I am here teaching,...
When students enter Nancy LaCursia’s classroom in NIU’s Nursing and Health Studies Department, they realize they will have a big role in their own learning. With the help of their classmates and LaCursia, they learn concepts, solve problems and prepare to be health education teachers. “I use the peer teaching method in my classes,” said...
Sparking students’ interest in political science is not difficult, said NIU political science professor Andrea Radasanu. Having them consider the historic and philosophical implications of decisions and events that shape our world is a challenge. “The courses I teach are not required, so students who are in my classes already have interest in the subject,” Radasanu...
