Six NIU students affiliated with the College of Education were among the presenters at the 41st Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Recently graduated master’s student Stephanie Eller and undergraduates Lorena Flores, Autumn Gathings, Christina Poe, Raven
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NIU is more than familiar with the amazing stories students tell about their engaged learning experiences with faculty. The ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day and the fifth annual Community Engagement Showcase are planned Wednesday, April 18. However, this spring will
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The theme for this year’s Martin Luther King Celebration week is “Keep moving forward in beauty, love, and justice.” The weeks celebration continues on Tuesday, January 16. Visit the Regency Room in Holmes Student Center between 2:00-7:00 for the Journey Toward Justice
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As Fadil Sulejmani greeted students and faculty of the new State University of Tetova, he uttered words likely never spoken before – or since – to mark the inauguration of a school. “We want pens and notebooks,” Sulejmani told the crowd, “not
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A recent collaboration among NIU Career Services, DeKalb High School (DHS), the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and #ProudlyDeKalb offered DHS juniors and seniors an opportunity to develop their soft skills in preparation for employment now, and for life beyond high school. First Impressions
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When the Northern Illinois Federal Credit Union recently became members of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Credit Union President Mark Lenaway saw an email about the Jobs PLUS program and thought about how it might help NIU student Kayla Close. Close has
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Every Monday and Wednesday, the crew of Somonauk Middle School’s Café 432 Coffee Cart makes the morning rounds, selling hot cups of joe to caffeine-craving faculty and staff. Mondays are for James R. Wood Elementary School. Wednesdays are for their own school,
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The Engineering Building was a hive of activity and innovation on the Friday before finals, as graduating seniors presented their capstone Senior Design projects. Thirty-seven student groups presented their designs to improve everything from factory workflow to a morning cup of coffee,
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What do a mobile app to efficiently deploy National Guard troops following a natural disaster, a data visualization tool to map opioid hotspots and a game to get children exercising and eating healthy have in common? They are all projects imagined and
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Recess is fun and games for most elementary school students, but it’s not always without problems. For one, it’s often lightly supervised. And, says Zach Wahl-Alexander, assistant professor of Physical Education, it’s likely parent-volunteers and not teachers who are in charge. Meanwhile,
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Jamal Murphy is not a typical NIU College of Education teacher-licensure candidate. Raised on the West Side of Chicago, Murphy encountered an eighth-grade teacher who told him he would drop out by his sophomore year. What? Not finish high school? “Once
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Cold winds blew across the Brooks Elementary School playground Halloween morning, but those chills couldn’t stop the fun of bowling soccer balls and poofy balls toward a 10-pin pumpkin or running relays around hay bales. Within the warmth of the building, an
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