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At the May 19 Indian Prairie School District Board of Education meeting, board members approved naming the Neuqua Valley High School freshman building the Kathryn J. Birkett Freshman Center after District 204’s retiring superintendent. Birkett, a Northern Illinois University alumna, is retiring after a 35 year career in Indian Prairie, which includes opening Neuqua Valley High School...
The Palo Alto United School District Board approved the selection of Middleton, Wisc. high school principal and Northern Illinois University alumna Denise Herrmann as the new principal at Palo Alto California’s Gunn High School. “I am extremely proud to be selected as the principal of Gunn High School,” Herrmann said in a statement. “Throughout the interview process my interactions...
Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker announced that following a search for a new executive vice president and provost, Lisa Freeman has been appointed to the position effective immediately. Lesley Rigg will serve as vice president for research and innovation partnerships. “As the search progressed, it became clear what we had already known—that Lisa Freeman is exceptionally...
New NIU alumna Lucia Hoffman and Caren, a pre-school student who lives at the Amka Afrika hostel.
Lucia Hoffman could have done her student teaching in the suburbs or in Chicago. She chose instead an eight-week internship at Amka Afrika School in Babati, Tanzania, during January and February 2014. An early childhood major in the NIU College of Education, Hoffman worked with her Tanzanian co-teacher Paschalina and 25 pre-schoolers in an English-language...
Former Northern Illinois University student Patty Glines, Director of Talent Acquisition for CUNA Mutual Group, was the first-place winner of a global dissertation competition by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Glines, whose dissertation was submitted as part of her Ph.D. work, competed against an international field of Ph.D. candidates. Her winning dissertation is titled “Building...
Valparaiso University has named Phillip Powell as special assistant to the provost for inclusion, effective June 1, 2014. Powell, a Northern Illinois University alumnus, currently serves on Valpo’s faculty in the communication department. “Professor Powell is an accomplished leader on Valpo’s faculty and an excellent selection for this position,” said Mark R. Schwehn, ’67, provost...
Jordan Lynch and the Heisman Trophy
Add Northern Illinois University Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch and defensive end Joe Windsor to the list of Huskies looking to make a National Football League roster this summer. Lynch was signed by his hometown team, the Chicago Bears, as a running back Sunday. While a quarterback at NIU, he broke the NCAA record for rushing yards twice. Windsor,...
Jenny Parker
Students, faculty and staff are invited Monday, May 5, to meet the candidate for associate vice provost for Educator Licensure and Preparation. Jenny Parker, who is acting in that position while also serving an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will talk and take questions from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in...
Winnetka Public Schools District 36 announced that Northern Illinois University alumna and doctoral student Elizabeth P. Martin has accepted and been approved for the district’s director of student services post. Martin will begin her new position on May 27, 2014. Martin will join the district after seven years as the director of student services at Prairie Grove...
  The Valley View Community Unit School District recently announced that Northern Illinois University alumna Laura Lucas will become the new principal of Jonas Salk Elementary School on July 1. Lucas, who has been assistant principal at Irene King Elementary School for the past two years, has extensive teaching experience with both Valley View School District...
Former Northern Illinois University wrestler Dan Ruettiger has been named Fremd High School’s next head wrestling coach. Ruettiger, who will replace retiring 24-year veteran coach Ralph Cortez, has served as the Vikings’ assistant wrestling coach the past two seasons. While at NIU, Ruettiger was a four-time varsity letter winner, a two-time Mid-American Conference place winner and...
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Undergraduates in NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education who are interested in sampling careers in athletics administration will find the balls now in their courts. Departmental and College of Education leaders, working in coordination with NIU Intercollegiate Athletics, have developed the unique opportunity. Huskie Athletics will provide internships each academic year to selected undergraduates...
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