The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) congratulates Therese Clarke Arado and Susan Bowers, the 2024 winners of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award. Arado is deputy director of the Law Library and professor in the College of Law. Bowers is associate professor of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Health and...
Congratulations to Holly Jones, professor in NIU’s Department of Biological Sciences, on winning the 2024 Exemplary Faculty Mentoring Award. “Holly’s mentorship has played a huge role in my success in achieving tenure, conducting research, obtaining funding, engaging with my department, and meaningfully mentoring my own students,” said Jennifer Koop, associate professor in Biological Sciences, who...
From citing his keen interest in connecting with his students, to his love for, and talent with, music to his ability to turn even the most mundane tasks into a fun and interesting learning opportunity, those who voiced their support for Ben Wahlund, this year’s winner of the Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction Award, demonstrated how...
As the son of Double Huskies who went on to be public-school teachers, Eric Michel didn’t always know he wanted to be a teacher. However, after 15 years into his own higher education teaching career began, management assistant professor Michel has reached a milestone reserved for only the best instructors—receiving the 2024 NIU Excellence in...
NIU educational technologist Pi-Sui Hsu named 2024 Presidential Engagement and Partnership Professor
Pi-Sui Hsu knows her mission. “Scientific argumentation is one of the eight essential practices in the Next Generation Science Standards,” says Hsu, a professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment. “I firmly believe that this practice can produce young adults who can think critically and argue effectively about the important issues in...
The impact Professor Liping Guo has made in her time at NIU stretches far beyond campus. It’s reflected in the many students she has inspired and mentored both in the classroom and through hands-on, real-world research and projects, as well as the countless collaborations she has forged. A professor in the Department of Engineering Technology...
To say Professor Holly Jones’ research is interdisciplinary and collaborative is a bit of an understatement. A National Geographic Explorer, Jones travels near and far to conduct her research, in places ranging from the Illinois prairie to the New Zealand archipelago. To tackle research questions that matter to on-the-ground environmental restoration and conservation experts, she...
Imagine a tall wave in the ocean. If you had sensors providing partial data on observations like past wave heights, wind speeds, ocean currents and other measurements, could you reconstruct the full dynamics (both in the past and future) of the wave-producing system? It might seem impossible to understand just how that big wave came...
“Mark is without a doubt one of the best teachers NIU has to offer; his skill extends well beyond the classroom to mentoring and engaging students at all levels.” “Mark’s commitment to students never falters, regardless of whether he is engaged in face-to-face, virtual or laboratory instruction.” “Mark has made a significant impact on NIU...
“Over the 13 years I have known him, Professor Sagarin has been an incredible advisor and mentor, not only academically, but vocationally. As my professor and advisor, he stoked my curiosity, supported my development as a scholar and teacher and gave me the space to learn and grow. It is not hyperbole for me to...
History is still being written—and discovered. And perhaps among its most successful explorers is NIU History Professor Aaron Fogleman. His work on revolution, slavery, gender, religion and forced and free transatlantic migrations has helped develop the fields of early America and the Atlantic World—an area of study focusing on interactions among the people of Europe,...
NIU Chemistry Professor Tao Xu, a specialist in nanotechnology, has spent his entire career aiming to help ensure a brighter and more sustainable future for our planet. Xu is a recognized leader in three clean-energy research areas that are considered by some among the great challenges of this century: solar energy conversion and utilization, electrical...
