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Rhonda Robinson
A retirement party for Rhonda Robinson, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, is planned from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the lobby of Cole Hall. Robinson, who came to NIU in 1980, is retiring after having enjoyed more than 30 years of “the...
Huskie Stadium
NIU’s Grad Sport Society will host its fourth annual 5K race this year at Huskie Stadium. The race, sponsored by Midwest Orthopedic Institute, begins at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 28, with doors for check-in and registration opening at 7 a.m. Check-in is on the west side of the stadium, and light refreshments will be provided....
Freedom Divers
The NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will host a Try SCUBA training program Saturday, April 27, for persons with disabilities and their families. Try SCUBA is presented by the Freedom Divers International Foundation (FDI). The event is free and open to the community. It will take place from 10:30...
Dan Burk
Northern Illinois redshirt junior Dan Burk (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) was named to the Mid-American Conference’s Academic All-Conference Wrestling Team, the conference office announced Wednesday. Burk, who boasts a 3.67 GPA in kinesiology, is a first-time recipient of the award. “This is a great honor for Dan and the NIU wrestling program,” said NIU head coach...
Mark Savickas
With the economic downturns and the advent of new technologies, people can no longer make a decision about their career in early adulthood and plan to stick with it over multiple decades until retirement forces them to leave the working world. Indeed, with economic changes that lead to cut-backs, technological advances that change the needs...
Clockwise, from top left: Terry Borg, Rebekah Kohli, Rachel Xidis and Donna Schoenfeld
Four members of the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) have been chosen to receive the university’s Presidential Awards for Excellence. The recipients are Terry Borg, director of external programs in the College of Education; Rebekah Kohli, instructional technology assistant and program coordinator in the NIU Women’s Studies Program; Donna Schoenfeld, director of Health Enhancement; and Rachel...
Laurie Elish-Piper and Andrea Molnar
A literacy expert who has developed strong partnerships with area schools and an anthropologist whose work in Southeast Asia has earned her the trust of both villagers and government officials are this year’s NIU Presidential Engagement Professors. Laurie Elish-Piper of the Department of Literacy Education and Andrea Molnar of the Department of Anthropology were chosen...
Julie Rochester
Julie Rochester is the guest speaker at the eighth annual Roger Kalisiak Alumni Lecture, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the McCaerins Auditorium of the Yordon Center. Rochester is a tenured professor of athletic training at Northern Michigan University in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, where she has been director...
Clara Louis
Clara Louis, a doctoral candidate in the NIU College of Education’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education (CAHE), has been awarded the 2013 David Merchant International Student Award of Achievement by Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. The award honors one international student who demonstrates exceptional accomplishments in the areas of scholarship...
Lisa Takara and Shiraz Tata
As scientists learn more and more about the intersection of mental health and physical health, the numbers become more and more alarming. Studies estimate that anywhere from 50 to 80 percent of encounters with the medical industry have some sort of mental health component. Yet many doctors, nurses and other health care workers admit their...
Clersida Garcia
Clersida Garcia, associate professor in the NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been appointed to a four-year seat on the Governor’s Council on Health and Physical Fitness. Garcia, a 22-year veteran in the field of physical education, has given more than 100 presentations at state, national and international conferences and...
Laurie Elish-Piper
Laurie Elish-Piper is a model of multi-dimensional success. At NIU, she is a Presidential Teaching Professor of Literacy Education, director of the Literacy Clinic and co-director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy. She also was recently elected to the board of directors of the International Reading Association (IRA). Established in...
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