College of Education
Northern Illinois University
Graham Hall
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: (815) 753-1948
Fax: (815) 753-2100
cedu@niu.edu
Having a patent pending in two countries is no small feat, and 2009 NIU alum Mark Sweeney is part of a venture that has accomplished just that with the Gumbee Cord.
Some Northern Illinois University students are currently “living the dream,” because NIU now offers a number of classes that meet online either completely or at least for a majority of the time. Among those online courses is Disability in Film (TLSE 490/590).
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) hosted nearly 600 middle school students with the help of NIU student volunteers, NIU faculty and staff, and teachers from Rochelle Middle school (RMS).
Adam Lopez, a Mexican-American student at NIU and a Golden Apple Scholar, is an advocate for attaining awareness about one’s history.
“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.”
The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved a request from NIU’s College of Education to offer a Ph.D. degree in educational psychology. The program will be offered beginning fall 2012.
The College of Education was named by U.S. News and World Report to the 2012 Honor Roll for Online Graduate Education Programs. Only 14 programs in the nation were afforded that distinction. Learn more about it!
