Empowerment Project in Rural Kenyan Village
Moses Mutuku and colleagues have worked in the small Kenyan village of Mwala since 2000 to narrow the education gap between rural and urban students. Their simple and unwavering policy--Empower the people. During this past summer, parents in Mwala demonstrated startling and critical confirmation that change is occurring. The parents clearly understand that the responsibility to improve their lives and their children's lives rests with them. They understand that the way they farm must modernize to maximize profits. For more information, please click here. (10/06)
CoE REPS Office Helps Bring Cash to Aurora West Schools
Schools in Aurora West District 129 have an additional $250,000 to make them safer, thanks in part to the NIU College of Education. The college's Research, Evaluation and Policy Studies (REPS) office helped to design and write a federal grant request to the U.S. Department of Education under the Emergency Response and Crisis Management program. Brent Wholeben, director of the REPS office, said NIU's prominence begot the invitation from the district for the year's worth of pro bono work. “The reputation of this institution really helped,” Wholeben said. “We were in the final year of a state grant where we were the external evaluator for all math and science partnerships in the state of Illinois. We also helped secure a multimillion-dollar grant for West Chicago under SIMSHA ‘Safe Schools/Healthy Students' grant authority.” For more information, please click here. (10/06)
Teachers Invited to Bring Students to Milan Township One-Room School
Local teachers are invited to bring their students to the College of Education's Milan Township One-Room School located on the NIU campus across from the College's Graham Hall. Students can learn about history through experiences they cannot get from a textbook. For more information, please click here. (9/06)
Fall 2006 All College Meeting
The College of Education's Fall All College meeting was held in Altgeld Auditorium on Wednesday, August 23rd. Dean Sorensen introduced eight new faculty and several new staff members. The dean focused on the college's recent past, accomplishments, and its long-term future. To view Dean Sorensen's speech in pdf format, click here. Northern Today article, click here. (8/06)
Symposium Unites Experts to Examine Childhood Trauma, Education
During a June 14th symposium sponsored by NIU's Center for Child Welfare and Education and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, experts were brought together to collaborate on a number of issues. For more information, please click here. (6/06)
Lemuel Watson Named Acting Associate Dean
Lemuel Watson has been named the College's Acting Associate Dean. Watson is stepping in for Diane Jackman who becomes dean of Eastern Illinois University's College of Education and Professional Studies in July. A search for a permanent replacement begins this fall. For more information, please click here. (6/06)
College of Education Donor Recognition Dinner
The College's annual Donor Recognition Dinner was held on Friday, May 19th at NIU-Naperville. The Donor Recognition Dinner is sponsored by the college's Alumni Council and Development Board. Each year, the Philanthropic Award and the Friend of the College Award are presented at the dinner. This year's Philanthropic Award recipients are Anthony and Carolyn Kambich, Donald G. and Helen Gum Westlake and IBM. The Friend of the College Award recipients are Thomas and Judith Crowell and Thomas Nolan. For more information, please click here. (6/06)
LTCY Professors Win Grant to Study Literacy Coaching
Susan L'Allier and Laurie Elish-Piper received one of four 2006 Elva Knight Research Grants from the International Reading Association. L'Allier and Elish-Piper will examine literacy coaching's impact on student achievement. For more information, please click here. (6/06)
Golden Apple Honors CoE Alums and Student
Kristie Charles, Dianne Harnelly, and Sandy Noel received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at an awards ceremony that was broadcast on Chicago's WTTW-11. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, June 1.For more information, please click here. (6/06)
