Kathleen O’Connell, adapted physical education specialist in McLean County Unit 5 schools, is a Special Olympics coach in Project UNIFY. This education-based project uses sports and education programs to activate young people to become positive agents of change by fostering respect, dignity, and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities.
Thomas Metcalf School’s Chesscats spent the end of spring break in Schaumburg for the 2014 Illinois K-8 Chess Championships.
Thomas Metcalf School’s 7th grade volleyball team won in two games, beating Oglesby Washington last night at the Epiphany Regional.
Sheryl Jenkins ’81, B.S.N. ’93, Ph.D. ’05, and Teresa Valerio, M.S.N. ’03, both faculty members at the Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), have each been awarded an Illinois Board of Education Nurse Educator Fellowship for 2014.
The 7th grade volleyball team completed a fantastic season at state competition in April.
Mennonite College of Nursing is pleased to work with the Mennonite Nurses Alumni Organization (MNAO) and the Student Nurses Association (SNA) to offer a weeklong celebration of nursing from April 21–26.
Illinois State alumna Teresa Valerio, an expert in sleep disorders, is the keynote speaker for MCN Nurses Week.
“How can we best help teacher education majors?” The question has guided the College of Education’s investment in Studio TEaCH, a dynamic collaboration and learning space for the use of educational technology.
The judges’ scores have been tallied, and the finalists in the 2014 MAD Contest, sponsored by State Farm, have been selected.
A free public event, @Salon features renowned local and regional artists for an afternoon of conversation, poetry, performance, music, and visual arts.
