Pause to applaud these accomplished Illinois State University alumni.
Pause for applause
Unit: College of Education
Where are they now? Drs. Jeanne and Charles Morris
It might have been difficult to locate Dr. Jeanne Morris and Dr. Charles Morris after they retired in 1995.
Redbird Legacy: Three generations of the Hayes family have attended ISU
When Edward Hayes ’55 graduated as valedictorian, he never expected to find himself back at the school in the principal’s office. But that’s what happened, decades later when he became principal of Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School.
Inspiring future educators
Gerardo (Jerry) Barrio ’98, MS Ed ’00, stresses a team atmosphere to his students. These collaborative efforts have left a lasting impression on his students, who recently nominated him for the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) Teacher of the Year.
Metcalf welcomes new principal, Dr. Jason Surian
Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School is excited to welcome Dr. Jason Surian as the principal beginning on July 1, 2021.
Dr. Do-Yong Park recipient of second Fulbright
The U.S. Department of State has named Illinois State University Professor of Science Education Dr. Do-Yong Park as a recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to support his work in Vietnam.
College of Education’s new student success center named for visionary donor’s gift
A $500,000 gift from Barbara Efaw ’59 and family was honored with action by the Board of Trustees on Friday, May 7. In recognition of the family’s generosity, the College of Education’s new student success center will be named the Barbara and Larry Efaw Center for Educator Excellence. The center is scheduled to open spring semester 2022 and will be housed in Degarmo Hall.
NCUE collaborates with the Center for Civic Engagement & the Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology to offer summer redesign
In 2006, the National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) began offering course redesign support for ISU faculty teaching courses for education majors.
Teaching What Matters: NCUE and SABE join forces to bring author and CPS teacher Dr. Gregory Michie to ISU
On April 8, a year after the initial invitation, the Student Association for Bilingual Education (SABE) and the National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) welcomed best-selling author and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teacher Dr. Gregory Michie to deliver the keynote address for Bilingual Advocacy Week.
Meet our NCUE community liaisons
The National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) through the Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP) partners with five communities in Chicago. The five neighborhoods are Albany Park, Auburn Gresham, East Garfield Park, Little Village, and Pilsen. In each neighborhood NCUE work with a community liaison from a community-based organization.
