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NCE Bids Farewell to Dean Borthwick

NCE celebrates the exemplary service of Dr. Arlene Borthwick:

  • Employed at NLU for 19 years
  • Served as a faculty member, program director, department chair, faculty co-chair, and associate dean
  • Served as licensure officer and lead for NCATE/CAEP accreditation
  • Served on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), President of ISTE Special Interest Group (SIG) for Teacher Educators, in officer roles in several AERA SIGs, and most recently as Chair of the American Association for Colleges of Education (AACTE) Committee on Innovation and Technology (2017-2018)
  • Organized sessions where groups of candidates and faculty would serve as co-presenters at state and national technology conferences and the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Planned and participated in study tours to Costa Rica, New Zealand, and Finland
  • Served as one of the founding editors of the National College of Education’s online journal, i.e.: inquiry in education
  • Has maintained a scholarly agenda throughout her career at NLU, including presentations, published articles, book chapters, and a co-edited book

And, as she eases into retirement, Dr. Borthwick is collaborating on a proposal for an edited book on building capacity for infusing technology in teacher preparation.

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (888) 658.8632
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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    (888) 658.8632
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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    (888) 658.8632
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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    (888) 658.8632
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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of Tampa's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to its classrooms, the National Louis University Tampa Regional Center features a computer lab, student lounges, and conference room.

    5110 Sunforest Drive, Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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