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Money.com Ranks Lewis as a Top Illinois Private University

The Money.com "Best Colleges in America 2024” ranking features ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â as one of the Top 11 private, non-profit higher education institutions in Illinois. The personal financial strategy website analyzed the nation’s top 745 colleges to find the best in quality and affordability by evaluating dozens of data points, including graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, and alumni salaries. ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â earned a 4.5 on a five-star rating system. The only private, non-profit schools based in Illinois that received a five-star rating were Northwestern and the University of Chicago. Visit Money.com to see the complete list.   [PHOTO

Northwestern College Students Looking to Transfer
ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â is committed to helping Northwestern College students successfully complete their degrees. While we regret the circumstances and disruption you are experiencing, we are prepared to support you during this transition. At ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â, you will be welcomed into a nationally  [MORE

Will County’s Heroes Teaching & Nursing Scholarship Update
During the 2023-204 academic year, m ore than $250,000 of the Will County’s Heroes Teaching & Nursing Scholarship helped over 50 ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â students prepare for careers in teaching and nursin g . Students living in Will County we re eligible for up to $5 , 000 each academic year.   “ Every dollar  [MORE

Volleyball Teams Earn AVCA Team Academic Awards
The American Volleyball Coaches' Association released its Team Academic Award list Wednesday (July 17), with the Lewis women's and men's volleyball teams both earning honors. On the women's side, it's the Flyers' 15th consecutive year earning the award. Lewis women's volleyball, led by head coach  Lorelee  [MORE]  [PHOTO

Women's Track and Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its women's track and field All-Academic Athletes and All-Academic Teams Monday (July 15), with Lewis earning the team honor and placing 18 student-athletes on the list of honorees. The Flyers, led by head coach  Dana Schwarting ,  [MORE]  [PHOTO

Men's Track and Field Earns USTFCCCA Academic All-Team
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its men's track and field All-Academic Athletes and All-Academic Teams with Lewis earning the team honor and placing nine student-athletes on the list of honorees.   The Flyers, led by head coach  Dana Schwarting , posted a team GPA  [MORE]  [PHOTO

John Stanicek Solo Exhibit on Display June 20-August 11
The John Stanicek solo exhibit of 10 sculptures and 40 drawings will be featured from June 20 to August 11 at the  Wadsworth Family Gallery  on ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â’s Romeoville Campus. The exhibit will be free and open to the public from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily.    Stanicek likes to explore those bold  [MORE]  [PHOTO

Project GO is in Session June 10-August 3 at Lewis
Twenty-four ROTC students from all over the United States have begun Project Global Officer at ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â in Romeoville. The eight-week, fully-funded immersion residential program is focused on teaching elementary-level Russian. The nationwide program is open to all qualified ROTC students  [MORE]  [PHOTO

'The Blaxploitation Horror Film' Up for Stone Book Award
The Blaxploitation Horror Film: Adaptation, Appropriation and the Gothic (University of Wales Press, 2023), by Dr. Jamil Mustafa, professor of English Studies, has been longlisted for the Museum of African American History’s Stone Book Award . The award is designed to recognize and encourage new  [MORE]  [PHOTO

Lewis Helps with I&M Canal Anniversary Celebration
Photographic collection images from Lockport’s Gaylord Building will be a highlight of the August 4 “ Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future . ” The event celebrates the 40th anniversary of President Reagan's signing of legislation to create the I&M Canal National Heritage Area.     Several ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â  [MORE

'Reclaiming the Narrative' Exhibit Set for August 17 Display
The  ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â History Center’s  “ Reclaiming the Narrative: African American in Joliet’s Southend”  banner exhibit will be on August 17 in Fairmont. On June 22, the exhibit was at the Envision Fairmont: Updating the Fairmont Neighborhood Plan event at the Fairmont Community Center in  [MORE]  [PHOTO

He Presents at International Accounting Symposium in China
Dr. Ting He, assistant professor of accounting at ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â , presented her paper titled “Rational Expectations Tests on Financial Analysts’ Cash Flow Forecasts” at the 7th International Accounting Symposium of the Asian Review of Accounting (ARA) on June 29 in Chongqing, China. The symposium,  [MORE]  [PHOTO


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