Lewis University student leads free Lockport walking tours
(Left to right) Lewis University students Greg Rossbach,Tom Sharwarko and Mary Moran assist at the Joliet Historical Museum. Lewis University History major Mary Moran will be guiding walking tours as an intern at The Gaylord Building, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The free, one-hour tours are scheduled on Thursdays evenings: July […]
Lewis University students travel and study in Italy
Lewis University students traveled May 11- 21to Rome, Assisi and Florence. The 15 students enrolled in Dr. Dominic Colonna’s Faith and the Arts course or Dr. Dennis H. Cremin’s history courses. “This year’s students really enjoyed the Coliseum, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the city of Assisi itself,” Cremin, professor of history and director of the […]
Bryan Bolton and Melissa Farmer are Father Aquinas recipients
Lewis University students Bryan Bolton of Downers Grove, Ill. and Melissa Farmer of Flossmoor, Ill. received the Father Aquinas Colgan Award during the University’s undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies held Sunday, May 19 at the Romeoville main campus. This special achievement and recognition is awarded to graduating seniors at each of the University’s undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies held […]
Scholarship and research on display at Lewis University
(Left to right) Emily Grimm, Lauren Jacobson, Sarah Meyerand Dr. Joseph Kozminiski discuss research at the 2013 Celebration of Scholarship. More than 280 Lewis University undergraduate students, graduate students and alumni showcased their scholarly and artistic work April 18 during the 2nd Annual Celebration of Scholarship. Dr. Herb Childress, dean of Research and Assessment at […]
The Adelmann Regional History Collection debuts online slide collection
(Left to right) Stefany Drabes, Robert Pruter and Mary Ann Atkins The Adelmann Regional History Slide Collection is now available online. The Lewis University History Center collection features almost 500 historic images of the Lockport area and the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Representing the work of almost three years, Lewis University student interns worked closely […]
Dr. Dennis Cremin to speak at Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit opening
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, associate professor of history at Lewis University, will speak at the Nov. 10 opening reception of the Smithsonian Institution’s Journey Stories Exhibit at the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, Ill. Cremin will speak about his experience working with the exhibit collection. The Smithsonian Institution Stories Exhibit will run through Dec. 29. […]
Entertaining and educational experience for all at Kidzfest 2012
Hundreds of children and their families visited Lewis University’s Mini Campus at Kidzfest 2012 in Joliet despite the extreme heat on Saturday, August 4. The mini campus showcased the university’s programs while providing an entertaining and educational experience for children. Lewis University was the primary sponsor along with the Joliet City Center Partnership of the […]
Summer fund includes preserving centuries-old photographs
Stefany Drabes Instagram wasn’t around when Will County was developing into the area it is today. So three Lewis University students entered into a modern day quest to match photos with names and places, and then make them accessible to share electronically. The unique internship opportunity for Stefany Drabes, Casey McKenzie and Yadira Perez, was […]
Lewis University professor among presenters at international meeting of Lasallian university faculty in Rome
Brother Armand Alcazar, FSC, Professor of Theology at Lewis University, was among the presenters at the International Lasallian University Faculty Leadership Program for the International Association of Lasallian Universities in Rome, Italy. He presented “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition” at the two-week program that explored Catholic identity and Lasallian spirituality. Twenty-seven universities from 11 countries were […]
Mission trip to Bolivia inspires more volunteerism from Lewis University students
The Diocese of Joliet’s annual University Mission trip to Sucre, Boliva included 12 Lewis University students, faculty and staff members. From June 7-20, students performed their service at six sites in Bolivia including an orphanage, two daycare centers and three hospitals. At the hospitals, they interacted with patients and doctors and observed medical procedures. Students […]