Lewis University Softball Team Reflects on Transformative Italy Experience
The Lewis University Softball Team returns to the Romeoville campus this Fall ready for another great season with a new international and Lasallian perspective. A June trip to Italy combined athletic competition with a deep dive into the country’s rich history and culture. The students enrolled in “Global History and Culture II” explored Italy’s iconic […]
Dr. James Tallon Publishes Book Chapter on Eastern Mediterranean
Dr. James Tallon, professor of history at Lewis University, recently published a book chapter titled “International Actors Intervening in a Local War: The Long World War I of the Eastern Mediterranean, 1911–23.” The chapter appears in the edited volume “Boundaries of War: Local and Global Perspectives in Military History,” published by Marine Corps University Press. […]
Lewis University 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 Lewis University students are helping with the event preparations. Mason Wilson, Lewis University […]
Reclaiming the Narrative: African American in Joliet’s Southend’ Exhibit Set for August 17 Display
TheLewis University History Center’s“Reclaiming the Narrative: African American in Joliet’s Southend”banner exhibit will beon 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 Lockport, Ill. Recent Lewis University Alumna Morgan Jennings represented the Lewis University History Center at […]
Lewis University History Center Presents at June 22 Fairmont Event
The Lewis University History Center’s “Reclaiming the Narrative: African American in Joliet’s Southend” banner exhibit will be on display from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Envision Fairmont: Updating the Fairmont Neighborhood Plan event June 22 at the Fairmont Community Center in Lockport, Ill. Recent Lewis University Alumna Morgan Jennings will represent the Lewis […]
All Roads Lead to Rome for Lewis University Softball Team
International play has wrapped up for the Lewis Women’s Softball team in Italy. They played against Bollate near Milan, Legnano in Lombardy, and the Panthers outside Lucca before arriving in Rome on June 10. “This has been an amazing trip. We have visited so many wonderful cities including Venice and Florence” Head Coach Becky Pearl […]
Lewis University History Student Researches Lockport-Based Abolitionist
The life of prominent orator and abolitionist Ichabod Codding of Lockport, Ill., andthe movement of freedom seekers in the region are the focus of the summer internship ofLewis University student Lindsey Minas. TheNew Lenox student aims to uncover materials that contribute to preserving the rich history of the abolitionist movement and its unsung heroes. Dr. […]
James Tallon Utilizes Research Travel Grant
Dr. James Tallon, Lewis University associate professor of history, presented his preliminary research “The Rose of Albania: Rose-Wilder Lane and in a Faraway Place” at the 66th annual Missouri Conference on Historyon March 15 in Columbia, Mo. His research is funded by the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Travel Grant for 2023-2024. During his five-day visit […]
Lewis University’s College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communications (CoHFAC) to Host 2024 Kickback
Lewis University invites the community and alumni to experience its College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communications (CoHFAC) at the first 2024 CoHFAC Kickback. The evening of celebration, entertainment, and recognition is on March 22at the Philip Lynch Theatre andWadsworth Family Gallery on the university’s Romeoville campus. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for guests to […]
Another Record Year of Enrollment for Lewis University Students in Rome This Semester
For the second year in a row, Lasallian Universities Center for Education in Rome, Italy has a record enrollment of Lewis University students living and studying in Rome. Twenty-four students from 14 majors and four colleges are participating in the LUCE Rome Program for the Spring 2024 semester. The students are studying and experiencing a […]