Annual Lewis University History Lecture Series Addresses Women’s Suffrage February 23
lthough American women were given the right to vote over a century ago, the women’s suffrage movement continues to have its challenges and successes. Author and women’s rights activist Dr. Elisabeth Griffith will discuss American women and their fight for equality at 7:30 p.m. February 23 in Convocation Hall at Lewis University in Romeoville. The […]
Record Number of Students Headed to Rome for Lewis University 2023 Program
For the Spring 2023 Semester, the Lasallian Universities Center for Education in Rome, Italy will serve a record 22 college students; the most students since the program began five years ago. Most students are from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois while three students are from Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. The students live in […]
Joliet’s African American History Featured on January 14
Lewis University Gospel Choir, Second Baptist Church, and Lewis University Donnelley Grant team During the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, you can explore the theme of the African American community in Joliet, Illinois in a program at the Joliet Area Historical Museum on Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 10:00am to noon. The program […]
With Gratitude’ Program Features Several Gospel Choirs
Make plans to extend your Thanksgiving holiday celebration by attending the program “With Gratitude” from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29 in Lewis University’s Convocation Hall.The event is free and open to the public. The event celebrates the yearlong community-engaged learning project involving Lewis University and four African American organizations in Joliet.It includes musical offerings […]
History Students, Faculty Work is Featured in Times Weekly
The Times Weekly, recently featured the work of Lewis University students and faculty led by Morgan Jennings, Kathleen W. Bolden Trailblazer Scholarship recipient andstudent coordinator for Reclaiming the Narrative: Restoring Black Voices to the Story of Joliet, and Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, history professor and director of the Lewis University HistoryCenter. “Joliet Black History Project […]
MBA Student Finds New Interest in Local History Collection
Naseem “Alina” Virani ofHyderabad, India, is earning a master’s degree in business administration but has foundnew passion and interests in a local history collection of the Lewis University History Center. The international student discovered it while working as a graduate assistant in the Adelmann Regional History Collection. “I am beyond grateful for this opportunity. It […]
Arts and Ideas Program Explores the Eternal City
Join Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, Lasallian Universities Center for Education Academic Director, for an informative illustrated presentation“Rome: The Eternal City and Pilgrimage,” from 2-3 p.m. on September 8 in room DL-250 of De La Salle Hall. Cremin will highlight the “place-based learning” learning opportunities, which include visiting St. Peter’s Basilica and theBasilica of Saint Agnes […]
Oct. 18 Lecture Addresses How the Suburbs Became So Segregated
Dr. Paige Glotzer “Segregated suburbs reconfigured American politics, culture, and society,” says Paige Glotzer, Assistant Professor of the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The national expert will elaborate on her thoughts with her presentation “Segregated Suburbs and the History of the United States” 2:00 p.m. on October 18 in the Convocation Hall […]
A Trip to Naper Settlement Helps Donnelley Grant Work
recent trip to view the “Unvarnished: Housing Discrimination in the Northern and Western United States” exhibit at Naper Settlement in Naperville inspired a group of Lewis University students working on preserving Joliet-area history. The students looked for examples of documents, images, and stories of individuals that helped make the exhibit’s case. The Lewis University students […]
History Students Present at Illinois Regional Conference for Phi Alpha
Lewis University was well represented on March 26 atthe Illinois Regional Conference for Phi Alpha Theta at Olivet-Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. Three Lewis University students presented papers at the conference. Morgan Jennings, history major,offered “The Division and Reunification of the Middle East Through the Promotion of Various Ideologies in the Modern Era”. Jacob Barrett, […]