Dr. Cremin Presents at Rethinking Heritage and Heritage Future Web Conference
“From the Illinois Prairie to the Bay of Manila: Daniel Burnham’s Legacy and Observations from the Field” will be presented by Dr. Dennis Cremin, professor and chair of history at Lewis University, at Rethinking Heritage and Heritage Futures, a web conference-workshop based out of De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. The presentation will be […]
Spring 2021 The Globe Newsletter is Available Online
The Office of International Students and Global Scholars Services and the International Affairs Team has posted itsannual publication of The Globe Newsletter. Visithttps://spark.adobe.com/page/tIRRc3EMBLt4y/for The Globe Newsletter – Spring 2021. This edition’s topics include: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Spring in Rome 2022 Travel Study Program to the Holy Land Workshop in Writing Spring 2021 Virtual […]
Joliet Women’s Study Club History is Now on Display
The Adelmann Regional History Collection in the LewisUniversity Library recently acquired a new collection of historical documents from the Joliet Women’s Study Club.The collection highlights the history of the club itself, and the collection will continue to receive items as the Joliet Women’s Study Club seeks to find a connection with the Chicago World’s Fair […]
Students Study Civil Rights at Naper Settlement
The Lewis University Women’s Basketball team made their way onSeptember 12to Naperville’s Naper Settlement. As part of Dr. Dennis H. Cremin’s Interpreting World History course, they are visiting nearby sites that connect to civil rights. Wearing masks, keeping socially distanced, and organized into groups of five, they toured the grounds of the outdoor history museum, […]
Celebrate a Century of Women’s Suffrage with the Online Series ‘Women’s Vote 100’
Commemorating the passing of the 19th amendment, and looking toward the 2020 election, Lewis University History Center is partnering with Naper Settlement on presenting “Women’s Vote 100.” The free virtual series focuses on women’s suffrage from a variety of perspectives and provide a historical overview. The virtual presentations will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays […]
Cremin Speaks at Schaumburg Public Library’s Chicagoland: Read All About It Program
Dr. Denis H. Cremin, chair and professor of history, is speaking at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 12 as part of the Schaumburg Public Library’s “Chicagoland: Read All About It” program. He first spoke a few years ago on,Grant Park: The Evolution of Chicago’s Front Yard, which is a scholarly publication. This time he will deliver […]
Alonzo Cardenas is Lockport Woman’s Club/Pat Darin Intern
Alonzo Cardenas lonzo Cardenas, Joliet, IL, was selected as the 11th Lockport Woman’s Club/Pat Darin intern. A history and secondary education double major. The internship is a continuation of history preservation Cardenas has been engaged in, including assisting the Lewis University History Center. Cardenas worked in the Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional Collection digitizing and […]
Lewis University New Mexico Travel Study
Students from Lewis University’s Romeoville and Albuquerque campuses studied together from March 6 – 9, 2020 in New Mexico. Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, professor of History, and Jim Saya, executive director of Lewis University’s Albuquerque campus, led the students enrolled in the Latin American history course. Cremin said, “We used a place-based learning approach and […]
History Professor Participates in National Podcast
“This Old House”, the award-winning program on PBS, is expanding into podcasts, and they reached out to Lewis University’s Dennis H. Cremin, chair and professor of history, helpedout by sharing the story of Chicago home construction history in its October 31podcast “Framing: They Don’t Build ‘Em Like They Used To”. Cremin worked with “This Old […]
Woodrow Wilson and the Great War’ is on the Move Again
“Woodrow Wilson and the Great War” is going to be displayed Oct.14 -Nov. 15 at the History Center of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff. Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, history professor and department chair, gavetwo presentations on WWI on Oct. 24 at the History Center of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff. Cremin explored the Great War and some […]