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BenU Hosts Feed the Need! at the Rice Center
Benedictine University (BenU) will partner with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) to host the annual Feed the Need! MobilePack event on March 8 and 9. The event aims to pack more than 800,000 life-saving meals for children and families in need around the world. Volunteers from the community, including individuals, families, schools, churches, and businesses,…
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Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones Inspires BenU Community
On Friday, Feb. 21, Tennesee State Representative Justin Jones inspired the BenU community during his keynote event for Black History Month. Jones appeared in a personal capacity, not associated with his official role in government. Hosted in Kindlon Hall, the event, which was sponsored by the Faculty/Staff Workshop on Structural Racism, drew a crowd filled…
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Benedictine University and the Diocese of Joliet Announce Partnership through MOU
BenU and the Diocese of Joliet announce a groundbreaking partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Both institutions are proud of this this collaboration that marks a significant step forward in providing high-quality Catholic education and creating seamless pathways to higher education for students across the Diocese. Through this partnership, graduates of Diocese Catholic…
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BenU Awarded more than $135,000 through IBHE Grant
The Benedictine University (BenU) Department of Nursing and Health has been awarded a $137,918 Nursing School Grant through the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). This grant will expand and enhance the RN to BSN Nursing Program 黑料福利网 to address the critical shortage of registered professional nurses with high-quality post-secondary credentials in Illinois. By…
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St. Benedict Chapel Reopens in Lownik Hall
St. Benedict Chapel at Benedictine University (BenU) has a new home on campus. Lownik Hall will now house the chapel and provide a newer, more accommodating space for worship right in the center of BenU鈥檚 quad and in close proximity to the Sister Judith Ann Heble, OSB Center for Benedictine Values. Previously, the chapel was…
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BenU Professor Signs Book Contract with Johns Hopkins University Press
Jean-Marie Kauth, PhD, MPH, BenU professor, signed a book contract with Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP). JHUP is America’s oldest university press,聽established at the nation’s first research university in 1878. They are renowned for being one of the very best in the world聽in聽environmental health.聽 “Poisoning Children聽is the culmination of decades of work in science, humanities,…
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Former NFL player and current SEC Network Analyst Chris Doering visits BenU
Benedictine University welcomed former NFL player and current SEC Network analyst Chris Doering to campus for the latest installment in the University鈥檚 Journeys in Leadership (JIL) series on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Goodwin Hall鈥檚 Sorensen Hall of Leaders room. Established in 2020, JIL is a nonpartisan, non-political speaker series supported by the Becker Endowment fund.…
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BenU Student Jordan Werner Speaks on Behalf of All Lincoln Laureates
Benedictine University (BenU) student Jordan Werner was selected to speak on behalf of all the Student Laureates for The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The Student Laureate program recognizes excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities by seniors from each of the state’s four-year degree-granting colleges and universities. In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, Student Laureates are…
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Getting to Know Joe
Get to know Benedictine University President Joseph J. Foy, PhD, as he shares insights into his upbringing, family, leadership journey, and the personal values that shape his role 黑料福利网. Hometown? I was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We moved 30 miles outside of town to a place called Table Mountain (between Cheyenne and Laramie), where…
