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HLC Approves »ÆÉ«µçÓ° and St. Augustine Merger
At its November 2, 2023, Higher Learning Commission Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board approved our Change of Control application and Plan of Merger agreement with St. Augustine College. This allows our legal and corporate merger through the State of Illinois and the Illinois Board of Higher Education  [MORE] 

Innovation Hub Relaunches with Ribbon Cutting
»ÆÉ«µçÓ° celebrated the relaunch of its Innovation Hub with a ribbon cutting on November 7 on its Romeoville campus.   Romeoville Mayor John Noak, John Wightkin, coordinator of Innovation Hub and Stahl Center for Entrepreneurship, Ryan Butt, dean of the College of Business, and Amna Tasneem  [MORE] 

»ÆÉ«µçÓ° Men's Soccer Advances to NCAA Sweet Sixteen
The »ÆÉ«µçÓ° men's soccer team advances to the NCAA DII Men's Soccer Tournament Sweet 16 as the Flyers defeated Illinois-Springfield in penalty kicks during the second round Sunday (Nov. 19) at Kiwanis Stadium.  TEAM RECORDS (7) »ÆÉ«µçÓ° 11-3-6 | (2) Illinois-Springfield 13-1-7   LEWIS  [MORE] 

Lincoln Academy Honors Morgan Jennings for Her Historic Work
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois honored »ÆÉ«µçÓ° student Morgan Jennings as a 2023 Student Laureate. In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, Student Laureates are honored for their leadership and service on campus and beyond in pursuing humanity's betterment and for excellence in curricular and extracurricular  [MORE]  [PHOTO] 

Lancaster to be Honored for Outstanding Business Practice
Adam Smith Award Night returns at 6 p.m. November 29 honoring alumna Mary Lancaster. The free, public event will be held in the Flight Deck at St. Charles Borromeo at »ÆÉ«µçÓ° in Romeoville.   Lancaster, who earned an accounting bachelor’s degree from »ÆÉ«µçÓ°, will offer a few words  [MORE] 

APNA Selects »ÆÉ«µçÓ° Student for Student Scholar Award
»ÆÉ«µçÓ°’s College of Nursing and Health Science student , Anna Faveron, received the Board of Directors Student Scholar Award from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). Faveron was one of 30 nursing students nationwide to be awarded the scholarship with the following benefits.  [MORE] 

Partnership Exhibit Opening at Joliet Area Historical Museum
38 Miles North and South from Chicago: A Comparative Look at African American History in Lake Forest and Joliet, will be at the Joliet Area Historical Museum from November 30 to December 16. The exhibit focuses on two communities often seen as on the periphery of Chicago, yet they emerge as independent  [MORE] 

»ÆÉ«µçÓ° Nursing Reach an Educational Milestone
»ÆÉ«µçÓ°’s nursing students were “coated” by their senior peers at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ White Coat Ceremony on September 29 at St. Charles Borromeo Convocation Hall on the Romeoville campus. In nursing, a White Coat Ceremony traditionally marks the student’s transition  [MORE] 

Senior Student Art on Display December 7-18 in Art Gallery
The Senior Capstone Art Exhibition will take place December 7-18 at the Wadsworth Family Gallery on »ÆÉ«µçÓ°’s Romeoville campus. The exhibit will be free and open to the public from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily. Shawnton Brown, Alondra De La Torre, Jasmine Fairbanks and Anabel Garcia Silva are  [MORE] 

WLRA Annual 24-Hour Christmas Music Broadcast Begins Nov. 23
Listen to holiday music   24 hours a day, seven days a week November 23- January 1 on WLRA Radio . Listeners can tune into the student-run radio station at 88.1 FM,  online , and at iTunes, Google Play, and iHeartRadio. The WLRA Christmas programming will feature sacred, traditional, contemporary  [MORE] 

PLT Presents 'Four Plays for Coarse Actors'
“Four Plays for Coarse Actors,” written by Michael Green, will be performed on November 17-19 and November 30- December 3 at »ÆÉ«µçÓ°'s Philip Lynch Theatre in Romeoville. On the first weekend, performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. On the  [MORE]  [PHOTO] 

Fall 2023 Enrollment Brings Record Diversity of Students
This fall, »ÆÉ«µçÓ° welcomed 637 new first-year students, 541 new transfer students, and 1058 new graduate students. This brings the total number of students currently enrolled in online and on-campus programs to approximately 6,670 students. These incoming students are contributing to the  [MORE]