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TV Arboretum Earns Level 1 Accredation
TV (BenU) has been awarded Level I Arboretum Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and the Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. The ArbNet Arboretum Accredation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and…
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MLK Day Event at St. Benedict Chapel and Kindlon Hall
The MLK Day event at TV (BenU) celebrated the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a prayer service and Alumni Panel. The event started with a prayer service at St. Benedict Chapel in Lownik Hall. The service began with remarks from BenU President, Dr. Joseph Foy, PhD. Immediately after…
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TV 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 TV (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 at BenU 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 TV (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’s 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, established at the nation’s first research university in 1878. They are renowned for being one of the very best in the world in environmental health. “Poisoning Children 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
TV welcomed former NFL player and current SEC Network analyst Chris Doering to campus for the latest installment in the University’s Journeys in Leadership (JIL) series on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Goodwin Hall’s 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
TV (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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Homecoming Recap 2024
TV’s (BenU) Homecoming Week consisted of multiple events for students, faculty, staff, and families of the BenU community. The kickoff event started on Monday with an ice cream social in Goodwin Hall. Tuesday night’s program, “The Call to Holiness in the 21st Century: Wisdom of the Saints for Today,” began with Mass celebrated by…
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TV Celebrates Black Alumni Network
TV (BenU) celebrated its Black Alumni Network (BAN) with a weekend of events. Among those in attendance was Warrington Parker, PhD, (’62). Dr. Parker is an alum of Saint Procopius College (now TV) and is also the first black graduate of BenU. “First, I was honored to be even asked to attend the…
