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#LewisU
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🎉Lewis University has achieved its highest U.S. News ranking of No. 13 in Best Regional Universities (Midwest)!🎉
This remarkable rise of 9 spots is a testament to the continual improvement and progression of
#LewisU
#USNews
#Rankings
#HigherEducation
Christmas came early for
@LUaviation
students!
Thank you
@AmericanAir
for the MD-80 aircraft donation that will enhance our education and provide even more opportunities for our students.
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@Cubs
player and inspirational speaker Chris Singleton is coming to
#LewisU
! Join us at 5PM Feb. 12 in UDR as he shares his message of forgiveness and overcoming adversity.
"It's a mixture of my teammates, my coaches and my professors that keep me going. I don't want to disappoint the people surrounding me. I don't want to regret not working hard." - Jessica Kelliher, senior org. communications and psych double major and
@LewisWBBall
forward.
Learn how the community can come together to be actively anti-racist by joining us for a virtual discussion with
@RevDrBarber
!
ANTI-RACISM, ALLYSHIP AND ACTION will be held at 3pm on Thursday, February 18.
Registration is required:
Good luck to our
@LewisWBBall
in the
@NCAA
Division II Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, taking on second-seeded Drury on Friday, March 10! 🍀
Keep up the great work
@LewisFlyers
🏀
Stay up to date with them at
Kristin Kavalauskas is ready to being a career in nursing now that she has her BSN from
#LewisU
!
The Tinley Park High School alumna from Oak Forest, Illinois was a member of
@LewisSoftball
and plans on becoming a Pediatric ER or NICU nurse.
#LewisU2022
#LewisUBetterWorld
❗School History Alert❗
Congratulations to
@LewisWTandF
and
@LewisWXC
for becoming the first team EVER in the GLVC to capture a Triple Crown for the 2022-2023 academic year. 👑
Well done Lady Flyers, way to make
#LewisU
proud!
Congratulations to
@LewisBaseball
Jake Karaba who was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Year! Karaba is the first pitcher in
#LewisU
history to earn the GLVC Pitcher of the Year award.
Way to go, Flyer! ✈️
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Congrats to senior chemistry major Carolyn Graverson for being awarded with the Goldwater scholarship!
Graverson's impressive academic and research credentials earned her this prestigious award🌟
“Remembering that God is with you will help and inspire you in all that you do.”
Happy Feast of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, our patron saint of educators and founder of the Christian Brothers!
#FeastDay
#Lasallian
"It is our intention to have face-to-face instruction on our campuses for the Fall 2020 Semester including residential living." - Dr. David Livingston, President of
#LewisU
Read more about our university's plan for Fall 2020 at
Congratulations to
@LewisWBBall
's Jessica Kelliher who has signed to play the 2019-20 season with the DP World Ladies Antwerp of Belgium!
Best of luck as you begin your professional basketball career🏀
#LewisUAchieve
Congrats
@LewisUAlumni
Larry Tucker on your appointment as President of
@MaristChicago
We're proud of your success since earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics & a master's degree in educational administration
#LewisUAchieve
Congrats to the
@LewisWVBall
team on ending a great season with a 33-3 record, a program-record .917 winning percentage and the first ever American Volleyball Coaches Association No. 1 national ranking earlier in the year!
#GoFlyers
Congratulations to our
@LewisFlyers
Men's Basketball team for winning the
@GLVCsports
title! 🏆🏀
With the victory, the Flyers also have an automatic birth to the
@NCAADII
tournament and will face Southern Indiana in round 1 of the Midwest Regional SATURDAY!
#LewisUAchieve
"It feels great to receive All Region Honors. I truly believe that it was my teammates that allowed me to receive this honor, because we put together such a great year of basketball." - Rachel Hinders, senior secondary education and mathematics major
@LewisWBBall
#FlyerFaces
Thank you to Russ and Dawn Smyth for your historic $5 million investment in
#LewisU
.
This largest gift by a living individual in school history will serve the growing number of
#STEM
students and enhance LewisU’s national impact in these fields.
Congratulations to all
#LewisU
students who made the Fall 2020 Dean's List!
Students included on the Dean's List must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, enrolled in 12 or more credit hours, and no "D" or "F" grades.
For the full list of names visit
Today, we pause to celebrate and reflect upon this important day in our history.
Lewis University is closed on Friday, June 19, 2020, in observance of
#JuneteenthDay
🎨 Dennis H. Cremin and Becky Pearl led a recent excursion to the Art Institute of Chicago, to raise funds in support of the
@LewisSoftball
travel study to Italy in 2024.
Consider a donation by contacting Becky Pearl at pearlbe
@lewisu
.edu
#TravelTuesday
Congratulations to Meaghan Glavac and Ashley Bihun on completing a record-breaking 100-hour on-air radio broadcast for the To Kill a DJ marathon at WLRA!
#LewisUAchieve
“God’s Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion” will be presented by Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory, at 4 p.m. on October 12 in St. Charles Borromeo Convocation Hall.
Read more at
In response to the George Floyd killing, as well as this weekend's riots and protests, Dr. Kristi Kelly, members of the Diversity Engagement Committee and Dr. Christie Billups, will host a Community Check-In for students and employees tomorrow, at 3pm.
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“I want all women, especially women of color, to feel confident in their healthcare and to know they are in safe hands with me. The experience of minorities in healthcare is not always universal.” -Rose-Marie Ogbuli, biology major, Plainfield East Alumna,
#FlyerFaces
Congrats Carolyn Graverson on your bachelor's degree in Chemistry!
Good luck as you attend
@RiceUniversity
to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry through the J. Evans Attwell-Welch Graduate Fellowship!
#LewisU2020
#LewisUAchieve
The
@LewisWBBall
is unstoppable!🏀
@GLVCsports
announced its 2022-23 postseason awards for women's basketball and the
#LewisU
women's basketball team had four players achieve All-GLVC honors for their performance this season.
#InternationalWomensDay
On a sunny day like today, the
#LewisU
Elf on the Shelf is dreaming of watching Flyers Baseball back in action!
Just a few short months until baseball season kicks off!
Check out all things
@LewisFlyers
at
Congratulations to our
@LewisMXC
and
@LewisWXC
teams for their outstanding performances at the
@NCAADII
Midwest Regionals!
The men finished at second while the women placed third, both earning their spots at the NCAA DII Nationals in Joplin, Missouri. Way to go Flyers!✈️
Free
@PaceSuburbanBus
Express Service from Chicago to Lewis University began TODAY for
#LewisU
students, faculty and staff!
Visit to find out how you can get a free ride 🚌😁
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@RepLipinski
announced the allocation of $6 million to the Joliet Regional Port District to build an air traffic control tower at
#LewisU
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"
@LUaviation
is the place to study aviation in the region and we are very proud to be that" -
@DrLivLewisU
Rest in Peace Brother Leo. You were a loved and cherished member of our
#LewisU
community for 12 years.
Join us to celebrate the life and ministry of Brother Leo Jones, FSC with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11am Saturday, December 12 at
Congrats degree recipients!
Watch Dr. David Livingston, President; Dr. Christopher Sindt, Provost; the Academic Deans, and members of the Lewis University faculty, and staff offer personal messages to the Class of 2020 at
There's nothing more beautiful than
#fall
on the
#LewisU
Romeoville campus!
Check out these photos of the gorgeous change in seasons captured by Brother Peter Hannon, FSC.
Call U.S. legislators TODAY to
#SupportDreamers
The
@USCCB
calls Catholics and people of good will to take part in a "Call-in-Day" TODAY for the Protection of
#dreamers
Visit for more information
#LewisU
chemistry student Carolyn Graverson presented her research entitled, "Desigining a Supramolecular Process for Post-STI CMP Cleaning" at The Electrochemical Society Meeting!
#ScholarSaturday
Good Luck to our Men's
@LewisMXC
who qualified for the
@NCAADII
Men’s Cross Country National Championships
The Men's Cross Country Championships starts on Friday, Dec. 2 at 12 pm CT!
Keep up the great work FLYERS,
@LewisFlyers
Congratulations to
#LewisU
students Harvey Campus-Chavez, Will Debolt, Miles Mena, Jacob Prince, and Soren Thrawl, led by Dr. Amanda Harsy, on their publication "Modeling and Analysis of Hockey Using Markov Chains," featured in "Mathematics and Sports."
Rest in peace, Dr. John Greenwood, Professor Emeritus of Psychology.
He touched the lives of many while he graced our community from 1986 to 2018. An unceasing advocate for our students, he was the first faculty member to receive the Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award.
Congrats to
#lewisu
English Studies alumna, Zakiya Cowan, winner of a Brooklyn Poets Fellowship for 2020! She’ll get the opportunity to study with Pulitzer prize-winning poet, Tyehimba Jess and others! We’re so thrilled for you, Zakiya! Write-on!
#LewisUAchieve
#LewisU2020
Congratulations to Nicole Pratl for earning the De La Salle Medallion for Excellence in Service and Community Engagement. Your commitment to the Lasallian Mission is honorable.
Visit
#LaSallianHeritageMonth
THANK YOU to all 455
#LewisU
student employees that have served a total of 129,540 hours in over 95 university departments. We couldn't do this without you!
A special CONGRATS to the students employees recognized by their department as Most Outstanding Student Employee!
Congratulations to
@LewisMTandF
Head Coach, Dana Schwarting, for winning Men AND Women's
@GLVCsports
Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year! 👏
Schwarting has won a Coach of the Year title 25 times collectively so far throughout his coaching career at
#LewisU
.
Good luck to
#LewisU
Women's Softball as they head to Indianapolis for the NCAA DII Softball Championships! No. 4 Lewis will take on No.5 Illinois-Springfield at 12:30 pm.
Go Flyers!
To follow along or view the tournament schedule visit .
HANDS UP if you're ready for an awesome year at
#LewisU
! 🙌
The Class of 2025 is excited to kick off the fall semester. We are so excited that our newest Flyers are officially on campus! 😄✈️
A lot has changed in 86 years on this piece of farmland in Will County.
Let's take a moment to remember when our wonderful university began.
Happy Dedication Day!🎉
"Look to the women in your lives because they are there for you and to support you," says
@CoachSQuigley
The 2021
@glvcsports
Chuck Mallender Coach of the Year hopes to inspire all
@golewisflyers
athletes to realize the support they have surrounding them.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Today we pause to remember the lives that were taken 20 years ago today during the September 11 terrorist attacks. We are forever grateful for the courage and patriotism of the first responders who sacrificed it all at Ground Zero.
#NeverForget
.
@lewisualumni
Jessica Kelliher has earned recognition as
@NCAADII
CCA Scholar Athlete of the Year for her 2018-2019 performance on
@LewisWBBall
! Congratulations, Jessica!
Read more at
Congratulations
@LewisMLax
on securing a share of the
@GLVCsports
Men's Lacrosse regular season title!✈️
#LewisU
will be hosting the conference tournament this weekend, and our Flyers will be taking on Indianapolis this Thursday, May 2 at 4pm. Pack the stadium! 👏
#LewisUAchieve
The flowers are blooming on our 410-acre campus in Romeoville, Illinois.
Take a break and enjoy some natural beauty captured by Brother Peter Hannon, FSC, assistant professor of
@lewis_history
This week, we would like to honor
@LewisUniversity
as College of the Week! Congratulations! Lewis University promotes the development of the complete person through the pursuit of wisdom and justice. Lewis supplies accelerated programs with evening or online courses.
#LewisU
WOOHOO,
#LEWISU
! You made it through finals and the fall semester!
Congratulations on a job well done all semester long.
We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break!
Congratulations to senior Radio/TV broadcasting major Lauren Brennan for beginning her remote productions internship position at
@BigTenNetwork
!
Lauren has also been selected as the programming/operations director at
@WLRARadio
for the 2018-2019 school year.
#LewisUAchieve