Historians discuss Civil Rights Movement education 
Place-based learning transforms Civil Rights Movement education said historians during a recent presentation at Lewis University. Dr. Dennis Cremin, associate professor and director of the Lewis University History Center , and Donna Sack, executive director of the Illinois Association of Museums, presented “Place-Based Learning: Teaching the Civil Rights Movement” on Jan. 26 at the University’s main campus in Romeoville as part of Diversity Week. A four-year $979,000 Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education opened their eyes to a better understanding of place-based learning. For the last two years, the two historians were among 60 from the fields of history, museums and K-12 educators from the suburban Chicago area that traveled to historic sites, such as Washington,   [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

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Lewis University’s past and present is focus of series  The lecture series “People, Places, and Things: Lewis University’s Material Culture,” is among the upcoming events marking the 80th Anniversary of Lewis  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

National Invitational Tournament honors four Lewis students  A strong finish to a slow start at the 24th Annual National Invitational Tournament at Loris College in Dubuque, Iowa, resulted in four individual awards  [MORE]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

Lost & Found Love at Lewis University with “Almost, Maine”  Lewis University’s Philip Lynch Theatre (PLT) presents a wonderful romantic-comedy that will rekindle a belief in love. Audiences will experience 9 stories  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

Study Abroad Program provides global experience  Several Lewis University students will be spending the spring semester studying abroad in many countries around the world including Australia, England,  [MORE]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

Daybreak Shelter receives helping hand from Lewis University  The lesson of giving was top priority for Lewis University Adjunct Professor Diane Rzeszewski with her Applied Sociology and Political Science course in  [MORE]  [COMMENTS(1)] 

Food for Thought Colloquium resumes in February  Lewis University will begin its Food for Thought Colloquium for the Spring 2012 semester with several presentations in the month of February. Events will  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

Antigua Baroque Consort performs Feb. 13 at Lewis University  Lewis University will host the Antigua Baroque Consort at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 in the Sancta Alberta Chapel located on the University’s main campus in  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)] 

Professor earns Illinois Nurses Association Educator Award  Mary Hasse, BSN, MS, JD, Lewis University assistant professor of Nursing , earned the 2011 Educator Award from the Illinois Nurses Association. The  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(2)] 

Nanotechnology research is shared with scientific community  The work of Lewis University researchers was recently published in "Forensic Science International," an international journal dedicated to the applications  [MORE]  [PHOTO]  [COMMENTS(0)]   

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