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Men's Lacrosse Makes NCAA II Tournament for First Time
The Â鶹ԭ´´ men's lacrosse team has made history and is going to the NCAA II Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament for the first time in program history. Â鶹ԭ´´ drew the fourth seed and will take on fifth seed Maryville Wednesday, May 8 starting at 3 p.m. CT at Â鶹ԭ´´ Stadium.  Stay  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Men’s Lacrosse Captures GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Crown
The Â鶹ԭ´´ men's lacrosse team made history by winning the 2024 Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament Championship for the first time in program history as the Flyers defeated Maryville 11-10 Saturday (May 4) at Â鶹ԭ´´ Stadium.    TEAM RECORDS No. 1 seed #18 Â鶹ԭ´´  [MORE] 

Art Gallery Displays Senior Student Art Until May 12
The Senior Capstone Art Exhibition will take place May 2-12 at the  Wadsworth Family Gallery  on Â鶹ԭ´´’s Romeoville campus. The exhibit will be free and open to the public from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily. The Â鶹ԭ´´ students featured in the exhibit include Orla Clasby, Laila Husseini,  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Students Win ACCA Calculus Competition
One of  Â鶹ԭ´´’s student teams earned first place at the 2024 Association of Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA) Calculus Competition.  The winning team consisted of Benyamin Bamburac, Ruben Franchini and Leonardo Ramos.   Â鶹ԭ´´’s second team, who earned 12th place, included  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Earns 3rd in International Lasallian Competition
On April 12, Â鶹ԭ´´ College of Business students earned third place in the Third Annual Lasallian B-School Societal Impact Case Competition, where they provided solutions to ethical dilemmas.   This year, nine student teams from Lasallian universities around the globe participated in the  [MORE]  [PHOTO] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Students Present Research at ACCA Symposium
Â鶹ԭ´´ students studying physical, social and behavioral, and life sciences presented work at the 56th annual Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area Student Symposium on April 13 at Â鶹ԭ´´ in Romeoville. The following life sciences students presented: Andrew Murphy  [MORE] 

Men's Lacrosse Awarded Four Major GLVC Postseason Awards
The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its 2024 Postseason Awards for men's lacrosse as 11 Flyers have their name on All-GLVC Recognition while  Evan Clement  (San Diego, California/Mt. Carmel HS / CCBC-Essex) was named Offensive Player of the Year,  Domenic Tarello  (Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville  [MORE] 

Softball Has Five Members Receive All-GLVC Teams Honors
The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its postseason awards for the 2024 softball season and five members of the Â鶹ԭ´´ softball team received All-GLVC Honors.   Delaney Garden  (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) led the way with her first-team honor,  Gabi Nilles  [MORE] 

Over 1,300 Â鶹ԭ´´ Students on 2023 Fall Dean's List
Just over 1,300 students were honored on the Â鶹ԭ´´ Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester. To be eligible for this honor, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester with a grade point average of at least 3.5 and with no "D" or "F" grades. See the  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Honors Faculty/Staff with Lasallian Awards
On Tuesday, April 23, the 32nd Annual Celebration of Service took place to honor employees who were recognized for their years of service and for retirements. In addition, the Office of Mission and Identity presented the University’s annual Lasallian Awards to dedicated members of our campus community.  [MORE] 

Students, Faculty Present at Midwest Psychology Conference
Several Â鶹ԭ´´ students and faculty presented insights to nearly 4,000 people at the 96 Annual  Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago.  Psychology Assistant Professors Drs. Spencer Campbell and Philip Blankenship mentored several psychology student presentations.    [MORE] 

Indrek Soome Named GLVC Men's Tennis First Team
The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced that  Indrek Soome  (Pielavesi, Finland/Emmanuel College) was named All-GLVC First Team as voted on by the GLVC men's tennis coaches.  Soome was the primary No. 1 singles player for Â鶹ԭ´´ this season, recording 11 wins this season in singles, while  [MORE] 

Casey Smith Awarded GLVC Women's Tennis First Team
The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced Thursday (May 2) that  Casey Smith  (Portage, Mich./Portage Central) was named to the All-GLVC First Team as voted on by GLVC women's tennis coaches.  Smith was the No. 1 singles player for Â鶹ԭ´´ all season long and played at the No. 1 doubles spot  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Receives Almost $1 Million for Semiconductor Research
The U.S. Congress has finalized Community Project Funding of $950,000 for Â鶹ԭ´´ secured by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) in the 2024 appropriations bills. The funding supports innovation in semiconductor manufacturing through research at Â鶹ԭ´´’s state-of-the-art semiconductor  [MORE] 

Expertise is Shared on Disabilities, Immigration, Education
Â鶹ԭ´´ College of Education and Social Sciences faculty Drs. Mary Fisher, Christy Roberts, Erica Kwiatkowski-Egizio and Edson Chipalo recently shared their expertise on disability studies, immigration, and elementary education. Dr. Mary Fisher, associate professor of elementary and special  [MORE] 

Â鶹ԭ´´ Athletics Adding STUNT beginning in 2024-25
The Â鶹ԭ´´ Athletic Department announced STUNT as its 23rd sport that will begin during the 2024-25 school year. STUNT is one of the fastest growing female sports in the country. The sport removes the crowd-leading element and focuses on the technical and athletic components of cheer,  [MORE]