We are emotionally and academically connected, accountable for inspiring your exploration, enabling your potential and for propelling your future success.
We are emotionally and academically connected, accountable for inspiring your exploration, enabling your potential and for propelling your future success.
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A transformative college experience is one where a student grows not only academically, but also personally and socially. At Benedictine, students are empowered to step outside of their comfort zone to forge a connection within our community.
Our curriculum encourages the exploration of global cultures to raise awareness of contemporary challenges, teaching you how to think rather than what to think. Drawing from our Benedictine hallmarks, we’ve stitched together an environment that encourages collaboration, self-growth and an appreciation of unique perspectives.
Whatever your appetite for adventure, we interlace ample opportunities to create, explore, learn and grow.
Grab hold of the red thread and weave the path of your dreams.
Marv Agwomoh is in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker Contest.
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BenU student-to-faculty ratio
awarded in Scholarships last year
of graduates are working or in graduate school 6 months after graduation
undergraduate majors, 17 masters, 3 doctoral programs, 17 certificates
Field Set for 2023 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker Fan Vote Winner will have the opportunity to compete in the 34th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships […]
Maurice Bell, Benedictine University alumnus and 24-year veteran of PepsiCo, will be the next featured guest in Benedictine’s “Journeys in Leadership” speaker series on Thursday, February 23 at 7 p.m. […]
On January 24, 2023, seven Benedictine University students received the Writing Excellence Award in a ceremony in Kindlon Hall. This award is a marker of achievement for undergraduate student writers […]
Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson, B.S. Health Education, 1999; MPH, 2000, and BenU Alumni Achievement Award recipient, attended the State of the Union address on February 7, […]
Do you remember where you were when you saw the white smoke? Ten years ago this week, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope—one of the most surprising popes in a […]
A Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim walk onto a stage … It sounds like a well-worn joke. But it’s not. It’s one of the blessings of being Benedictine! And […]
This week the Benedictine community takes time to remember, honor, and learn from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Most of us have heard of King our whole lives. Some […]
Remembering Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022) Ten years ago, around this time, I was beginning to teach a course on Pope Benedict XVI—as far as I know, the only full course […]