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Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Shine at URSA 2026
Benedictine University’s (BenU) Daniel L. Goodwin Hall of Business buzzed with intellectual energy on Thursday, April 16, as students from across disciplines gathered for the annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Arts (URSA) Symposium. Established in 2011, URSA was created to expand opportunities for undergraduates to lead or collaborate on research projects alongside faculty mentors. Now…
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Alumna Rachael Mahmood Named Illinois Teacher of the Year
A BenU alum is named Illinois Teacher of the Year! Congratulations goes out to Rachael Batchu Mahmood, EdD (BA ’04, Elementary Education) of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 who was named the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year. Dr. Mahmood is a fifth-grade teacher at Georgetown Elementary School and received a Rising Star…
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2023-2024 Graduating Senior Award Recipients
The Honors Committee is pleased to announce the selection of the Senior Awards for 2023-2024. These students will be recognized at The Night of Honor & Gratitude, scheduled for Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm. The Benedictine University Senior Awards annually recognize outstanding students who are earning a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine University. This year we…
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Education Students Participate in Hands-On Training in Collaboration with Population Education.
On February 12, 2024, Ovid Wong, PhD, Professor of Science Education at Benedictine University, led the EDUC 3318 (Methods of Teaching Elementary Science) students to participate in the in-person hands-on training of population connection for people and the planet in collaboration with Population Education (Washington D.C.), the only national program for K-5 educators. The workshop…
