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BenU Professor Wins Midwestern Literature Award
Benedictine University (BenU) Professor Wilson Chen, PhD, and co-author Maggie Morris Davis, PhD, have been awarded the 2025 David D. Anderson Award for Outstanding Essay in Midwestern Literary Studies by […]
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Benedictine University and Mays Music Centre of Excellence Present “Lift Every Voice”
Benedictine University (BenU) and Mays Music Centre of Excellence are proud to announce, “Lift Every Voice” a dynamic musical event featuring Grammy-recording member Isaac S. Cates alongside acclaimed local choirs […]
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BenU Earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School Designation
Benedictine University (BenU) has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary […]
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DuPage County Awards BenU a WQIP Grant
The DuPage County Department of Stormwater Management recently awarded Benedictine University (BenU) a Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP) grant. BenU Lecturer Bill Schubert was instrumental in the process. A long-time […]
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BenU Alum Alice Sima Transforms Tanzania
Benedictine University (BenU) alum and Professor Emeritus Alice Sima, MSN, MBA, RN, Board President of Friends of Imiliwaha, is making waves in Tanzania by transforming access to education and healthcare […]
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Associate Professor receives Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award
Benedictine University (BenU) Associate Professor, Paula Milas Sochacki, ’01, EdD, MPH ’04, RDN, LDN received the Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award in the Didactic Program in Dietetics NDEP South Central Region […]
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Feed the Need! Hosted at the Rice Center
Benedictine University (BenU) will partner with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) to host the annual Feed the Need! MobilePack event on March 8 and 9. The event aims to pack […]
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Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones Inspires BenU Community
On Friday, Feb. 21, Benedictine University (BenU) welcomed Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones as a keynote speaker for Black History Month. Jones was appearing in a personal capacity not associated […]
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Benedictine University and the Diocese of Joliet Announce Partnership through MOU
Benedictine University (BenU) and the Diocese of Joliet are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This collaboration marks a significant step forward in […]
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BenU Awarded more than $135,000 through IBHE Grant
The Benedictine University (BenU) Department of Nursing and Health has been awarded a $137,918 Nursing School Grant through the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). This grant will expand and […]










