Lewis University News

PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- IDP Education has released a list of institutions that have signed on for its international student placement services.

Sometimes, time machines are made from little more than pencil and paper. In January of 1984, a bunch of fifth-grade students at Naperville's Maplebrook Elementary School sharpened their pencils for an assignment given by teacher Thomas Dewing.

Lewis University's Heritage Theatre Company will celebrate the season with its fifth annual Holiday Spectacular.

Both Romeoville and Bolingbrook high schools were once again selected to participate in the Illinois Operation Teen Safe Driving program.

Although she's only a junior in high school, Willow Taller is now performing with college students from Lewis University and Joliet Junior College as a member of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Festival of Trees: The annual holiday showcase is at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet from Nov.

Eye on Education By Sherri Dauskurdas Ian V. Gladding and Frank Rose, faculty members from the Lewis University College of Business, spent part of their summer in Brazil, seeking to find new business opportunities for local companies and expand learning opportunities for Lewis students.

Members of the armed forces from the Fox Valley area have reached the following milestones in their military careers.

The University of Indianapolis won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Lewis University on Sunday afternoon.

ABBA Mania: ABBA Mania, the world's No. 1 touring ABBA tribute concert, visits North Central College at 6 p.m. Nov.

Led Zeppelin Live! Starring Heartbreaker: The tribute band performs at The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University at 8 p.m. Nov.

Reviewed by Ann Rubino Adjunct, Lewis University College of Education This excellent read-aloud for the pre-K through primary audience is one of a group of primary books from Whitman.

The Will County Community Foundation will present more than $100,000 in grants to four area organizations.

Ridge Elementary School students now have an essential tool to harvest seeds, study scientific principals and even compost lunch leftovers: a greenhouse.

Last updated on 11/04/2009 at 11:09 p.m. DeKALB A haircut can mean the difference between a second date and no date; it can give someone confidence or it can do the opposite, or it can even be a way of expression.

Traveling around the world has never been easier or so inexpensive. You can stop by the Lewis University's International Food Fair 2009 today to sample the cuisine of 24 different countries while enjoying the music of The Inti Raymi Band , which will play South American folk music.

State Rep. Arthur "Art" Turner is an elections-veteran and is planning to win more as he faces the Democratic primaries to become the Party's candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

Pollyana Logan of Joliet raised 11 children, hoping to accomplish two goals. She wanted them to be assets to society and to know and love the Lord Jesus Christ.

This month, threats of funding cuts resonated on campuses large and small, as students and administrators across Illinois protested the proposed mid-year repeal of the statea s Monetary Awards Program .

Amy Adams, 21, will never forget the impact her first-grade teacher had on her, so she plans to become a teacher.