ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - (July 12, 2016) - Samantha Glackin of Moline and Aaron Wilson of Rock Island were named to Lewis University's Dean's List for the 2016 Spring Semester. Samantha is studying History at Lewis University and Aaron is studying Sport...

ROMEOVILLE, IL (06/10/2015)(readMedia)-- Camille Kelso of Rock Island (61201), IL, graduated from Lewis University with a master's degree in graduate organizational leader.

Lewis University is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 6,700 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.

ROMEOVILLE, IL (04/08/2015)(readMedia)-- Lewis University undergraduate student Jacob Dopler of East Moline (61244) recently finished in the Top Eight in the Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge held in Washington D.C.

"Only eight out of 22 teams qualified for the next round, and we were among top tier schools like NYU, Columbia, Harvard, Georgetown, CMU etc.," said Dr. Faisal Abdullah, professor of management information systems.

The students were given a cyber-attack scenario and had to present policy alternatives to a group of judges. After an intense question-answer round, the students qualified for the semifinals.

Students for the Lewis University team were selected from the undergraduate Computer Information Systems and Information Security programs. The students who competed include :

• Jon Pankhurst, B.S. Information Security student from Joliet
• Paul Derdzinski, B.S. in Information Security student from Romeoville
• Bryan Cameron, double major in the B.S. in Information Security and B.S. Computer Information Systems program from Bolingbrook
• Jake Dopler, double major in the B.S. in Finance and the B.S. in Information Security programs from East Moline

The Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge is the only student competition devoted to high-level policy recommendations for day-after responses to a major cyber incident. Organized by the Atlantic Council and hosted by American University, the Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge engages students with a small group of experts representing various sectors including government, finance, telecom and the press. The competition promotes awareness of cyber security policy issues while providing students and experts an opportunity to network with cyber security experts and develop new ideas on the future of cyber security policy.

The College of Business offers a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and a bachelor's degree in Information Security and Risk Management. Courses in the Computer Information Systems and Information Security majors are hands-on and focus on providing skills that are in high demand. Students have the option to complete their coursework, assignments and projects online using the redesigned VMware CloudLab. Scholarships, internships, job opportunities, alumni news and news articles are posted regularly on MIS Department's Facebook page.

Lewis University is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 6,700 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.

ROMEOVILLE, IL (06/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Samantha Glackin helped create "The Emergence of Modern Joliet: Art, Industry and Urbanization" art exhibit that will be on display from June 16-July 11 in The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery, located on Lewis University's main campus in Romeoville. A special reception for the exhibit will be held at 5 p.m. on July 9. The free exhibit is open to the public from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends.

The art exhibition features the work of Lewis University students and historical collections in a partnership between Lewis University and the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The History of Illinois class of Dr. Dennis Cremin, history professor and director of the Lewis University History Center, researched the topics and drafted text for the exhibit panels. The exhibit's scheme was a group effort by students in the Advanced Design class directed by Leslie Colonna, Lewis University instructor of art and design.

Those students who participated in the History of Illinois class included: Sean Barber, Nicholas Czerwinski, Jocelyn Davila, Joshua Dittman, Patrick Franks, Samantha Glackin, Adrienne Gonzales, Michael Hines, Sarah Langheld, Anthony Larocca, Zeferino Martinez, Kelsey O'Brien, Tyson Polack, Alan Rosas, Brittany Russell and Zachary Zalewski.

Advanced Design students who contributed significantly to the exhibit included: Elizabeth Apostolos, Lauren Kill, Connor McLennan, Kendra Mills, Cory Seng, Lauren Trzeciak and Sandra Zuchara.

At its core are original works of art from the past and present placed in the region's history. The exhibit features 15 original drawings by Adele Fay Williams (1858-1937), which are part of the Adelmann Regional History Collection at Lewis University.

The gallery is part of the Oremus Fine Arts Center at Lewis University. The Department of Art and Design manages the gallery events, which include Lewis University student shows, local and regional artist shows, annual high school exhibits, faculty shows, academic based exhibitions and cultural and religious based art shows. More information is available about the Art Gallery and exhibits by contacting Natalie Swain, art gallery coordinator, at swainna@lewisu.edu.

Lewis University is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 6,600 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.