Benedictine University
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Former names
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St. Procopius College Illinois Benedictine College |
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| Motto | Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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That in all things God may be glorified |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1887 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Benedictine) |
| President | Michael S. Brophy |
| Provost | Maria de la Camara |
| Undergraduates | 3,347 |
| Postgraduates | 2,722 |
| Location |
Lisle, Illinois 41°46′38″N 88°5′45″W / 41.77722°N 88.09583°WCoordinates: 41°46′38″N 88°5′45″W / 41.77722°N 88.09583°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 108 acres (43.7 ha) |
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Red White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – NACC, MLC |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Affiliations |
ABCU ACCU NAICU CIC |
| Website | www.ben.edu |
Benedictine University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in 1887 as St. Procopius College by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey in the Pilsen community on the West Side of Chicago. The institution has retained a close relationship with the Benedictine Order, which bears the name of St. Benedict (480-543 A.D.), the acknowledged father of western monasticism.
The university resides within the Chicago metropolitan area, and is located nearby two national research facilities—Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The university's location in the East-West Tollway corridor provides various internship and employment opportunities for students.
The school secured its charter from the state of Illinois in 1890, and moved to its current location in 1901. In 1957, its high school section began operating independently of the college and is now Benet Academy. St. Procopius College changed its name to Illinois Benedictine College in 1971, and became Benedictine University in 1996 adding a third school color of black to their existing colors in which the home football team wears a black jersey.
Michael S. Brophy, Ph.D., became the 11th president of Benedictine University in August 2015. He succeeded President Emeritus William J. Carroll, Ph.D., who had served as Benedictine’s president since 1995.
In June 2015, monks from St. Procopius Abbey sued the university, claiming that they had been shut out of important decisions in defiance of the university's by-laws. The suit also alleges that the trustees, again in defiance of the by-laws, have not disclosed conflicts of interest in the search for a new president.
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Benedictine University offers 56 undergraduate majors through The College of Science, The College of Liberal Arts, The College of Business and The College of Education and Health Services. Newer offerings are undergraduate programs in Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Business Analytics, Exercise and Sports Studies, Music Education and Theology. Adult programs are offered through the School of Graduate, Adult and Professional Education. Master’s degrees are offered in Accountancy, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Clinical Psychology, Education, Finance, Leadership, Linguistics, Management Information Systems, Management and Organizational Behavior, Nursing, Nutrition and Wellness, Public Health, Reading and Literacy, Science Content and Process, and Taxation.
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