Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the principles of wisdom in the Rule of St. Benedict.
Our Vision
Benedictine University aspires to be a thought leader in Catholic higher education. We seek to provide a transformative and integrative educational experience grounded in Benedictine values, helping students shape lives of meaning and purpose as engaged citizens who care for the earth, welcome people of diverse faiths and cultures, and promote the common good.
Undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs at Benedictine University are housed in the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Health and the School of Education.
Advancing the liberal arts experience of students is a key component of a Benedictine University education. The College of Liberal Arts provides this to undergraduates through its major and minor programs, interdisciplinary offerings, support for the core curriculum and to adult undergraduate and graduate students.
The College of Science and Health includes the departments of Biology, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics and Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science as well as Health Administration, Nursing and Nutrition and Public Health. At the graduate level, the College offers a master's degree in clinical exercise physiology, public health, nursing, nutrition, integrative physiology and molecular and cellular biology.
One of Benedictine University's great strengths is its integration of liberal with professional learning. The Daniel L. Goodwin College of Business offers 10 undergraduate degree programs, three master's programs, several graduate certificates and a doctoral program in Organization Development. Programs are designed to meet the needs of traditional-age students as well as working adults, with courses offered in semester, quarter, accelerated and cohort formats.
Quality teacher education places great emphasis on a strong liberal arts foundation. The interactive relationship among liberal arts, disciplinary area of study, professional education and communication skills uniquely prepares Benedictine University students for a career in teaching. Benedictine University has provided accredited teacher education for 40 years.
All faculty and staff are invited to join the Faith and Justice Summer Reading Group. Participate at the level and frequency comfortable for you. We’ll meet via Zoom on five Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 pm CDT: June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, and August 10. Here’s the research link created by Joan Hopkins: https://researchguides.ben.edu/FJ-2022. Please see the Zoom link below.
Please register with Carrie Ankeny (cankeny@ben.edu) or Dr. Pat Somers (psomers@ben.edu). The first ten people to register will receive a free copy of Jemar Tisby’s How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice (Zondervan, 2021). The free copies may be picked up at the Lisle campus Library Circulation Desk or shipped directly to you.
All faculty and staff are invited to join the Faith and Justice Summer Reading Group. Participate at the level and frequency comfortable for you. We’ll meet via Zoom on five Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 pm CDT: June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, and August 10. Here’s the research link created by Joan Hopkins: https://researchguides.ben.edu/FJ-2022. Please see the Zoom link below.
Please register with Carrie Ankeny (cankeny@ben.edu) or Dr. Pat Somers (psomers@ben.edu). The first ten people to register will receive a free copy of Jemar Tisby’s How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice (Zondervan, 2021). The free copies may be picked up at the Lisle campus Library Circulation Desk or shipped directly to you.
All faculty and staff are invited to join the Faith and Justice Summer Reading Group. Participate at the level and frequency comfortable for you. We’ll meet via Zoom on five Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 pm CDT: June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, and August 10. Here’s the research link created by Joan Hopkins: https://researchguides.ben.edu/FJ-2022. Please see the Zoom link below.
Please register with Carrie Ankeny (cankeny@ben.edu) or Dr. Pat Somers (psomers@ben.edu). The first ten people to register will receive a free copy of Jemar Tisby’s How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice (Zondervan, 2021). The free copies may be picked up at the Lisle campus Library Circulation Desk or shipped directly to you.