AROUND NLU
AROUND NLU
INAUGURAL NLU DAY A SUCCESS Thank you to everyone who participated in our first NLU Day: Help Our Eagles Soar on April 25, 2023. There were opportunities for members of the NLU community to take part in-person and virtually. A highlight of the day was NLU President Nivine Megahed’s virtual office hour at which she provided an update on the University, and discussed the broader higher education landscape, including tuition costs, college rankings, virtual learning, and diversity. Students, faculty and staff completed service projects on three campuses with tasks ranging from stocking the food pantry, assembling children’s literacy kits for NLU parenting students, and painting classrooms.
NLU RANKED AMONG TOP 30 IN THE NATION
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We’re proud to be recognized by Washington Monthly, but our work isn’t done until every student can access and succeed within higher education.” that prevent students from entering and graduating from four-year universities with the degrees and professional skills needed to achieve their career goals.
Washington Monthly, which ranks colleges based on contribution to public good, recognized National Louis University at number 30 nationally. As a top 30 institution, NLU joins a prestigious lineup of schools, including all eight Ivy Leagues. Nivine Megahed, Ph.D, NLU’s President stated “Since opening our Undergraduate College’s doors, we have made it our mission to redefine how institutions of higher education can - and must - remove barriers
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- Dr. Linda Caradine-Poinsett
NLU Day was also an opportunity to support the University or specific programs financially. Dr. Linda Caradine- Poinsett (BS ’05 and MBA ’07), who received the John Jeffry Louis III Scholarship while earning her master’s degree, paid it forward for future undergraduate students by establishing a scholarship.
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Your philanthropic gift can provide scholarships, support new academic programs and more! Support NLU Students!
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Dr. Linda Caradine-Poinsett
Thanks to the generosity of more than 120 alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends, NLU Day raised $110,070, including $58,000 from Trustees and Life Trustees. Planning is already underway for the next NLU Day which will be held on April 25, 2024.
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Students stocking the shelves of the NLU Food Pantry, one of the service projects which occurred on NLU Day.
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