Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 140 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet’s 275-acre main campus is in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 50 miles south of Chicago. Additional sites are in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge, Michigan; Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year through study abroad opportunities, internships and worldwide mission trips.
(see more)Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 140 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet’s 275-acre main campus is in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 50 miles south of Chicago. Additional sites are in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge, Michigan; Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year through study abroad opportunities, internships and worldwide mission trips.
2018 Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
2018 Student Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois, in the spirit of Lincoln, are honored for leadership and service in the pursuit of the betterment of humanity and for overall excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.
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2018 Nov 29
2018 American Advertising Federation Most Promising Multicultural Student
In 1997, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) began the Most Promising Multicultural Student program (MPMS) to connect the advertising industry with the nation's top multicultural college students.
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2017 Nov 27
2017 Homecoming Court
Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her court have been honored each year since 1955.
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2017 Oct 26
2017 White Coat Ceremony for Nursing Students
Olivet Nazarene University is one of only 50 nursing schools in the country to receive funding from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation to support the White Coat Ceremony for 2017.
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2017 Sep 29
2016 Lincoln Academy's Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award (Illinois)
The Lincoln Academy's Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Awards are presented for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities to seniors from each of the state's four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities, and one student from the community colleges in Illinois. This is the 42nd year Lincoln Academy has celebrated students' excellence in Illinois.
2016 Homecoming Court
Olivet's Homecoming queen and members of her court have been honored each year since 1955. They are chosen for this honor by the student body.
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2016 Nov 10
2016 Homecoming Queen
Olivet's Homecoming queen and members of her court have been honored each year since 1955. The queen is a senior woman chosen by the student body. She is a person of integrity; gives glory to God in her life; helps others feel loved and accepted; and expresses Olivet's academic, social, and spiritual ideals.
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2016 Nov 10
2015 Homecoming Queen at Olivet Nazarene University
Olivet's Homecoming Queen has been honored each year since 1955. A senior woman chosen by the student body, she is a person of integrity; gives glory to God in her life; helps others feel loved and accepted; and expresses Olivet's academic, social, and spiritual ideals.
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2015 Nov 24
2015 Homecoming Court at Olivet Nazarene University
Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her Court have been honored each year since 1955. All are chosen by their peers for this honor.
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2015 Nov 25
2015 The Lincoln Academy of Illinois Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award recognizes an Olivet student as a student laureate, earning him/her induction into the academy.
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2015 Nov 17
2015 Honors Program graduates
The mission of Olivet's Honors Program is to encourage and nurture academically gifted students, helping them to believe in their possibilities, preparing them to become the Christian scholars and servant leaders they were meant to be.
2015 Robert M. Milner Award
The Robert M. Milner Award is named for a Nazarene minister who is father and grandfather to several Olivet alumni and goes to a male student who exemplifies the highest standard of excellence in character, scholarship achievement and contribution to extracurricular activities.
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2015 May 26
2015 Maggie Sloan Crawford Award
The Maggie Sloan Crawford Award is named for Olivet's first graduate and goes to a female student who exemplifies the highest standard of excellence in character, scholarship achievement and contribution to extracurricular activities.
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2015 May 20
2014-2015 Student Employee of the Year
Each year, Olivet honors one student employee for his/her reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and uniqueness of contribution to his/her department or office.
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2015 Apr 23
2014 Young Alumni Award
Olivet alumnus Scott Karalis honored with 2014 Young Alumni Award from Alumni Association
2014 Young Alumni Award
Olivet alumna Katherine Kalemkarian honored with 2014 Young Alumni Award from Alumni Association
2014 Homecoming Court
Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her Court have been honored each year since 1955.
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2014 Oct 30
Alana Steward honored as Olivet's 60th Homecoming Queen
Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her Court have been honored each year since 1955. The Queen is a senior woman chosen by the student body. She is person of integrity; gives glory to God in her life; helps others feel loved and accepted; and expresses Olivet's academic, social, and spiritual ideals.
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2014 Oct 30
2014 Maggie Sloan Crawford Award
The Maggie Sloan Crawford Award -- named after Olivet's first graduate -- is given each year to a female student who exemplifies the highest standard of excellence in character, scholarship achievement and contribution to extracurricular activities.
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2014 Jun 27
2014 Sylvanus Carter Homiletics Award
The Sylvanus Carter Homiletics Award was established by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Carter in honor of Stephen's father, Rev. Sylvanus Carter. Three finalists are chosen to receive scholarships, and one of those is designated as recipient of the award.
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2014 Jun 27
2014 Robert M. Milner Award
The Robert M. Milner Award -- named after a Nazarene minister who is father and grandfather to several Olivet alumni -- is given each year to a male student who exemplifies the highest standard of excellence in character, scholarship achievement and contribution to extracurricular activities.
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2014 Jun 27
2014 Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Grant
Three Olivet students are chosen to receive the 2014 Elbert Pence and Fanny Boyce Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Grant, funded by alumni and friends of Olivet. Students are paired with faculty members in order to conduct research projects. At the end of 10 weeks, students are required to write a paper, present what they discovered, and create a poster which will be displayed during Homecoming week in fall 2014.
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2014 Jun 27