Olivet Nazarene University

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.

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2018 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. Each participant in the competition for this award researches, writes, submits and delivers the manuscript of a sermon he/she has prepared.

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Student Competition - 2018 May 16

2017 Homecoming Queen

Olivet's Homecoming Queen and members of her court have been honored each year since 1955.

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Student Competition - 2017 Oct 26

2017 Sylvanus Carter Homiletics Award

Each participant in the Sylvanus Carter Homiletics Award competition researches, writes and submits the manuscript of a sermon that he/she has prepared. Selected participants deliver their sermons to an audience. Each sermon is rated on exegesis of scripture, focus and relevance for the audience who will hear it, as well as the participant's delivery of it. Three finalists are chosen to receive scholarships, and one of those is designated as recipient of the award.

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Student Competition - 2017 May 2

2017 Division I Student Case Competition, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

This annual national SHRM award competition centers on developing effective solutions to business problems and is open to human resource (HR) students.

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Student Competition - 2017 May 1

2017 Student Employee of the Year

This award celebrates the value and contribution of Olivet Nazarene University students who worked in the 1,257 student jobs on campus during the 2016-2017 academic year.

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Student Competition - 2017 Apr 7

2017 Reed Leadership Essay Contest

Olivet Nazarene University's Reed Leadership Essay Contest is an annual competition for sophomores only that occurs in conjunction with the Reed Institute for the Advancement of Leadership's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Student Competition - 2017 Mar 28

2015 Mid-Central U.S.A. Regional Collegiate Programming Contest

The Mid-Central U.S.A. Regional Collegiate Programming Contest (MCPC) is a division of the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) annual International Collegiate Programming Contest. In 2015, the field of competition included 155 teams.

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Student Competition - 2015 Nov 24

2013 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Olivet students participated in the 2013 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition -- one of the most prestigious university-level mathematics exams in the world.

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Student Competition - 2014 Jun 27

2016 Student Employee of the Year

This award celebrates the value and contribution of Olivet Nazarene University students who worked in the 1,280 student jobs on campus during the 2015-2016 academic year. Nominations for this award came from students, staff and faculty members to recognize nominees for attributes, expectations, leadership/style and impact to their department or office.

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Student Competition - 2016 May 9