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Nicole Serdena
  • Woodridge, IL

Nicole Serdena of Woodridge presents at Lewis University's Celebration of Scholarship

2012 May 15

Lewis University hosted its inaugural Celebration of Scholarship on Thursday, April 19th. The Celebration opened with keynote address on "What Does it Mean to be a Scholar in the 21st Century" by Dr. Eric Isaacs, Director of Argonne National Laboratory. His address set the tone for a day of scholarship.

The event included more than 130 presentations by 230 students, both undergraduates and graduate students and included 50 faculty mentors who offered their support and peer reviews for student presentations. Students from the College of Education, College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the School for Professional and Continuing Education were represented.

Nicole Serdena of Woodridge, Ill. presented a presentation on Service Learning as a Tool for Nursing Education for the Celebration of Scholarship.

Celebration of Scholarship presentations varied in their focus from the liberal arts, "The Cyclical Nature of Human Rights;" to the sciences, "Measuring the Transverse Trapping Field Strength of Optical Tweezers;" and pop culture, "Evolution of Vampires."

The diversity of the presentations represented the vast and varied scholarly interests of the 6,500-strong student body. The Celebration of Scholarship demonstrates the university's transformation over the past decade with a renewed focus on critical thinking, scholarship and research.

Lewis University is a Catholic university offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 6,500 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally aware, and socially responsible graduates. The ninth largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit http://www.lewisu.edu for further information.