STUDENT SERVICES - CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - National Louis University

Civic Engagement Center

The Civic Engagement Center is your campus resource for life-changing opportunities to learn and serve. National Louis University has always been an active and integral member of the community. We train the teachers, principals, social workers, business leaders and community developers who contribute to the health and prosperity of our cities, towns and neighborhoods. We also believe that service is one of the greatest teachers. It opens the heart while challenging the mind to solve real problems for real people. Both students and communities win when service is integrated into the curriculum.

The mission of the Civic Engagement Center (CEC) is aligned, with National Louis University mission as stated above, we seek to advance the education of students to become civic-minded, actively engaged, life-long scholars, and leaders on campus, locally, throughout the nation and globally.

The Civic Engagement Center Promotes:

Awareness of Academic Experiential Learning opportunities, to increase critical analysis and discussion skills

Partnerships among National-Louis campuses members and community members, built on shared passions and community development goals

Support student development in leadership through volunteerism, advocacy, experiential learning, and various civic engagement initiatives

Recognize student and faculty involvement in social, political and cultural, cross-cultural, local, national and international inquiry and research

Provide service to community that enhances ethical awareness and civic responsiveness

Service Opportunities at NLU

As an NLU student, you will find opportunities for meaningful civic engagement in your courses, in local schools and through national organizations and faculty-led service trips.

Academic Service Learning – NLU faculty work with local schools and non-profits to development coursework and group projects that directly benefit the community.

Volunteer Opportunities – Volunteer for youth and adult literacy programs, tutor kids in math and science, or connect with a national organization like Big Brothers Big Sisters or Habitat for Humanity.

Service Trips – Travel with NLU to New Orleans to assist and advise public and private schools in literacy and math programs, as well as help make facility improvements.

CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

122 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
800.443.5522
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ELGIN

Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

620 Tollgate Road
Elgin, IL 60123
800.443.5522
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NORTH SHORE

Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

5202 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
800.443.5522
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LISLE

Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

850 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
800.443.5522
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WHEELING

Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL 60090
800.443.5522
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FLORIDA (TAMPA)

Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
Tampa, FL 33609
800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida
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WISCONSIN

NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
414.577.2658
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