2013 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

Annually, an outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois is chosen to receive the prestigious Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award.

Student Laureate Honors

The student selected will represent National Louis University at one of the most distinguished gatherings in the state, the Thirty-eighth Annual Student Laureate Award Ceremony.  The ceremony will be held at 11 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012, in the Hall of Representatives, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois. Governor Pat Quinn, President of the Academy, has been invited to present the awards.

The Student Laureate will also be honored at National Louis University’s annual Student Awards Ceremony in May 2013, and will be seated with the Platform Party at the Commencement Ceremony on June 22, 2013.  The Lincoln Academy will present the following to the Student Laureate in recognition of outstanding achievement: 

  • The Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Medallion
  • A certificate of achievement, and
  • A monetary grant in the amount of $500

Criteria for Nomination

  1. Outstanding academic excellence and scholastic achievement (including a GPA of 3.5 or above).

  2. Demonstration of leadership in extracurricular activities on campus or in the greater community.

  3. Be classified as a full-time Senior, graduating during the 2012-2013 academic year

  4. No pending disciplinary problems.

Application & Scoring

Your application will be scored on three criteria: Scholarship & Academic Achievement, Honors & Awards, and Activities & Involvement.  

You must submit the following materials for your application to be complete: 

Personal Statement-Please write a personal statement explaining how your experiences and achievements make you a candidate for Student Laureate. Include a brief biological sketch including work experience, involvement, other awards received, and life situations which have shaped you.Please include your Name, NLU Student ID number, Home Campus, and Contact Information (Mailing Address, Phone Number and Email Address)

Letter of Reference-A candidate must submit one written reference on his/her behalf.  This letter should be written by someone who has personal knowledge of your academic and/or extracurricular experiences.  Choose your reference wisely, these weigh heavily when evaluating applications.  It is helpful to give your reference a copy of this information page.  If you are a faculty or staff member nominating a student, the student will be notified that they have been nominated and asked to complete a personal statement so that their application is complete.

Submission of Application- Complete personal statement and letter(s) of reference should be submitted

By Email to:   Maria.Meintanis@nl.edu

By Fax to:      (312)261-3092

By Mail to:    Maria Meintanis

Director of Student Life, National-Louis University  

122 S Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL  60603.  

 

Completed materials should be submitted by Wednesday, October 10, 2012

 

Locations

  • 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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