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About Lewis University

Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university located in Romeoville, which is a village in Will County, in the US state of Illinois, with a population estimated at a number of more than 36 000 inhabitants, during the 2006 census.

Lewis University was founded by the Chicago Archdiocese and Bishop Bernard J. Sheil, in 1932, as the Holy Name Technical School, and gets in name from from philanthropist Frank J. Lewis, who funded the construction of many of the school's buildings. In 1934, Holy Name Technical School became Lewis Holy Name Technical School, the name being shortened to simply Lewis College in 1962, the university finally adopting its current name in 1973.

Today, Lewis has an enrollment estimated at a number of nearly 5 800 students, and offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 22 graduate programs, and accelerated programs for working adults.

Athletics

The athletic teams at Lewis University are known as the Flyers and Lady Flyers, who compete in NCAA Division II, as part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, in various sports, including in men's volleyball, in which the team won the 2003 NCAA Division I/II National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship by defeating Brigham Young University. Their distinctive colors are red and white.

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on the list of notable alumni from Lewis, there are: Joe Perrino - President, Home Run Inn Pizza, Kay Cannon - television writer and actress, Ernie Young - baseball player with the Oakland A's and San Diego Padres, Jerry Bennett - Mayor for City of Palos Hills, Illinois, John Lopreino - television actor in One Life to Live, Search for Tomorrow, and As The World Turns, and John Caponera - television actor and comedian.