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THE ELMHURST EXPERIENCE

THEELMHURST EXPERIENCEIt’s About You

ELMHURSTMEANS TO US.

MEAN TO YOU.WHAT IT CAN

TO DISCOVERYOU

WE INVITE

HERE IS WHAT

How You’ll

LearnPage 4

THE ELMHURST EXPERIENCE

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How You’ll

GrowPage 44

How You’ll

LivePage 24

THE ELMHURST EXPERIENCE

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The Elmhurst Experience will enable you to change, grow,

think, act and encounter the world in a whole new way. It

will expand your horizons—intellectually, professionally,

creatively, morally and spiritually. It will challenge you to

develop your talents and make a difference. It’s a special

kind of college education, and we know it’s not for everybody.

Are you up for it?

HOW YOU’LL LEARN

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You learn best from people who know you well.

Who makes the best teachers? People you trust. People who listen, and are worth listening to. People who have their subject down cold, down to the details, and who know you well enough that they can help you realize your personal and professional goals. This is what makes the Elmhurst Experience so appealing. You learn from professors who love to teach, who encourage you to take the time to discover who you are, what you love, and how to apply your knowledge for the good of others.

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Student : Faculty ratio

12:1

Among the Best in the MidwestThat’s the verdict on Elmhurst from the most prestigious college guides, including U.S. News and The Princeton Review.

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A Unique Chance to Show Your StuffYou’ll participate in our annual Research and Performance Showcase, which celebrates intellectual and creative achievement.

Intellectual and Personal MentorsYou’ll be energized by approachable faculty who studied at some of the nation’s best colleges and universities.

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It all adds up to a great college education.

2,819Points of view

59Majors

2,819Undergraduates

15Preprofessional programs

2,000+Internships and other

preprofessional experiences

44Countries where

students study abroad (on 7 continents)

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25Buildings on 48 acres

17Students in a class

(on average)

100%Courses taught by Elmhurst

faculty (no graduate students teaching around here)

357Full and part-time

faculty

83%Students who complete

a preprofessional experience

Top

8%Elmhurst’s rank in its U.S. News category

‘Excellent’ The Princeton Review on our internship program

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The Elmhurst Experience is built around a powerful, seamless blend of liberal learning and professional preparation. The result? You get a deep view of culture, philosophy and history that prepares you for work and life in global society. You learn to read, write and analyze data at a whole new level. At the same time, we work with you to thoughtfully identify your talents, interests and goals—and challenge you to achieve your full potential, in college and well beyond. It’s an unbeatable preparation for life in a complex, interconnected, change-driven world.

You’ll find yourself at the intersection of the liberal

arts and the real world.

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34%Of Elmhurst students major

in math or the sciences

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Looking ahead to your career?

Our Center for Professional Excellence will prepare you for your first job, and for a whole lifetime of professional fulfillment. It will take you far afield in pursuit of purposeful learning and professional experience. You’ll complete internships, make contacts, meet mentors and explore careers. You’ll develop the skills, insights and relationships that will enable you to step with confidence into a life of expanding achievement.

So you want to be a doctor…

or a nurse, dentist, pharmacist, veterinarian, or any one of the dozens of outstanding career options in the health-care field. The Patterson Center for the Health Professions is the place for you. It brings together students with complementary career interests for internships, international experiences and much more. Our faculty and staff will guide you through the application process for grad- uate school or through your first big job hunt.

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In the Information Age, you need to learn every day how to learn.

The team at our nationally recognized Buehler Library will teach you how to test the reli- ability of data on the Internet, and how to effectively organize information in presenta-tions and on the web. And our Learning Center will work with you one-on-one to develop your math, writing and study skills and to prepare for the exams that will get you into graduate or professional school.

Are you more about a calling than a career?

Our Niebuhr Center for Faith and Action is designed for students motivated by faith, whatever their particular religious back-ground or beliefs. On campus and beyond, you’ll explore the links between faith and work, between the values you’ve chosen to embrace and the profession you’re preparing to pursue. You’ll work to answer the question, “What am I meant to do with my life?”

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We have an academic program that’s perfect for you.

MAJORS & MINORS

Accounting

American Studies

Applied Geospatial Technologies

Art

Art Business

Art Education

Art History*

Biology

Business Administration

Chemistry

Coaching*

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Communication Studies

Computer Game and Entertainment Technology

Computer Science

Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice

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Dance*

Early Childhood Education

Economics

Elementary Education

Elementary School Mathematics Education*

English

Exercise Science

Finance

French

Geography

German

Graphic Design

Health Education*

History

Human Geography*

Information Systems

Intercultural Studies

Interdepartmental

Interdisciplinary Communication Studies

International Business

Jazz Studies

Journalism*

Literature*

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Management

Marketing

Mathematics

Middle School Mathematics Education*

Multi-Language

Music

Music Business

Music Education

Music Performance

Music Production*

Music Theory and Composition

Musical Theatre

Nursing

Organizational Communication

Philosophy

Physical Education

Physical Geography*

Physics

Political Science

Professional and MultimediaWriting*

Psychology

Religion and Service

Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Theory*

Secondary Education

Sociology

Special Education

Spanish

Sport Management

Theatre

Theology and Church Music for Music Majors*

Theological Studies and Christian Ministry

Urban Studies

*Minor only

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Want to see the world? You’re in the right place.

Elmhurst offers international experiences in 44 countries on all seven continents. About one student in four spends time studying abroad. Here are a few of the places you might experience.

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January is hot around here.

In the heart of the academic year, our January

Term is a time for students to experiment.

Off campus, you might stroll the boulevards

of Paris, take in the museums in Washington,

D.C., or enjoy the bright lights on Nashville’s

Music Row. On campus, you might star in a

workshop performance of a Broadway musical

or take a theology course on The Movies

and God.

Gotta sing? Gotta dance?

We hear you! You’ll find a lively creative scene on campus. It starts in the classroom, with great programs in music, art, theatre, English and communications. But even if you major in physical education or French, you’ll enjoy plenty of opportunities to express your ideas and develop your talents in first-rate co-curricular activities in the arts and media.

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You still want more? Try the Honors Program.

Honors students meet in small groups with visiting artists and scholars, explore intel- lectual issues in particular depth, and attend world-class opera, theatre and concert productions in Chicago. It’s a way for the most ambitious students to achieve their academic and professional goals and engage particularly rigorous and stimulating chal- lenges in the classroom and beyond.

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Zach Lentino

Major/MinorBusiness/Theatre

Clubs/Organizations Late Night Blues Jazz Group, Concert Choir, Jazz Lab Band (Section Leader), Lambda Alpha Chi (Vice President), Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society

Internship Site The Foxhole (a recording, rehearsal and performance space)

Elmhurst Experience The thing I value most about Elmhurst is how real it is. Almost all of the music department teachers are gigging musicians. They know the skills it takes—both musical skills and business skills—to land jobs and make a living. The faculty aren’t just teachers, they’re role models. They are the real-world profes-sionals you want to become. And you don’t have to wait until you graduate to become a professional yourself. Next year I’ll be planning the national tour for our choir. It’s not like the real world, it is the real world.

My Elmhurst Experience

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Nena Delgado

Major/MinorNursing/Psychology

Clubs/Organizations Niebuhr Hall Council, Black Student Union, HABLAMOS, Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority (President), Orientation Student Leader, Student Government Association

Study Abroad SiteTanzania

Research Topics Diabetic adults in the U.S. Latino community; culturally competent nursing care

Elmhurst Experience I’d always dreamed of going to Africa, but never thought I’d do it. Then I learned about a J-Term course in Tanzania from a classmate who was planning a trip to Italy. I raced to get my application in. The purpose was to compare Tanzania’s medical system with our own. They’re way more developed than I expected. They need more resources, but the science and standard of care are first rate. I used the experience to co-write a paper with my professor and a classmate on culturally appropriate nursing care. We’re working to get it published in a nursing journal this year.

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HOW YOU’LL LIVE

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Our robust academic environment is just the start of the

Elmhurst Experience. Beyond the classroom, you’ll get

plenty of opportunities to identify your passions and put

your talents into action. Whether performing a solo, going

for the tiebreaker or just hanging out with old friends and

new, you’ll learn a lot about yourself. And you’ll become

part of the Elmhurst family, a supportive campus community

that respects you for yourself and enables you to excel.

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Our campus is a warm, open, down-to-earth place to learn. No one is lost in the crowd here. Everybody counts. As The Princeton Review reports: “Don’t worry about fitting in, even if you’re shy or uncertain about where you belong. ‘The people are fun, nice and friendly,’ says an Elmhurst student. “You’ll open up.”

You’ll discover a community and build one of your own.

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You’ll discover a community and build one of your own.

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2,819Undergraduates

‘Gorgeous’The Princeton Review on

Elmhurst’s campusA College Student’s Natural Habitat On this beautiful campus, you’ll be chal- lenged to engage life and learning in a purposeful way and thus to learn and grow.

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An Arboretum CampusThe grounds are a model of sustainable design, featuring more than 120 different plant species.

A Culture of Respect We embrace individual expression and see our differences as a source of strength. It makes for a great community.

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1,124Male undergraduates

275Students from other states

1,695Female undergraduates

6Residence halls

1,775Students who live off campus

1,044Students who live in

college housing

It all adds up to a great campus experience.

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24.9%First-generation college students

74Students from other countries

34Countries represented in

the student body

35States represented in

the student body

20Varsity sports

8Sororities and fraternities

475Student athletes

2,000+Community service projects

completed by students each year

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Resident or commuter, our campus is home.

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What’s your definition of home? A place where you can relax and be yourself? A place that feels like your own? Whether you live on campus (as most first-year students do), in an apartment or in your hometown, Elmhurst has you covered. Our six residence halls have full kitchens, comfy places to study and hang out, and free cable, phone and Internet. And the College offers a range of services and activities expressly for students who live off campus. Of course, everybody eats lunch in the Frick Center or grabs a burger at the Bluejays’ Roost or a cup of coffee at the Founders Lounge—so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to meet friends and make yourself at home.

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Greek Life Is Special HereThroughout the year, fraternity and sorority members volunteer for service projects and raise plenty of funds for good causes.

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Chicago Is 30 Minutes Away by Train The city offers a lot to amp up your social life, from Michigan Avenue to Greektown, from sports to shopping to music to theatre.

It’s Easy to Make FriendsWith 1,044 students living in college housing and 1,775 students living off campus, you’ll have a lot of company.

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Love jazz? Sing the blues? We have an ensemble for you.

Our Jazz Band has taken its act to England,

France, Germany, Romania, Belgium, Italy,

Greece, Canada, Indonesia, the Bahamas, the

Netherlands, Portugal and Spain (among

other places). Singers can join the Concert

Choir, Choral Union, Women’s Chorus, Vocal

Jazz Ensemble, or Chamber Singers. Instru-

mentalists can join the Concert Band, Percus-

sion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, and a

variety of smaller groups.

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Your voice will be heard and your opinion will count.

Our award-winning student newspaper, The

Leader, is one of the best and liveliest in the

state. And the Student Government Asso-

ciation is not just for people who think Roberts

Rules of Order should govern all of life. It’s

an elected organization that makes policy

recommendations to all levels of the admin-

istration, providing students with a strong voice

in shaping the entire Elmhurst Experience.

You may never get another chance to stage a musical in a converted sawmill.

Our Mill Theatre may be a long way from

Broadway, but it’s a fun place to put on a

show. “For some students, the experience of

being in a play adds to a professional port-

folio,” says Theatre Professor Alan Weiger.

“For others, it’s an enjoyable extracurricular.

Either way, you develop real friendships

being part of a show. It’s like a family.”

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A winning tradition—in the classroom and on the field.

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A winning tradition—in the classroom and on the field. Our Bluejays are impressive as both students and athletes. Each term, most varsity teams earn cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Three varsity teams have earned conference honors for their academic achievements. Athletes from 12 sports have earned Academic All-America honors. In the last decade, Elmhurst teams have won conference championships in four sports. The volleyball and men’s basketball teams have advanced deep into NCAA post-season play. Individual student-athletes have won NCAA All-America honors in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

For a full list of varsity sports and much more, go to elmhurst.edu/athletics

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Work hard, play often.

You can:

Grab a bite at the Bluejays’ Roost

Hang out with friends on the Brune Patio

Behold ‘Mud Man’

Go to a concert at the Chicago Theater

Meet a history- making Supreme Court justice

Practice your curveball at the annual all-campus snowball fight

Spend January Term in another country

Walk around the College Mall with someone special

Treat yourself and your date to dinner at Francesca’s

Here’s a peek at some of our campus and off-campus traditions, from the formal to the spontaneous to the vaguely goofy.

Order a pizza from Two Brothers from Italy

Catch a movie at the historic York Theater

Go on a service trip with a professor

Celebrate the season at the Festival of Lessons and Carols

Get some late-night pancakes during finals week

Watch the Bluejays in action at home or on the road

Check out the Spring Fling barbeque

Rock-the-U

Join the annual Turkey Toss

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Check out the rings of Saturn at the Bates Observatory

Take the shuttle to Yorktown Mall

Take the train and the L to Michigan Avenue

Catch the Jazz Band at Silverado Grill

Enjoy vast quanti-ties of cheap food at Fitz’s

Bowl in style at Fitz’s Spare Keys

Take in a Cubs or a Sox game (never both)

Catch seven games at once at Buffalo Wild Wings

Attend an art opening at the Frick Center

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Work out at the Tyrrell Fitness Center

Take a quiet time in Hammerschmidt Chapel

Try out as a d.j. on WRSE-FM

Write a poem for MiddleWestern Voice

Take photos for the yearbook and the newspaper

Hear Dan Savage or Bill Nye the Science Guy (or both)

Travel to L.A. with the vocal jazz ensemble

Teach music to students in Jamaica

Build a home with Habitat for Humanity

My Elmhurst Experience

Tyler Espino

Double MayorAccounting /Economics

Sport Wrestling

Clubs/Organizations Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Orientation Student Leader

Elmhurst ExperienceWrestling has the best elements of team and individual sports. You and your teammates challenge and support one another—but when it comes time to compete, it’s just you and your opponent. It’s really built my character and taught me to perse- vere. My wrestling skills have improved at Elmhurst, but my real development has been off the mat. Coach Marianetti helped me figure out what college was for. He encouraged me to get involved on campus beyond the wrestling team. In the process, I’ve become much more confident and outgoing. That’s made me a better athlete, and a better person.

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Endya Clark

Major/Minor Psychology/Communications

Clubs/Organizations Student Government Association, Orientation Student Leader, Black Student Union (President), NAACP (Treasurer)

Study Abroad SiteIsrael and the Palestinian Territories

Research TopicPublished a paper in the journal Investigations on whether men prefer women who are uncertain or confident

Internship SiteElmhurst College Office of Conferences and Guest Services

Elmhurst Experience

It’s very easy to get involved at Elmhurst. You join one organi-zation—just one, it doesn’t matter which one. You meet other people who are doing things you’re interested in, and you start going to their meetings and joining their organizations. Then they nominate you for this office or that one. The next thing you know you’re running the place. What you learn in the process is surprising. You learn how to really communicate, how to run a meeting, how to collaborate with different kinds of people, how to get things done. You learn to be ready for anything.

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HOW YOU’LL GROW

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So what’s it all about, all these courses and internships and

activities and service? It’s about more than the degree,

more than the good times and great memories, more even

than the career you’ll establish for yourself. It’s about grow-

ing into the best human being you can be. And while that

certainly includes learning enough to continue learning for

the rest of your life and developing the professional skills

you’ll need to succeed, the Elmhurst Experience also includes

figuring out what your values are and developing a sense

of your place in the world, so that no matter where life leads

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This is a campus with a conscience.

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The campus’s social action activities are varied and impressive enough to catch the attention of The New York Times. “Nursing students work with the poor during clinical rotations,” the paper reports. “Education majors teach in schools with a high number of poor students. Students help needy youths in Jamaica learn how to play musical instruments. A Global Poverty Club tries to fight poverty elsewhere.” So as you pursue the Elmhurst Experience, you’ll not only be at home on a beautiful cam-pus—you’ll also be one with the world around you.

2,000+Annual community

service projects

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We know what we stand for.

Elmhurst is a place of values and conviction. We were founded by 19th- century reformers who believed in human potential, loved learning and had standards. More than 143 years later, we still do. We still attract students and teachers who think for themselves and act on their principles, who challenge and respect one another, who engage, serve and celebrate our diverse, dynamic, interdependent world. To be clear about things, we wrote down and published our core values. Here they are.

Intellectual Excellence

We value intellectual freedom, curiosity, and engagement; critical

and creative inquiry; rigorous debate; and intellectual integrity

in all endeavors. We are committed to the meaningful integration

of liberal learning and professional preparation and to learning

as a lifelong pursuit.

Community

We are committed to cultural diversity, mutual respect among all

persons, compassion for others, honest and open communication,

and fairness and integrity in all that we do.

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Social Responsibility

Mindful of humanity’s interdependence and the dignity of every

individual, we are committed to social justice on local, national

and global levels. We will act on our social responsibilities and

call others to do the same.

Stewardship

We are committed stewards of the human, fiscal and physical

resources entrusted to us. We are accountable to one another for

the quality of our community, the strength of our finances and the

utility and beauty of our campus as a place of intellectual engage-

ment and personal growth. We pursue innovations that respect the

environment and foster sustainability in the management of our

resources.

Faith, Meaning and Values

We value the development of the human spirit in its many forms

and the exploration of life’s ultimate questions through dialogue

and service. We value religious freedom and its expressions on

campus. Grounded in our own commitments and traditions as well

as those of the United Church of Christ, we cherish values that

create lives of intellectual excellence, strong community, social

responsibility and committed stewardship.

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We’ll ask you, “What will you stand for?”

The Elmhurst Experience starts with this question. You’ll hear it expressed in different ways throughout your Elmhurst career. The question suggests a whole philosophy of education that informs the Elmhurst Experience. We take you seriously. And we take college seriously. Our goal is to educate the entire student for life in a global society. That means that we seek to graduate individuals who think and act for themselves, who understand and meet their obligations to others, and who continue their self-formation as intellectual and moral persons over the course of long and useful lives. So let’s get a head start: What will you stand for?

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100+Student organizations:

academic, professional, arts, leadership, social

action and much more

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You want practical, real-world results from your

college experience. We do, too.

We know that one of the reasons you’re going to college is to prepare for your first job—and for a whole lifetime of professional achievement. From your first day on campus, the Elmhurst Experience will prepare you to make informed choices that will lead you to a satisfying future. You’ll meet top professionals from a wide range of fields. You’ll study cutting-edge theory and examine how it actually works in practice. You’ll choose from among hundreds of internships with leading employers in the Chicago area and beyond (including the ones listed on these pages). The result: a rigorously intellectual, intensely practical prepara-tion for work and life.

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Abbott Laboratories

Accenture

Addison Trail High

School

Adventist Health

Partners

Advocate Lutheran

General Hospital

Alexian Brothers

Medical Center

Allstate Insurance

American Airlines

American Cancer

Society

American Eagle

Amway

Archdiocese of

Chicago

Argonne National

Laboratory

Arrowstream

Aspen Marketing

AT&T

Baird & Warner

Bank of America

Blistex

Blue Cross/Blue Shield

BMO Harris Bank

Boeing Company

B-96 FM

BP

Central DuPage

Hospital

Charter One Bank

Chicago Board of

Trade

Chicago Mercantile

Exchange

Chicago Public

Schools

Chicago Symphony

Orchestra

Circuit Court of Cook

County

Citizen Advocacy

Center

City of Chicago

Coldwell Banker

ComEd

Computer Systems

Institute

Concordia Publishing

House

Downers Grove

School District 99

Duke University

Elmhurst College

Elmhurst Memorial

Healthcare

Federal Reserve

Bank of Chicago

First American Bank

Flossmoor School

District 161

Ford Motor Company

General Motors

Genesis Health

System

Glenbard High

School District 87

Great Lakes

Environmental

Law Center

H&R Block

Hinsdale Hospital

Hinsdale School

District 86

Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt Publishing

Hyde Park Chamber

of Commerce

IBM

IC Catholic Prep

Illinois Institute of

Technology

Inland Bank

Institute for Defense

Analyses

Interfaith Youth Core

Johnson & Johnson

JP Morgan Chase

Kellogg

KPMG LLP

Kraft

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LensCrafters

Loyola University

Medical Center

Lurie Children’s

Hospital

Madden

Communications

Marist High School

Marriott

MB Financial

McDonald’s

McMaster Carr

Menards

Merck

MetLife

Microsoft

Morgan Stanley

Smith Barney

Motorola

Nabisco

Nalco Chemical

Navistar

Nazareth Academy

Nicor

Nike

Nolan Law Group

Northern Trust Bank

Northwestern Mutual

Financial

NovaCare

Rehabilitation

Nuveen

Opportunity

International

Orbitz

Patten Industries

Pitney Bowes

Proviso Township

District 209

Ravinia Festival

Regis Technologies

Rush University

Medical Center

PACE

Saint Charles

Consulting Group

Saint Joseph County

Area Plan

Commission

Salvation Army

Sears Holding

State of Illinois

Stepan Company

Social Security

Administration

Target

TD Ameritrade

Theater Historical

Society of America

Township of Oak Park

UBS

Underwriters

Laboratories

United Airlines

United Church of

Christ

University of Illinois

University of Chicago

University of

Chicago Hospitals

USG Corporation

Walgreens

Willowbrook High

School

Wood Dale Public

Library

World Trade Center

Chicago

WXRT-FM

Wyandot Community

Behavioral Health

Center

Zuri

An education with lasting values…and value.

$1 millionThe added lifetime value of

a bachelor’s degree in today’s economy

94% Of employers surveyed endorse internships and

other practices that involve students in active work

93% Of employers say that “a job candidate’s capacity to think

critically, communicate clearly and solve problems” is most important

in hiring decisions

98%Full-time students at Elmhurst

who receive financial aid

91%Of employers are seeking candidates who demon-strate ethical judgment, intercultural skills and a

capacity for ongoing learning

$26,675Average financial aid award

to Elmhurst students

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93.3%Recent Elmhurst graduates who were active in a full-time

job or graduate school within a year of graduation

30,694Elmhurst graduates in the world (you’ll find a

friend and ally in every one)

The Elmhurst Experience is a uniquely valuable investment in yourself. You’ll gain an education of great quality, rigor and variety. You’ll take the time to discover who you are, what you love, and how best to apply your knowledge. You’ll gain an understanding of the world—its problems and promise, cultures and ideas. This combination of intellectual discovery, self-formation and professional preparation is the essence of the Elmhurst Experience. It’s what prepares our graduates for enduring success in a changing world. Moreover, we work to ensure that academic talent and potential opens our doors to a wide range of students. We admit appli- cants who show evidence of their ability to complete the academic work here—based on their high-school performance, good standing at another college or university, or both. Our generous financial aid program helps many students and their families to meet the costs of a great college education.

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My Elmhurst Experience

Richard Stanton

Double MajorEconomics/Business Administration

Clubs/Organizations Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (Social Chair), Student Government Association (VP of Marketing), Relay for Life (Steering Committee), Habitat for Humanity (Co-coordinator of Development)

Elmhurst Experience When I first came to Elmhurst, a friend in the senior class recom- mended I apply for First LEAP, a week-long internship experience especially for first-year students. It started with a day in the classroom learning how to get the most out of an internship and ended with another day processing the experience. In between I shadowed account executives at Marketing Resources, a company that runs promotions for clients like Pepsi and ESPN. I got to see how promotions work behind the scenes. It made me more confident that I wanted a future in business.

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Meredithe Mimlitz

Double MajorCommunication Studies/Religion and Service

MinorIntercultural Studies

Clubs/Organizations Student Government Association (President), Sigma Kappa Sorority (Executive Vice President), Orientation Student Leader (Coordinator), Spiritual Life Council (Director of Worship), First Year Orientation Program

Internship SiteUnited Church of Christ Elmhurst Experience The faculty and staff at this College believe that if you really understand who you are and what you want to do with your life, you will pursue your goals with great passion and success. They encourage you to find your true calling. For me, it was a long journey. At first I thought I wanted to be a teacher, then a minister, like my dad. But by completing internships and going to conferences and enjoying other opportunities, I realized that student affairs at the college level was where I personally could make the biggest difference in peoples’ lives.

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YOUR YEARS AT ELMHURST COLLEGE

WILL SHAPE THE PERSON YOU BECOME.

YOU’LL OPEN YOUR MIND,

FORM YOUR CHARACTER,

AND BUILD A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS

THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

YOU’LL ENGAGE LIFE AND

LEARNING IN A PURPOSEFUL WAY.

YOU’LL CHANGE, AND YOU’LL GROW.

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ARE YOU

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UP FOR IT?

Office of Admission190 Prospect AvenueElmhurst, Illinois 60126

(630) 617-3400(800) 697-1871www.elmhurst.edu

THE ELMHURST EXPERIENCE