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Meet the Orientation Leaders. Orientation Leaders are undergraduate student leaders selected and trained to assist new students arrival to Benedictine. They act as guides, small group leaders, mentors and resources for new incoming students and parents. They will provide answers to any questions regarding the transition to Benedictine University. Click on their photo to learn more about each team member!
Hometown: Gilberts, IL
High School: Woodstock North High School
Major: Health Science/ Pre-Med Minor: International Business
What I love about Benedictine: I love the diversity that BU offers, small class sizes along with friendly professors.
Campus Involvement: Muslim Student Association, American Medical Student Association, Head public relation chair for Pre-Pharmacy
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Cooking, baking, traveling, and going shopping!
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Oakton Community
What I Love About Benedictine: I love Benedictine’s sense of diversity. It creates a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Campus Involvement: PR for Sphinx Club and Event Coordinator for Pharmacy Club
Favorite Things to do Outside of the Classroom: Outside the classroom, I love playing basketball and volleyball, exploring the city, photography, and spending time with my family and friends.
Hometown: Phoenix
High School: North High School
Major: Psychology
What I love about Benedictine: I love the diversity and constantly having something to do on campus.
Campus Involvement: Girls Basketball
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Studying with friends and going to work out at Rice.
Hometown: Crystal Lake
High School: Crystal Lake Central
Major: BA of Biology, Minor in Spanish
What I love about Benedictine: I love the inclusivity of the student body and how approachable and caring the Benedictine staff are.
Campus Involvement: Secretary of BenU American Red Cross and Student Senator
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Nature walks and spending time with family and friends!
Hometown: Oswego, IL
High School: Oswego High School
Major: Mathematics, Secondary Education
What I love about Benedictine: I love Benedictine’s welcoming community! Between the students, staff and faculty, everyone is super friendly, caring and always helpful. You really do meet your best friends and greatest mentors here.
Campus Involvement: Arthur J. Schmitt Scholar, former Student Senate President, former Orientation Leader, Student Ambassador
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I love to attend on campus events hosted by clubs and organizations. Whether that is bingo nights, paint nights, or other special events, I enjoy participating in these fun activities with my friends.
Hometown: Aurora
High School: Waubonsie Valley High School
Major: Biology
What I love about Benedictine: Small class sizes, opportunities to ask professors about anything.
Campus Involvement: Scholars Program, American Red Cross, SPHINX, Rotaract.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Watch movies and TV. Going to the gym.
Hometown: Aurora
High School: Waubonsie Valley High School
Major: Health Science
What I love about Benedictine: Due to Benedictine’s relatively small campus size, and diversity, I feel a part of a community that is demographically diverse. I am also able to develop professional relationships with my mentors and professors.
Campus Involvement: Vice President of American Red Cross, Secretary of SPHINX, Dean’s Student Advisory Council for the College of Science, and News Writer for the Candor.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Repairing computers and practicing calligraphy.
Hometown: Richton Park, IL
Major: Social Science
What I love about Benedictine: I love the feeling of community that Benedictine has offered since I’ve been here.
Campus involvement: Orientation Leader for 2 years, executive board member for Orientation Leaders for 1 year. Black Student Union Chair for Fundraising.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Going to the sporting events as well as the thrilling Thursday events throughout the week!
Hometown: Eastvale, CA
High School: Walnut High School
Major: Business Analytics
What I love about Benedictine: Tight-knit community that allows you to easily make friends.
Campus Involvement: Men's Basketball, Student-Athlete Advisory Council Rep, Orientation Leader
Favorite Things to do Outside the Classroom: Hang out with friends, travel the world, and eat sushi
Hometown: Aurora
High School: Oswego East
Major: Fine Arts, concentration in Art Therapy/Psychology
What I love about Benedictine: The school is very welcoming, and there are many fun events and activities that the students and faculty organize.
Campus Involvement: I am an Orientation Leader
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I like to spend time with my friends, go on walks by the campus pond and trail, and to go to school events.
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Jones College Prep High School
Major: Finance & Managemental and Organizational Behavior
What I love about Benedictine: I love how small the student to professor ratio is for every class. It really gives you the opportunity to create lasting bonds with classmates and professors.
Campus Involvement: Active Member of the Association of Latin American Students Favorite things to do outside the classroom:
My favorite things to do outside of the classroom: going on long walks around the campus and hanging out with my friends.
Hometown: Naples, FL
High School: Gulf Coast High School
Major: Psychology and minoring in Sociology
What I love about Benedictine: All the faculty and staff who are so willing to help students succeed and the amazing friendships you can make throughout your time here.
Campus Involvement: Previously a member of Student Senate
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Spending time with friends and visiting family.
Hometown: Woodridge, IL
High School: Downers Grove South High School
Major: Biology/ Pre-dental
What I love about Benedictine: I love the support the school gives to help students succeed.
Campus Involvement: Pre-dental club
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I like doing my makeup and lifting weights.
Hometown: Hanover Park
High School: Lake Park
Major: Management and Organizational Behavior
What I Love about Benedictine: I love how everyone is connected with each other and all the fun campus events.
Campus involvement: Secretary for Student Senate Favorite things to do outside the classroom: To hang out with all my friends and go out to eat to have a fun time!
Hometown: Hanover Park
Major: Health science
What I love about Benedictine: I love how there are many fun events and activities around the campus to keep everyone connected!
Campus involvement: student senate
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Outside of campus I love exploring the nature and hanging out with friends.
Hometown: Perry, KS
High School: Perry-Lecompton High School
Major: Chemistry
What I love about Benedictine: I love the community and all of the different activities that they offer for free for students.
Campus Involvement: I am on the softball team and I am apart of the ACS/SPS club.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I like to spend time with my friends and go watch all of the sporting events at Benedictine.
Hometown: Westchester, Illinois
High School: Montini Catholic High School
Major: Nutrition and Dietetics
What I love about Benedictine: The family atmosphere and the fact that you have the ability to get to know almost everyone at school.
Campus Involvement: Softball
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Play sports, draw, and anything outside especially with friends.
Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
High School: Plainfield East HS
Major: Criminal justice/Sociology
What I love about Benedictine: How every person you meet welcomes you and makes you feel like family!
Campus Involvement: Third Year OL, Student athletic trainer
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Hang out my family and friends and take my dogs on walks!
Hometown: Blue Island/willowbrook
High School: Hinsdale South
Major: Music education/Political science
What I love about Benedictine: were family here, no matter where you come from you’re gonna leave here with a tight knit family.
Campus Involvement: President of NAfME, Theta Phi sister, peer tutor, pep band
Favorite things outside of classroom: making music and learning new languages
Hometown: Naperville, IL
High School: Waubonsie Valley High School
Major: Health Science
What I love about Benedictine: The Staff as well as the diverse student population
Campus Involvement: Founder of Bfashion club
Favorite thing to do outside the classroom: Shop and or Thrift
Hometown: Western Springs, Illinois
High School: Hinsdale Central High School
Major: Double Major in Criminal Justice and Psychology
What I love about Benedictine: I love the community. Everyone is tight knit, supportive of each other, and friendly! It makes it easy to socialize and meet new people!
Campus Involvement: Goalie for Women’s Lacrosse, Scholars Student, Social Chair for Theta Phi Alpha
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: My favorite things to do outside of class is relaxing and focusing on my hobbies like practicing yoga.
Hometown: Elk Grove Village, IL
High School: Elk Grove High School
Major: Criminal Justice & Sociology
What I love about Benedictine: I love Benedictine’s small campus and its community.
Campus Involvement: I’m the Vice President of the Programming Board.
Favorite thing to do outside the classroom: My favorite thing to do outside the classroom is being in the kitchen. I absolutely love cooking and baking!
Hometown: Shorewood, IL
High School: Minooka Community High School
Major: Finance
What I love about Benedictine: The community feeling on campus
Campus Involvement: SAAC, Women's Golf
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Travel and make connections. I have found that learning inside the classroom is one thing, but to make the world your classroom create unforgettable experiences.
Hometown: Chicago, IL (The greatest city)
High School: Morgan Park H.S.
Major: Sports & Exercise Science
What I love about Benedictine: The variety of communities that support students of different backgrounds
Campus Involvement: Black Student Union, Gay, Lesbian or Whoever (G.L.O.W), Student Senate, Student Worker (Food Service), Track & Field Athlete
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Hanging out with Friends or Working out at the Rice Center when I have the time. I also like working for the Food Service on campus, catch me at any location.
Hometown: Plainfield
High School: Plainfield North
Major: Health Science
What I love about Benedictine: Small classes, great professors
Campus Involvement: FemPower, NSSRP
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Spending time with my family and writing poetry.
Hometown: Chicago
High School: Plainfield East High School
Major: Pre-Dental Psychology
What I love about Benedictine: The community and how close the student body is with each other!
Campus Involvement: At Benedictine I’m a member of the Pre-Dental club and a member of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Program (known as A.S.A.P.)
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I love to spend time with the people closest to me and making them laugh, but when I’m not doing that— I love to keep myself busy with crafts, sketching, painting, and bringing new ideas to this world!
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Kenwood Academy High School
Major: Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound)
What I love about Benedictine: The friends I've made (College Family), the amazing teachers I've had the pleasure of being their student, campus involvement, and being able to have an impact on the Benedictine community, big or small.
Campus Involvement: Black Student Union Executive Board Member as the Event Coordinator/ Black History Month Committee Chairman, G.L.O.W. (Gay Lesbian Or Whatever) member.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Sleep (mostly), eat (2nd mostly), watch Netflix, hang out with friends, knitting, go for a walk, or watch TikToks and lose track of time.
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
High School: Coronado High School
Major: Engineering
What I love about Benedictine: The people
Campus Involvement: Women’s Lacrosse team
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Play lacrosse with my teammates and hanging out with my friends at school or in Naperville.
Hometown: Algonquin, Illinois
High School: Harry D. Jacobs High School
Major: Marketing
What I love about Benedictine: I love the campus environment and the students that attend Benedictine University, everyone is very nice and together we are all a big family
Campus Involvement: I attended a majority of the sports events and went to all of the on campus activities that were offered.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I love going on walks around the Benedictine Campus and spending time with my Best Friends.
Hometown: Schaumburg
Major: Health Science
What I love about Benedictine: Benedictine gives one a sense of community and belonging. The small classroom sizes and the wide variety of clubs gives a person a chance to truly connect to others and explore his or her interests.
Campus Involvement: Apart from being an Orientation Leader last summer, I have been actively involved in Pre-Dental Club and its events. I have also been a Learning Assistant and have taken advantage of research opportunities on campus. I am also looking forward to being the President for South Asian Student Association in Fall 2020.
Favorite things to do outside classroom: Outside of the classroom, I love hanging out with my friends in BenUnion or in my apartment in Founders. Naperville downtown, being so close to campus, is another spot I love to visit during my free time.
Hometown: Cicero, Illinois
High School: J. Sterling Morton East High School
Major: Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology
What I love about Benedictine: I love how easy it is to get around campus and how caring the staff and faculty are. If you ever need help, just ask.
Campus Involvement: Going on four years of Student Senate
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Attend on campus activities, sit at the pond, catch a movie at a nearby theater .
Hometown: Hanover Park, Illinois
High School: Bartlett High School
Major: Health Science with a minor in Business and Economics
What I love about Benedictine: I love how Benedictine maintains a very diverse environment with many cultural events throughout the year. Being able to build relationships with professors is easy due to our small campus environment.
Campus Involvement: A few things I am involved on campus are Student Senate and Pre-Dental Club. I am also the new Vice President for the South Asian Student Association this upcoming year.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I like to drive to downtown Naperville and explore the area while being close to campus. I also go on many late-night runs to Taco Bell when needed.
Hometown: Des Plaines
High School: Elk Grove High School
Major: Health science
What I love about Benedictine: The diversity of students and how there is always help available when needed. Also, professors and faculty are great.
Campus involvement: Volunteered with S.E.E.D.S. (cleanups at the lake/forest preserves) and previously been an OL.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Basketball and eat.
Hometown: Bolingbrook
High School: Bolingbrook High School
Major: Psychology with a concentration in Physical Therapy
What I love about Benedictine: I love that benedictine has such a strong sense of community
Campus Involvement: Cheerleading
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: My favorite thing to do outside the classroom is to hang out with friends and go to sporting events.
Hometown: Orland Park, IL
Major: Nutrition Dietetics
What I love about Benedictine: I love the relationships that I have built over the past 3 years here at Benedictine University.
Campus Involvement: I am involved in the Nutrition Club
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: My favorite things to do outside of the classroom is working out, listening to music, and traveling.
Hometown: Addison, IL
High School: Addison Trail High School
Major: Management & Organizational Behavior and Marketing
What I love about Benedictine: The small class sizes and the small atmosphere in general. Gives a great opportunity to see, hangout with and to get to know a lot of amazing people!
Campus Involvement: Student Ambassador, Chamber Orchestra Violinist, Athletic Band Pianist, College of Business Student Worker, Arthur J Schmitt Future Leaders
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: My favorite thing to do is to sit outside the Goodwin coffee shop with my friends and socialize or do homework. It's the best place to have fun, be productive, and get caffeine all in one place!
Hometown: Surprise, Arizona
High School: Paradise Honors High School
Major: Management & Organizational Behavior
What I love about Benedictine: I love the Benedictine community with our students, faculty, and staff! Everyone is SO friendly and supportive, they have become my second family and make campus feel like my home away from home.
Campus Involvement: Student Senate President, Student Ambassador, Scholars Program
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: When I'm not studying I love to host game nights, try new restaurants, and explore new cities with friends!
Hometown: Hickory Hills, Illinois
High School: Argo Community High School
Major: Exercise Sports Science
What I love about Benedictine: There are so many different things that I love about Benedictine, but if I had to narrow it down it would be how close and friendly everyone is, and how you will end up knowing almost everyone on campus.
Campus involvement: I am on the softball team, a member of SAAC, and I was an orientation leader last year.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Some of my favorite things to do outside of the classroom is to go to the gym, play softball, and hanging out with my friends.
Hometown: West Chicago
High School: West Chicago Community High School
Major: Communication Arts concentrating in Athletic Communications and minoring in Spanish
What I love about Benedictine: Benedictine has become more than a school to me. It has become a second home where I have made great friends and even greater memories.
Campus Involvement: Eye of the Eagle, Assistant in Athletic Communications
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I enjoy hanging out with friends, going to yoga classes, and going out to eat.
Hometown: Naperville
High School: Montini Catholic High School
Major: Graphic Design / Minor: Spanish
What I Love about Benedictine: I love how everyone is so welcoming and truly cares about you. It is a wonderful family and faith oriented community to be a part of.
Campus Involvement: Student Senateà Public Relations Officer
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: Exercising, whether that be dancing, bike riding, or doing yoga, listening to music, and relaxing while spending time with family and friends.
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
High School: Grant Community High School
Major: English Language and Literature
What I love about Benedictine: The positive environment, and my professors.
Campus Involvement: Softball
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I love going to the Rice Center with friends.
Hometown: Willowbrook
High School: Hinsdale South High School.
Major: My major is Psychology.
What I love about Benedictine: I love the hospitality. Everyone on campus is very welcoming and friendly.
Campus Involvement: I am the secretary of the Black Student Union on campus. I also work in the admission office.
Favorite things to do outside the classroom: I love to paint and listen to music. I love taking pictures.
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