国家路易斯大学(National Louis University,简称NLU)成立于1886年,是一所无教派倾向的私立大学。学校位于芝加哥市中心的密歇根大道,学生公寓(宿舍)距离校园仅三个街区。国家路易斯大学有五个各具特色的学院,开设了70多个专业,可授予副学士、学士、硕士和博士等各类学位。
Founded in 1886, National Louis University is a private, non-denominational university located in the heart of downtown Chicago on Michigan Ave, with apartment-style campus housing located just three blocks away. NLU is home to five distinct colleges and schools and offers associate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in over70 different majors.
国家路易斯大学的办校宗旨是“优质教育可以改变生活、职业和社区”。130多年前,教育先驱、社会改革家Elizabeth Harrison开办了一所幼儿师范学校,希望促进儿童早期教育的发展,这在当时被认为是非常前卫的思想。Harrison的开创之举帮助创建了“美国国家长与教师协会”和“启智计划”(Head Start program),“国家教育学院”(National College of Education)成为伊利诺伊州第一所提供四年制教育学位的大学。由于慈善家Michael W. Louis的一笔大额捐款,学校后期又增设了两个学院,并于1990年正式成为“国家路易斯大学”。
National Louis University was founded on the principle that a quality education can transform lives, careers, and communities. More than 130 years ago, education pioneer and social reformer Elizabeth Harrison opened a kindergarten training school to promote early childhood education, then considered a radical idea. Harrison’s groundbreaking work helped launch the National Paren-Teacher Association and the Head Start program, and the National College of Education (NCE) became the first university in Illinois to offer a four-year teaching degree. Thanks to a large donation from philanthropist Michael W. Louis, the school added two more colleges and became National Louis University in 1990.
国家路易斯大学重视我校的国际学生,因为他们为校园带来了多样性和全球视野,展现了对彼此文化的尊重、坚定的决心和冒险精神。我们欢迎来自不同国家、不同信仰、不同教育体系的学生,因为他们可以在课堂上提供多样化的视角。我校学生来自约55个不同国家,国际学生8000多名。我们致力于通过社区合作和应用研究来推动学校发展。令我们感到自豪的是,我校有6.5万名校友正在利用自身教育服务他人。
National Louis University values our international students for what they bring to our campus – diversity, global perspectives, cultural respect, determination, and a wonderful sense of adventure. We welcome students from all nationalities, faiths, and education systems, as they provide a diverse perspective in our classrooms. NLU is home to students from over 55 different countries and we serve more than 8,000 students on campus. We work hard to improve schools and businesses through community partnerships and applied research. And we are proud of the 65,000 living alumni who are using their NLU education to serve others.