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Carissa Jenkins
  • Lisle, IL

Carissa Ashli Jenkins of Joliet Named to Benedictine Dean's List for Spring 2012

2012 Jul 10

Carissa Ashli Jenkins of Joliet was among 807 students named to the Dean's List at Benedictine University for the Spring 2012 semester.

The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or above.

Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 56 undergraduate majors, 15 graduate and four doctorate programs.

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master's universities, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America's colleges for 2011. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.