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Designed for young adults with differing abilities, ELSA offers a four-year academic experience with a focus on strategies for independent living.

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Join us virtually for thought-provoking lectures all spring long. The theme for this year’s speaker series is The Courage to Change: Reflection, Action and Resilience.

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4 Reasons to Get a Master’s Degree

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Lily Rizo-Dubois is a first-generation college student studying Spanish and French at Elmhurst College.

I’m so grateful for the scholarship and for Elmhurst in general. Everyone is so supportive and accepting. It really feels like another home to me.

Lily Rizo-DuBois ’22
Elmhurst University student Natalia Wehr leaped over several health obstacles to complete her education.

At Elmhurst, you’re not just an ‘A’ or a ‘B.’ Who you are as a person is what matters.

Natalia Wehr ’19
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I get constant support and reassurance from my advisors. The environment here has always challenged me. Elmhurst helps you become the best version of yourself.

Thomas Sullivan ’19
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I feel welcome. Everybody wants to see me succeed. I feel like that’s just so special to this University.

Will Lyles ’20
Incoming Elmhurst University student Dennis Arreaza collects soccer equipment to donate to a youth team he helped organize in Guatemala.

Elmhurst has a really solid nursing program, and I like the small-school environment that it offers. I chose nursing because I really enjoy helping people. I think that’s my purpose in life, to serve others.

Dennis Arreaza ’23
Elmhurst College helped Karenina Thomas follow her calling in the field of special education.

The curriculum was very rich and pertinent. It was what I was looking for and what I wanted to learn.

Nina Thomas ’19

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