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Belleville Alumnus Starts Med School Upon completing his
bachelor’s degree, Collin Young was accepted to Marian University
in Indianapolis, where he began completing master’s level courses,
while conducting research until medical school began. Classes are
underway and Young has high hopes of enhancing medical access to
rural communities. Read more Shirt Swap Student Involvement
recently headed a shirt swap on campus. Students brought in shirts
from the high schools and previous colleges they attended to swap
for a Lions shirt, donated by University Relations. The shirt swap
was a huge hit! Many shirts were received which are being donated
to a local charity.
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Belleville First Generation Program Belleville has launched an
initiative to help first-generation college students. The program
will provide resources, support, and services to these students in
order to help them successfully acclimate to the campus
environment, develop life skills, form lasting relationships,
engage in positive experiences, and create wonderful memories.
21st Century Classroom Lindenwood’s Charter School agency has
sponsored the creation of a 21st century classroom complete with
Zoom capabilities and flexible seating. This classroom will be
located in Roemer Hall and a corresponding 21st century classroom
will be built at the St. Louis Gateway Science Academy, a school
that is directly affiliated with the Lindenwood School of
Education. The purpose of these classrooms are to model and
interact with a space that uses technology to enhance the
learning environment. Belleville To Host Mental Health Awareness
Week The staff of the Student Counseling and Resource Center (SCRC)
are proud to announce Lindenwood University-Belleville’s first
Mental Health Awareness Week, coming this fall semester Oct. 8-12.
The events throughout the week will promote awareness of mental
health issues while also encouraging students, faculty and staff to
learn new ways to take care of themselves.
Diversity Programming Student Life and Diversity is hosting a
series of Diversity Dialogues during the fall semester. The
dialogues will cover topics such as politics, religion, mental
health, and guns on campus. They are looking forward to holding
this dialogues and are looking forward to great discussions.
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Open Educational Resources In an effort to provide alternatives
to traditional textbooks and other supplemental resources, the
School of Education and library staff at the Belleville and St.
Charles campuses are leading an initiative for the promotion of
open educational resources (OERs). Read more
Lindenwood Spirit Day at Busch Stadium The national champion
dance and cheer teams are performing at Busch Stadium prior to the
first pitch on Friday, Sept 21 before the Cardinal play the Giants.
The teams are honored to be the only spirit group chosen to perform
on the field at Busch Stadium by the St. Louis Cardinals for the
last six years!
The Lead Newsletter To stay connected with the local education
community, Lindenwood’s School of Education has started a
newsletter entitled, “The Lead.” This newsletter will be available
for online subscription with new content being posted each month.
Information will include School of Education events, announcements
and general information about what is happening in the school.
Faculty members will also be using their expertise to author
short articles about things occurring in the field of education.
The newsletter will have content pertaining to teacher education,
educational leadership, counseling, social work, and alumni
information.
Polish Ambassador Visits Lindenwood Piotr Wilczek, Polish
ambassador to the U.S., was recently on Lindenwood University’s St.
Charles campus to take part in a discussion of trade and investment
opportunities between Poland and the State of Missouri. Read
more
Career Services Campaign The Career Services Office has set
forth on a campaign for students to embark on Real Experience, Real
Success early in their college careers. As part of an assignment in
their LNO class, each incoming freshman will meet personally with a
career services representative. Students can meet individually or
in a small group. The meeting will
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provide students a working resume, an orientation to the Career
Services Office, and guidance on career goals. The Career Services
office will also offer 40 resume building workshops, open to all
Lindenwood students, during the fall 2018 semester.
Student-Athlete Mentor Program Begins The Athlete Mentor Program
(AMP) welcomed 176 freshmen student-athletes to the Lion family
during the AMP Kickoff Event. Led by 56 upperclassmen
student-athletes, the program is beginning its second year of
connecting Lindenwood student-athletes through peer education. Read
more
Men’s Soccer Edged by No. 3 Rockhurst Men's soccer dropped its
first match of the season by a final score of 1-0 against the No. 3
Rockhurst Hawks from Hunter Stadium. Following the loss, the Lions
move to 1-1-1 to begin the 2018 season. Read more
Women’s Soccer Drops Home Opener women's soccer dropped its
home-opening match against Maryville by a final score of 3-1 from
Hunter Stadium. With the loss, the Lions move to 0-1-1 to open the
2018 season. Read more
Volleyball Splits at Augustana Invitational The women's
volleyball team suffered its first defeat of the 2018 season with a
3-0 loss to Northern State. However, the Lions rebounded to sweep
the University of Mary. Lindenwood's record is now 7-1 on the year.
Read more
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Football Drops First Game of 2018 The football team lost 27-14
in their home opener against Washburn. Cade Brister led the Lions
on a 15-play 83-yard drive that ended with a four-yard touchdown
run by the freshman in his first collegiate game of his career.
Brister found Erik Henneman in the corner of the end zone for a
five-yard touchdown pass for the Lions second touchdown. Read
more
Freshman Enrollment Increases 13 Percent Lindenwood University
recently welcomed the class of 2022. Freshman enrollments increased
13 percent over 2017 with transfer enrollments also increasing this
year! The class includes students from 39 states and 38 foreign
countries with nearly 1,200 new students expected to enroll. Read
more Welcome Events for New Students Student Involvement hosted a
number of events to welcome new students to campus. Events included
PlayFair, a class picture, a bonfire with s’mores and karaoke, a
t-shirt swap with shirts provided by University Relations, a block
party, NSO Unlocked, and more! Welcome to campus, Class of
2022!
New Student Move-In Day
Faculty, staff, administrators, coaches, and students worked
together to move our new class of Lions into their dorms and to
show them the ropes. Residential Life, Student Involvement, Student
Academic Support Services, Public Safety, and Admissions planned
this special day that was a very warm welcome for the new Lions.
One parent said, “Coming from Pennsylvania, I’ve been worried sick
about dropping my son off half way across the country. Now that I’m
here, I see that I
have nothing to worry about. Everyone is so nice and helpful and
the grounds are beautiful.” Thank you to all for making this a
special day!
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Student Check-In Inter-departmental cooperation made the Fall
Semester 2018 check in run exceptionally well! The Business Office,
Residential Life and Financial Aid worked together to pre-clear
2200 of our 2600 residents! Residential Life, Student Involvement,
Athletic Departments, First Year Programs, Public Safety, and
Facilities also worked together to make this years’ check-in the
best so far!
First Annual Pride Prowl
Lindenwood Chaplain, Dr. Nichole Torbitzky, welcomed students to
the Pride with the first annual Pride Prowl at Bangert Island in
St. Charles. Students had a few hours to explore the beautiful
Missouri River bottoms and take a moment to recharge in nature and
get set for their exciting new year. Cub Club Event Residential
Life put on the annual Cub Club event with over 400 freshmen in
attendance. There were two different atmospheres; one was a club
theme with soda, popcorn, dancing, games, glow sticks and a DJ. The
other atmosphere had coffee, mini donuts, board games, a photo
booth, and Trivia.
Theatre Alumnus Cast in National Tour Mark Saunders, theatre
alumnus, has been cast in the role of Brother Jeremiah in the
national tour of Something Rotten! Congratulations to Mark! Read
more
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MBA Student Receives Award Zorana Jovanovic, a student in
Lindenwood’s MBA program, has received the DMD Board Award. The
award, a $1000 stipend, is presented by Delta Mu Delta, which is an
international honor society in business. Congratulations to Zorana
and Annette Najjar who is the faculty advisor for the DMD
chapter.
Alumna Wins Silver at National Addy Awards Shelly Hoerner has
taken home a silver medal in the American Advertising Federation’s
National ADDY Awards. Hoerner, who graduated with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts in graphic design and minors in advertising and
interactive media and web design, entered the ADDYs in St. Louis,
winning locally and at the district level before moving on to
nationals. Read more
Atheltics Department is Social Media Strong With the start of
the semester comes the start of athletic events! To promote the
events, athletics created social media posts that were well
received! Within just two days, 68,700 people were reached via
Twitter and Instagram!
Field Hockey Beats Molloy on the Road Women’s field hockey
defeated Molloy 3-1 in Rockville Centre, N.Y. to rise to 2-1
overall this season! Lindenwood was active in the offensive end,
out-shooting Molloy 14-8 and taking 10 corners to Molloy's three.
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Cross Country Competes Against Truman State The cross country
teams recently opened the 2018 season against Truman State. The
men's team picked up a victory against the Bulldogs, but the
women's team could not keep up, but had two runners finish in the
top five. Read more
Several Advance at Derby City National BMX Several riders from
the Lindenwood BMX cycling squad advanced to mains over at the
Derby City Nationals in Louisville, KY. Read more
Lions Earn Two Wins at Naval Academy Open Men's water polo
earned two wins, a tie, and lost one at the Naval Academy Open in
Annapolis, MD. The Lions topped La Salle 12-10 in overtime, tied
with the Midshipmen 12-12, defeated Salem University 17-16, and
fell to Johns Hopkins 14-6. The Lions start the young season with a
record of 2-1-1. Read more
Muller to Play in Women’s Water Polo World Cup East London,
South Africa native Hanna Muller will play for her home country at
the 17th FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup in Surgut, Russia. The
returning Lindenwood sophomore attacker is one of 13 named to the
team by the Swim South Africa Executive Committee. Read more
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