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Lindenwood University-Belleville will host a two-day grant writing workshop Aug. 14-15 from 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. each day. The workshop is open to the public.

Mary Reuter, assistant vice president and executive director of community relations for Lindenwood University-Belleville, was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Belleville Rotary on June 24 in appreciation of her contributions to the Rotary Club.

Lindenwood University is offering students the opportunity to check in early before the beginning of the 2014 fall semester. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 1 through Aug. 1, students can visit specific administrative offices, collect verification that all requirements have been satisfied, and become eligible to check directly into the appropriate residential facility on their designed date or attend the first day of class on Monday, Aug. 25.

Belleville, Ill.- Lindenwood University-Belleville is scheduled to open in Collinsville, Ill., its first extension center in the fall of 2014. The campus will sign a five-year lease on 15,000 square feet of space located at 1101 Eastport Plaza Drive in Collinsville. The space will be used for undergraduate and graduate classes in the accelerated evening program, as well as graduate classes in education and professional counseling.

Lindenwood University announced Thursday that its new men's dorm building under construction on West Main Street across the street from its Belleville campus will be named in honor of donor Fred J. Kern.

Lindenwood University’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeological Research Program has started its 2014 field season. Through the end of June, Lindenwood students and faculty will be conducting archaeological excavations at two significant archaeological sites: the Louis Blanchette homestead site at 906 S. Main in St. Charles, and at Nathan Boone’s home at the Historic Daniel Boone Home and Heritage Center (1868 Highway F, Defiance, MO).

Lindenwood’s Fashion Design Program and Nonprofit Administration faculty are jointly conducting a clothing, shoe, and housewares drive in support of the National Council of Jewish Women’s (NCJW) Resale Shop. Through June 30, they will be accepting gently used donations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, in Room 1110 of the university’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, at 2300 West Clay on the St. Charles campus.

Lindenwood University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts announces its 2014-2015 season lineup, its seventh season since the $32 million performing arts center opened. The Lindenwood Theater Main Stage Season consists of 11 touring performances and one academic performance presented by the Lindenwood University Department of Theatre.

The Lindenwood Student Government Association (LSGA) has named Billi Patzius, PhD, the 2014 Professor of the Year.

Lindenwood University-Belleville has announced that it will add three new undergraduate degrees to its offerings this fall, bringing the total number of degree programs up to 35. It will also add a new homeland security emphasis to its current Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.