The Lindenwood University Theatre Department will present the classic Russian story of love and betrayal, Anna Karenina, at 7:30 p.m. April 10-12 and at 2 p.m., on April 13 at the university’s Emerson Black Box Theater.
Xiong Rongyuan, chairman of Wenshan University in China, recently presented to Lindenwood University the poem below, “Ode to Lindenwood.” Wenshan University, located in Wenshan City in China’s Yunnan Province, has been Lindenwood University’s sister university for nearly a decade.
Lindenwood University student Josh Pauls returned to St. Louis yesterday after he and his United States Sled Hockey teammates defeated Russia 1-0 on March 15 to win the gold medal at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The Americans are the first team in Paralympic history to repeat as consecutive gold medalists, having won gold at the Vancouver Winter Games in 2010.
The Lindenwood University Speaker Series will present Adam Steltzner, lead NASA engineer for the Mars Curiosity rover landing, at 7 p.m. on March 25, 2014, in the university’s Lindenwood Theater. Tickets are required but are free and available at the Lindenwood Box Office. His talk is titled, “How Curiosity Changed My Life.”
Lindenwood University has committed to partnering with Matter, a local organization dedicated to advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers, to introduce the Academy of Racing Science to middle schools throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The innovative program brings STEM curricula to life for secondary school students through interactive experiences at Pole Position Raceway in St. Louis, Mo.
The Lindenwood University–Belleville men's basketball team and Head Coach Scott Spinner made history on March 12 when the NAIA announced the Lynx had received a bid to the NAIA National Championship in Kansas City, Mo.
The Lindenwood University Department of Nonprofit Administration has launched a new Community Service portion of the www.lindenwood.edu website dedicated to helping students connect with volunteer opportunities within the community.
Dr. Sandra H. Magnus, former NASA astronaut and Belleville native, has been selected as the 2014 Commencement speaker for Lindenwood University-Belleville.
David W. Wilson, PhD, has been hired as the Chief Assessment Officer and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lindenwood University.
Lindenwood University-Belleville’s Speaker Series continues when lawyer turned filmmaker Dawn Porter speaks on the topic of “Public Defenders: The Keepers of Civil Rights” on March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Lindenwood Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
