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Lindenwood University’s 2012-2013 Nonprofit Professional Development Series will continue in April with a presentation by Patrick Walker, JD, MBA, associate professor of nonprofit administration in the university’s School of Human Services. He will deliver the address, “Legal, Regulatory, & Governance Best Practices: Critical Governance Insight for Social Entrepreneurs, Nonprofit Advocates, and Other Catalysts Who Work to Change the World,” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the Memorial Arts Building’s Latzer Hall.

Lindenwood University's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree program has received a continuation of its accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The honor means the university’s program has met the nationally-recognized standards set forth by the organization regarding the preparation of competent social work practitioners.

Room, board, tuition and fees for traditional undergraduate resident students at Lindenwood University will increase 3.4 percent in the fall of 2013 to $22,940 per year from their 2012 level of $22,180 per year.

Lindenwood University students are joining together to help senior Sean Murry and his family in the fight against a rare blood disorder called Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, which can only be cured with the help of a matching bone marrow donor. The Lindenwood Student Government Association will host a donor drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the school’s St. Charles campus at 209 South Kingshighway, St. Charles, Mo., 63301.

Lindenwood University’s 2012-2013 Nonprofit Professional Development Series will continue in March with a presentation by Jason Huff, Director of Institutional Giving at St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He will deliver the address “Majoring in What You Think Are the Minors: Developing a Major Gift Campaign When You’re Not Building Anything!” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, in the Memorial Arts Building’s Latzer Hall.

The Lindenwood University Theater Department will present the classic musical Guys and Dolls at 7:30 p.m. on March 14 through 16 at 2 p.m. on March 17 at the university’s Bezemes Family Theater.

Lindenwood University-Belleville is proud to showcase the traveling art exhibit Falun Gong, featuring the paintings and story of the Falun Gong, a “peaceful belief persecuted in China.”

A team of graduate and undergraduate students from Lindenwood University’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship recently won first place in the intercollegiate Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge sponsored by the St. Louis CFA Society. The school bested five other teams from area universities during its first year as a participant in the invitational tournament.

Lindenwood University is currently accepting proposals for the 32nd annual Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult and Higher Education that will take place Sept. 20-21, 2013, on the school's main campus in St. Charles, Mo. The event provides a forum for practitioners and researchers to discuss practices, concepts, evaluations, and research studies aimed at improving adult education practices.

In the past week, Lindenwood University-Belleville took another leap forward in its academic and student service offerings with state approval to add three new degrees and begin the construction of a student residence hall on campus.