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The Lindenwood Belleville men’s and women’s soccer programs are building from scratch on several different fronts as they prepare for their inaugural seasons next fall.

Lindenwood University’s Board of Directors approved plans to spend $3.5 million in capital expenses for the Belleville campus on Friday, May 13. Facilities scheduled to undergo renovation include the science laboratories, Office of Student Services, Division of Science and Mathematics Office, classrooms in the auditorium, and the football field.

It was cold and rainy outside, but the mood was festive in St. Charles County’s Family Arena as nearly 1,800 graduates took part in Lindenwood University’s annual commencement exercises on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14.

Eight Lindenwood University scholars had the chance Wednesday to meet one of the corporate citizens who played a role in their scholarship.

Lindenwood University will hold its annual Commencement exercises Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14, at the Family Arena in St. Charles. Noted St. Louis entrepreneur Mike Roberts will be the keynote speaker at the Saturday Commencement ceremony, while longtime sports broadcaster Bob Ramsey will deliver the Baccalaureate address on Friday evening.

The Lindenwood University School of Communications will host its third annual Film and Television Camp this summer for high school students interested in learning production skills. Sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, June 13-17 and June 20-24.

An event slated for the evening of Wednesday, May 4, at Lindenwood University featuring author and Navy SEAL Eric Greitens has been cancelled due to a deluge of new demands on Greitens' time in the wake of the Sunday's military action that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. The event has not been rescheduled at this time.

Tara Brandley, graduate assistant in student services at Lindenwood University-Belleville, has been selected to be the campus’ first director of student housing, effective May 1.

Lindenwood University will present its Break Music Festival at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Hyland Arena on the main St. Charles campus. Performers will include The Ready Set, Hot Chelle Rae, and Eleventy Seven.

Lindenwood University’s inaugural Spring Into Service day on April 16, has been called by organizers a huge success, netting 291 service hours donated to nine area nonprofit, charitable, or government organizations by 83 volunteers from the Lindenwood community.