Apr 1
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STLToday.com ran an article on June 6 by Lindenwood history professor Steve Gietschier to correspond with the anniversary of the 1944 allied D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II. The article focuses on baseball Hall of Famer and St. Louis native Yogi Berra, who was involved in the invasion as a member of the U.S. Navy.
Danielle Laramore, classes of 2017 and 2018, came to Lindenwood University-Belleville after transferring as an undergraduate student to complete her bachelor’s degree, and she credits the relationships she built at Lindenwood Belleville as the reason she is now poised to start law school at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in August 2019.
Christian Rodriguez, who plays rugby for the Lions, was featured in the U.S. edition of The Guardian. Lindenwood’s rugby teams are playing this weekend (June 1 and 2) in the Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia. Lindenwood is the defending champion at the event, portions of which will be televised on ESPN’s network of channels.
Lindenwood University was recently included in a ranking by OnlineSchoolsReport.com for the Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Entrepreneurship.
Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., has named John R. Porter its 23rd president. Porter has worked for 33 years for IBM, including the last 15 in senior management, and has also served as a board member in higher education and as an adjunct instructor and visiting professor.
Lindenwood University’s men’s and women’s rugby teams each claimed their third straight national titles Memorial Day weekend at the USA Rugby Collegiate Sevens Championships in Tucson, Ariz.
Lindenwood University’s spring Commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11, saw more than 1,350 graduates cross the stage at the St. Charles Family Arena as thousands of their friends and family watched from the audience.
Lindenwood University’s Supply Chain Management program was recently recognized by two ranking agencies for its bachelor’s and MBA degrees.
Lindenwood University will host historical fiction writers TaraShea Nesbit and Shena McAuliffe Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 7 to 8:00 p.m. in Harmon Hall on the St. Charles campus, room 136, as they share their insights on transmitting truth through fiction and making fictive lives feel real on the page. The event is part of the university’s MFA in Writing program’s Craft Talk Series.
After much deliberation and discussion around potential enrollment strategies for the Lindenwood University Belleville, Ill., campus, the university’s Board of Trustees has voted to consolidate the daytime undergraduate academic programs from its Belleville campus to the St. Charles, Mo., campus following the 2019-2020 academic year.
