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The Lindenwood University Student Government Association (LSGA) has organized a letter writing and phone call campaign from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, in the Connection Room on the lower level of the Spellmann Center. Participants will have the opportunity to voice their opposition to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s proposal to eliminate Bright Flight and Access Missouri state grant funding for students attending independent colleges and universities.

Lindenwood University will present the Break Music Festival on Saturday, April 10, outside of the Spellmann Campus Center on the main St. Charles campus. The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Office and will feature eight different bands from 2 to11 p.m.

The Lindenwood University School of Communications will present the sixth annual Lindy Awards at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in the Emerson Black Box Theatre at the J. Scheidegger Center.

I am writing today to alert you to a serious financial threat to Lindenwood University students and all students who attend or plan to attend a private college in Missouri. Recently, Governor Jay Nixon announced that he intends to cut all Access Missouri, Bright Flight, and Marguerite Ross Barnett funding for students who attend private institutions. Governor Nixon’s plan is inherently unfair. Please take action and voice your opinion to the Governor’s office.

Lindenwood University Belleville announced Tuesday that it has hired former MacMurray College coach Anne Ewing to bring its women’s basketball program to life.

Delaware-based climatologist David Legates, Ph.D., will present “Global Warming: Fact or Fiction” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, at Lindenwood University. The presentation, which is part of the university’s Economic Policy Series, will be on the main Lindenwood campus in the Spellmann Center’s Anheuser-Busch Leadership Room.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced in a speech regarding budget cuts on Thursday, March 11, that he intends to eliminate Bright Flight and Access Missouri state grant funding for students attending private colleges.

The Lindenwood University School of Business and Entrepreneurship will hold its third annual golf scramble April 30 at Whitmoor Country Club in St. Charles. The tournament will consist of 25 four-person teams competing for prizes and awards. Players may sign up with a team or individually.

Lindenwood University-Belleville has scheduled four guest speakers during March. The presentations are part of the school’s 2009-2010 speaker series and are free and open to the public. This is a wonderful opportunity for LCIE students to fulfill their colloquium requirements.

Saint Charles, Mo. - Lindenwood University’s Board of Directors on Friday approved a plan to launch a new extension campus in Wildwood, Missouri. The site, scheduled to open in July, 2010, will be the 11th in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area operated by the university.