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Lindenwood University welcomed 200 students from six area high schools on Sept. 27 for Foreign Language Day.

FIRST Robotics held its Gateway Robotics Challenge at Lindenwood University’s Hyland Arena on Sept. 29 as part of the organization’s partnership with the university. The “off-season” event was a competition among high school-level teams that competed in the FIRST Robotics competition in March, using the same course and challenge.

On Friday, Sept. 28, KTVI TV aired a story in advance of the FIRST Robotics Gateway Robotics Challenge, which was held in Lindenwood’s Hyland Arena on Sept. 29.

Gradschoolhub.com has ranked the Lindenwood Online Master’s in Nonprofit Administration fourth in its list of 10 Most Affordable Master’s in Nonprofit Management Online for 2018.

Each year, the Assessment Committee at Lindenwood University, through a nomination process, recognizes its faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution toward promoting continuous improvement through assessment with the presentation of an “Assessment Champion Award.” On September 20, at the St. Charles all-staff meeting, four staff members received one of these awards for their assessment efforts during the 2017-18 academic year.

Five World Affairs Council (WAC) delegates from Kazakhstan, along with a facilitator and interpreter, recently visited Lindenwood University to hear “from professionals in the legal and criminal justice system to learn new approaches relating to the penal system.”

KMOV TV did a story on Sept. 21 about a new scholarship Lindenwood University created in memory of 2-year-old Felicity Karam, daughter of alumna and former employee Lucia Karam. Felicity Karam died in an accident on Sept. 16.

Dr. Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, from Lindenwood University’s Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, will present an economics webinar titled Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology on Wednesday, Oct 10, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Lindenwood University believes that Lions should support Lions, and one of our own has suffered a tremendous loss.

Money Magazine and Realtor.com have ranked St. Charles, Mo., the home of Lindenwood University, number-32 in its “Best Places to Live in America.” The list was recently reported in TIME.com as well. Located in the heart of the city, Lindenwood has been a vital and constant part of the St. Charles community since its founding in 1827.