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The 8th annual Lindenwood University alumni fall fashion show/luncheon will be at noon Saturday at the Lindenwood University Club, 600 Old Friedens Road. Cost is $20.

Professor Tom Stephens, a longtime educator and former Superintendent of the Wentzville School District, will receive the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award at a ceremony Nov. 21 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton.

Lindenwood University is offering 35 courses as part of its Jump Start program, which allows transfer students and those registering late a chance to get a semester of coursework under their belts without having to wait until January.

Lindenwood University's teacher education program received high honors recently in a report issued by the U.S. Secretary of Education. The Title II report shows Lindenwood in the top quartile of all teacher education programs in the state of Missouri.

Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA, visited Lindenwood University Friday, July 30 for a book signing and to have the lounge in her old residence hall named in her honor.

Lindenwood University and the University of Missouri-Rolla have signed an agreement that will let local students start their engineering degree in St. Charles.

With a contest performance that garnered two standing ovations, Vocal Spectrum from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, swept the MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest, outdistancing nearest rivals by a comfortable ten-percent margin.

Lindenwood University has announced it will receive a $3 million gift of software from Lectra, headquartered in Paris, France.

Citing enrollment increases, new construction without debt, and “one of the hardest working and dedicated faculties in American higher education,” the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has granted Lindenwood University the maximum 10-year accreditation.

Shandi Finnessey, a Lindenwood University graduate student, was crowned Miss USA Monday night in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre.