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Chad Kerksick, associate professor of exercise science and director of Lindenwood’s Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, was named Educator of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The award was announced virtually on July 8 and recognizes Kerksick’s contributions to the NSCA, his community, and to education and clinical application of strength training and conditioning.

Lindenwood University may experience some communications and power disruptions on Friday, June 26, as a part of scheduled maintenance. This maintenance will result in a temporary power outage on campus.

Lindenwood University has named Rob Westervelt vice president of strategy and innovation. Westervelt will begin the new position in July.

In an effort to increase voter turnout, Lindenwood University is participating in the Generation Z Leading the Vote Initiative. Aided by special funding from Missouri Foundation for Health, Lindenwood will try to improve voting turnout for historically underrepresented populations and assist Missouri voters in registration and access to information.

Lindenwood’s Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship and Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise both ranked among the top business and economics institutions in the world, according to Research Papers in Economics.

Lindenwood University is an institution that stands for the freedoms and rights of all individuals, as we are committed to being an inclusive and diverse university that promotes equality for all persons regardless of color or background. 

Twenty-four-hour days. Just three 30-minute breaks. Constant exposure to the deadly coronavirus during an unprecedented pandemic. This is how Taylor Bragg-Brock (’19) has chosen to spend her “gap year.

Students returning for the fall 2020 semester will find that Lindenwood has quickly adapted to accommodate student needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Integrated 360 video conferencing and the option of a new take on hybrid classes are just two more ways Lindenwood is ensuring that students and faculty have the resources necessary to move forward in a safe and effective learning environment.

Theodore Cohen, assistant professor of history, recently released his book Finding Afro-Mexico: Race and Nation after the Revolution, which was published by Cambridge University Press.

Lindenwood University was recently ranked as having one of the Best Online Master’s in Public Administration for 2020 by College Consensus.