Ribbon-Cutting for Center for Diversity & Inclusion Set for Jan. 21
Lindenwood University’s new Center for Diversity & Inclusion (CDI) will officially open at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 3110 Evans Commons.
Hammond Institute’s Ferguson to Be Visiting Scholar, Collaborate on Book
Dr. Rachel Ferguson, director of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise’s Liberty & Ethics Center at Lindenwood University, will be a visiting scholar at the Eudaimonia Institute at Wake Forest University for the spring semester of 2020.
FIRST Robotics Kick-Off Event Held at Scheidegger Center
For the third year in a row, Lindenwood University is serving as a sponsor of FIRST Robotics and hosted a regional event to kick off the 2020 season Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.
Lindenwood MBA Recognized as Second Largest in St. Louis Area
The St. Louis Business Journal recently published its annual list of the largest MBA programs in the St. Louis area, and Lindenwood University’s Plaster School of Business is home to the second largest program with 582 on-ground and online students.
McMaken Delivers Public Lecture in Hanover, Germany
Dr. W. Travis McMaken, associate professor of religion and assistant dean of humanities at Lindenwood University, delivered a public lecture, “‘Freedom Is Not Free’: Karl Barth and American Politics” in Hanover, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2019.
Teacher Education Program Featured in Branson News
A Lindenwood University teacher education partnership with the Hollister R-V School District in southern Missouri was the subject of a recent article published by the Branson News upon the graduation of 10 district teachers from the program.
Elmes Elected Delegate to Modern Language Association Governing Assembly
Melissa Ridley Elmes, assistant professor of English, has been elected to a three-year term with the Modern Language Association's Delegate Assembly. With over 25,000 members in 100 countries, the association is the largest international organization in the field of modern languages and literatures; the Delegate Assembly is the governing body of this organization.
Lamerol Gatewood Work on Display at St. Louis Art Museum
Lindenwood alumnus Lamerol Gatewood (’77) has made a career as an artist and educator in New York for decades, and now, one of his paintings has made its way back to St. Louis and is on display in the St. Louis Art Museum exhibit, The Shape of Abstraction: Selections from the Ollie Collection.
Saint Louis Crisis Nursery Recognizes Lindenwood Advertising Class
Earlier this month, Jane Beckman, communications director for the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, presented a certificate of appreciation to Dr. Kristy Tucciarone’s Advertising Campaign Management class for a variety of work the class has performed for the nursery over the past two years.
Kerksick Quoted in Article about Exercise Drinks
Chad Kerksick, associate professor of exercise science, was quoted in an article in Men’s Journal about the benefits of tart cherry juice to aid in muscle recovery after workouts.
