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During Spring Break 2018, Director of Student Life and Leadership Michelle Sanford led a team of Lindenwood University-Belleville students, who were willing to trade in their free time for shovels, boots, and horse brushes, to Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Mo. to perform volunteer work. Longmeadow is a division of the Humane Society of Missouri that houses adoptable farm animals like horses, pigs, and even llamas.

Lindenwood University is participating in Give STL Day on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The goal is for 486 (18 x 27) donors to participate in Give STL Day! All donations will go to the Lions’ Reserve, which provides support for students whose funding has run out prior to graduation.

Lindenwood’s Campus Organization Against Sexual Assault and its Greek community were covered by KTVI-TV in advance of a “Take Back the Night” walk they are organizing in St. Charles on Thursday evening, April 19, in Downtown St. Charles.

The Office of Student Life and Leadership at Lindenwood University-Belleville recently hosted its inaugural Community and Campus Day of Service, where more than 70 students and staff worked throughout the Belleville area to assist with yard cleanup and general maintenance and to foster a sense of civic responsibility.

Lindenwood alumnus Corey Patterson (‘02) was featured in an article in several publications about his journey from accountant to Big 10 football coach.

Lindenwood University’s Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship Collegiate DECA Competition Team earned nine awards at the International DECA Competition in Washington, D.C. The awards ceremony was held the evening of Saturday, April 14, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. More than 1,000 students from all 50 states and several countries participated.

Award-winning author Ann Leckie will share her expert insight on crafting a compelling story April 25, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Dunseth Auditorium in Harmon Hall on the Lindenwood University campus.

The Lindenwood University Collegiate DECA Chapter, through the Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, recently won a leadership award for its dedication to DECA core values and principles of encouraging a well-rounded college experience for its members.

The championships have been piling up for Lindenwood athletic programs.

The Lindenwood University-Belleville Athletics Department hired Joe Lippert, a former collegiate rugby player from Wisconsin, to be the head coach for the men's rugby team for the 2017-18 season. In his first season, Lippert coached the Lynx to a second-place finish at the biggest collegiate rugby tournament in the United States, the Las Vegas Invitational.