The No. 3-ranked Lindenwood University-Belleville women’s ice hockey team (16-4-3) is proud to announce that three Lady Lynx players, freshman goaltender Hannah Stone, junior forward Alicia Williams, and junior defenseman Katie Stelling, have been chosen to represent the United States at the 2019 World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, March 1-9.

Lindenwood University-Belleville’s Division Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Dr. Andrea Boyles is taking her profession to the global stage, as she attends the United Nations (UN) Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in New York City this spring. As a member of the non-governmental organization, Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) and as co-chair of that organization’s Women of Color Committee, Boyles will join other experts in the field of gender equality as a catalyst for social change.

Two Lindenwood fashion design students are participating in the runway show, Threads: History Never Looked So Haute, starting on April 13, 2019, at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. in St. Louis.

Lindenwood University-Belleville recently established a Musical Mentor Program in association with the Belleville Youth Symphony, which kicked off Jan. 28 with Sectional Day hosted on the campus.

Lindenwood University-Belleville’s Theatre Department will present two productions this spring.

Lindenwood University-Belleville will hold an open house for prospective undergraduate students Saturday, March 23.

More than 500 students from high schools and middle schools across the state will convene at Lindenwood University-Belleville on March 9 to compete in the Southern Illinois Regional Science Olympiad. This is the third year the university has hosted the event.

The second Annual Black Business Owner Expo is coming to Lindenwood University-Belleville on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free to the community and students.

Lindenwood University-Belleville will host two free flag rugby clinics Feb. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. and March 23 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lindenwood Stadium, 2600 W. Main St., Belleville, Ill.

The Midwest Psychological Association accepted nine individuals representing Lindenwood University-Belleville to present their original research at the Midwest Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago on April 11. Three of those individuals, Gigi Lewis, East Alton, Ill., 2018 graduate; Nikki Thomas, Olney, Ill., current student; and Dusan Mitic, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018 graduate, will present their work to a large group of psychology professionals from around the country. They earned this opportunity by working closely with Professor of Psychology Dr. Trisha Prunty, who places importance on undergraduate students getting real experience in her Advanced Research Methods class.