Lindenwood University-Belleville will bring its inaugural sorority – Sigma Sigma Sigma or Tri Sigma – to campus this spring, expanding its growing Greek life culture.

When Cierra Barnes dropped out of high school as a teenager, she could have scarcely imagined graduating college, earning a law degree, and publishing in a legal journal—a process that all started at Lindenwood University-Belleville.

Taking a job that would allow him to travel while earning a paycheck was exactly the kind of summer job Preston Whisler was looking for in the time off between semesters at Lindenwood University-Belleville. That’s why he was excited to be hired as a driver for a regional moving company. Little did he know that he would turn his summer job into a full-time career opportunity well before his expected graduation in December 2019.

The Psychology Department at Lindenwood University-Belleville recently inducted 10 students into Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology. The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. Membership requires that students be of at least sophomore standing with a GPA in the top 33 percent of their class.

Lindenwood University history students in The Rise of Modern America, taught by Dr. Jeff Smith, are creating a virtual tour of lost buildings in St. Charles using ArcGIS mapping technology and good old-fashioned research. The project may ultimately be accessible to the community, providing a glimpse at a bygone era in St. Charles.

Lindenwood students, including athletic teams and student organizations, will compete with each other for the “Ring the Bell Challenge” at Schnuck’s (1900 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles).

Chajuana Trawick, associate professor of fashion business and design, is the focus of a Nov. 19, 2018, feature article in the St. Louis American newspaper. The article centers on an early start fashion design program that Trawick launched with the Normandy School District.

#GivingTuesday is a day dedicated to giving—a social media movement started in 2012 to celebrate the importance of philanthropy and encourage giving.

Lindenwood University’s Sibley Hall, constructed in 1856, is included in a St. Louis Business Journal slideshow of St. Louis-area buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The building, named for Lindenwood founders Mary Easton Sibley and George Sibley, was added to the National Register in 1978.

The community is invited to the Lindenwood University Annual Christmas Walk on Dec. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event open to the public, and all activities are free.