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Billi Patzius, associate professor of criminal justice at Lindenwood University, has been featured in an Ask the Experts segment by the web site wallethub.com. In the article, Patzius responds to questions regarding the future of law enforcement, such as what the law officers of the future will need to know to do their jobs effectively and how law enforcement officers can improve their relationships with the people of the community they serve.

Among her many accomplishments the past year, a Lindenwood Belleville criminal justice student not only secured a prestigious internship with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois in Fairview Heights but also wowed her supervisor by doing her job to a high standard he said has rarely been equaled.

Dr. Edward L. Morris, professor of finance in the Robert W. Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, has been named a regional recipient of the 2017 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs recognizes individuals each year who exemplify teaching excellence in the classroom.

Lindenwood University is now the home of a new center dedicated to supporting graduate student research. The Future Institute Research Center, a branch of Future Institute Concept Schools, is closely aligned with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership at Lindenwood.

Patrick Walker, associate professor of nonprofit administration in the Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, was named Professor of the Year for 2017 by the Lindenwood Student Government. The award was announced at the faculty meeting on May 3 at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts’ Lindenwood Theater.

More than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students from Lindenwood University walked across the stage Friday and Saturday at the Saint Charles Family Arena during commencement 2017.

Lindenwood University is seeking comments from the public about the university in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The university will host a visit November 6-7, 2017, with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

A team of advertising students from Lindenwood University recently returned from the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition District 9 event with two significant honors.

Lindenwood University’s Collegiate Distributive Education Clubs of America international team collectively took home 19 awards this year at the 2017 Collegiate International Career Development Conference April 18-23 in Anaheim, Calif.

Patrick Walker, associate professor of nonprofit administration in Lindenwood University’s Robert W. Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, and his wife, Nicole Roach, will be the keynote speakers Wednesday, May 3, at the Athena Leadership Foundation’s 30th Annual Leadership Summit.