The Lindenwood University system will take part in World Kindness Day on Nov. 13, 2018. This internationally recognized day was established by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation in an effort spread the message of kindness and make kindness the norm.

The 2018 fall season has proven to be extremely successful for the Lindenwood University-Belleville rugby team. The Lynx, with an impressive 7-2 record, are getting noticed on a national level, rising up to No. 15 in Division I College Rankings by Rugby Today, which sets a new program high in the Division I poll.

WalletHub.com has ranked Lindenwood University in its list of the Best Colleges and Universities in 2019. Lindenwood ranked 317th in the United States, 83rd in the Midwest, and 12th in Missouri.

The Economic Education Center (EEC), a partnership of the Lindenwood University School of Education and the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise in the Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, officially launched on Oct. 9, 2018, with a celebration held in the third floor atrium of the Library and Academic Resources Center at Lindenwood University.

Two articles from the Lindenwood Legacy Magazine received Pinnacle Awards at the College Media Association Convention in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 25-28, 2018.

The online Master of Public Administration degree program at Lindenwood University has been ranked number-16 by OnlineU.org on the 2019 Most Affordable Online Colleges for MPA Degrees list.

Five Lindenwood University students have been selected to participate in the Regional Business Council’s (RBC) Mentor Network Program, three of which hail from the Belleville campus.

Lindenwood University-Belleville Associate Professor of Education Leadership Dr. Stephanie Yearian was recently honored with the 2018 Jerry Johns Reading Educator of the Year Award by the Illinois Reading Council at its annual conference in Peoria, Ill.

Lindenwood University will hold the eighth annual Dark Carnival on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 10 p.m. on campus near the Spellmann Center clock tower. The event is free and open to the public.

The Lindenwood University–Belleville Athletics Department hosted the 2018 American Midwest Conference (AMC) Champions of Character Summit recently with various student-athletes from the AMC conference participating.