Each year, the Assessment Committee at Lindenwood University, through a nomination process, recognizes its faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution toward promoting continuous improvement through assessment with the presentation of an “Assessment Champion Award.” On September 20, at the St. Charles all-staff meeting, four staff members received one of these awards for their assessment efforts during the 2017-18 academic year.

Five World Affairs Council (WAC) delegates from Kazakhstan, along with a facilitator and interpreter, recently visited Lindenwood University to hear “from professionals in the legal and criminal justice system to learn new approaches relating to the penal system.”

KMOV TV did a story on Sept. 21 about a new scholarship Lindenwood University created in memory of 2-year-old Felicity Karam, daughter of alumna and former employee Lucia Karam. Felicity Karam died in an accident on Sept. 16.

Lindenwood University-Belleville will celebrate Parents, Family, and Alumni Reunion Weekend throwing a three-day Homecoming celebration highlighted by The Greatest Show in Belleville Circus and the school’s Third Annual Homecoming Parade.

Assistant Registrar Tricia Schwind was named Lindenwood University-Belleville’s Employee of the Quarter in August. Schwind joined the Lindenwood staff in 2017 and has made a lasting impression in the short time she has been with the university.

Research conducted at Lindenwood University-Belleville’s Exercise Science Lab was recently published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Lindenwood University-Belleville will host its first Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 8-12. The event is presented by the Student Counseling and Resource Center, an on-campus office committed to aiding students in reaching their academic and personal goals through holistic counseling methods.

Dr. Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, from Lindenwood University’s Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, will present an economics webinar titled Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology on Wednesday, Oct 10, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Lindenwood University believes that Lions should support Lions, and one of our own has suffered a tremendous loss.

Money Magazine and Realtor.com have ranked St. Charles, Mo., the home of Lindenwood University, number-32 in its “Best Places to Live in America.” The list was recently reported in TIME.com as well. Located in the heart of the city, Lindenwood has been a vital and constant part of the St. Charles community since its founding in 1827.