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The Lindenwood University Financial Aid Office has launched an informational campaign to educate students and their family members about changes to the application cycle for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the primary form used by the federal government, states, and colleges to award grants, scholarships, work study, and student loans. Beginning Oct. 1, 2016, each year’s form will become available three months earlier than it had previously. This means students can file their 2017-18 FAFSA as early as Oct. 1, 2016, rather than beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.

Lindenwood University’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society for first-year students, that it has won the organization’s Delta Bronze award for increasing its membership 14 percent over the past year.

The women’s basketball team at Lindenwood University-Belleville will host a Black Tie Dinner and Auction 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Royal Orleans Banquet Center, 2801 Telegraph Road, St. Louis. The event will feature dinner, an open bar, and live and silent auctions.

Lindenwood University-Belleville Division of Business and Entrepreneurship adjunct instructor Bill Enyart will present a Congress to Campus program September 25-27 at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Enyart, a former Democratic congressman, who represented Southern Illinois’ 12th Congressional District in the 113th Congress, will present with former Republican Congressman Ron Saracin of Connecticut.

The 2017 Miss Missouri USA and Miss Missouri Teen USA pageants will be presented in Lindenwood University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on Sept. 24 and 25. The presentation show on Saturday, Sept. 24, and the coronation show on Sunday, Sept. 25, will both begin at 7 p.m.

For those who attend Lindenwood, it doesn’t take long to figure out that the highly acclaimed vocal group Voices Only is a part of the culture.

Lindenwood University formally opened the Barnes & Noble bookstore on its St. Charles campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 14. Store patrons were also treated to refreshments, raffles, and a few giveaways.

The Lindenwood University Saint Charles Alumni Club will hold its 22nd annual Fall Luncheon, Fashion Show and Silent Auction on Sept. 17 at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts main lobby.

Lindenwood Belleville's 2016 Parents, Family and Alumni Reunion Weekend will be highlighted by the school's inaugural homecoming parade.

The artwork of two Lindenwood University-Belleville students was selected for display at the Black and White and Art All Over event Sept. 9 at 30 Public Square in Belleville.