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A pair of accomplished Lindenwood University alumni had strong showings Tuesday at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Lindenwood University-Belleville is hosting Parents, Family, and Alumni Reunion Weekend October 21-23 in tandem with its 2016 Homecoming events.

Steve Holley, an adjunct instructor at the Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was named Lindenwood University’s Adjunct Instructor of the Year during the adjunct conference on Aug. 13. Holley has been an adjunct instructor at Lindenwood since 2011, teaching courses including Advertising and Promotional Strategy, Personal Selling and Sales Management, and Pricing Strategy and Negotiations.

Lindenwood University alumna Morgan Craft, in her first appearance in the Olympics, finished fifth in women’s skeet shooting Friday in Rio de Janeiro.

Chris Roberts, an expert on counter-threat intelligence within the information security industry, will speak at 6 p.m., Sept. 15, in Lindenwood University’s Cultural Center auditorium. Roberts will speak about the need for information security to constantly evolve, asserting that today’s effective methods will become tomorrow’s laughingstock.

Diaz, 25, earned the silver medal in the 53kg category of women’s weightlifting. It was the first Olympic medal an athlete from the Phillipines has won in 20 years. The last came when Mansueto Velasco took silver for boxing in 1996.

Lindenwood University students Angelika Trujillo, Victoria Smith and Jessica Causey, attended the 26th International Carbohydrate Symposium in New Orleans July 17 – 22, taking home top honors for a poster presentation.

Lindenwood University-Belleville recently held the dedication of the Alice E. Ackermann Welcome Center, honoring the late Belleville resident, teacher, and musician, Alice Ackermann.

Representatives of the United States Postal Service, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital–St. Charles, Lindenwood University, and St. Charles city and county cut the ribbon on Aug. 1 for the new U.S. Postal Service offices in the University Commons development across the street from Lindenwood’s campus.

Lindenwood University – Belleville Men’s Soccer is set to host Southwestern Illinois College in the annual Mayor’s Cup to kick off the 2016 home season. The game will take place Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 6 p.m. on Lindenwood – Belleville’s home field. This will mark the seventh consecutive year the two teams face off in the Mayor’s Cup.