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The Lindenwood University Student Government Association (LSGA) has organized a letter-writing campaign from 6 to 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Connection Center on the first floor of the Spellmann Campus Center. Students will have the opportunity to voice their opposition to Senate Bill 784, which seeks to reduce the amount of financial aid awarded to those attending four-year private institutions through the state-funded Access Missouri grant program.

Lindenwood University’s Theatre Department will present Cole Porter’s musical of love on the high seas, “Anything Goes,” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6.

This summer, Lindenwood University’s Nonprofit Administration program will hold a three-day Summer Youth Leadership Summit called the Lion’s Pride Project, designed for high school students who are interested in careers in the nonprofit sector.

Lindenwood University’s Theatre Department will present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, a comic tale of mistaken identity, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 to 20 in the university’s Emerson Black Box Theater.

The Lindenwood University School of Communications will host a professional media workshop from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the university Cultural Center. Emmy Award-winning director and actor Bobby Miller and St. Louis-based casting director Joni Tackette will discuss the secret language actors share on-set, how to direct a scene, and more.

The Lindenwood University School of Education has formed a new Reading Advisory Council designed to promote effective literary practices among schools in the region. Members exchanged ideas and discussed the group’s mission during the council’s inaugural meeting on Jan. 21 in the Spellmann Campus Center.

Lindenwood University has partnered with Sallie Mae to offer the 1098-T tax form online. The form is essential in determining eligibility for HOPE Scholarship Credit or Lifetime Learning Credit deductions.

The Lindenwood University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) will host a flag presentation and recognition ceremony for United States military veterans and active duty personnel between men’s and women’s basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Hyland Performance Arena. The Lindenwood Lions women’s and men’s teams will play Baker University at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., respectively.

The Lindenwood University Lions men’s and women’s basketball teams will play William Jewell College in a doubleheader at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Hyland Performance Arena. Admission is free for all Lindenwood basketball alumni, who will receive special recognition and have the opportunity to attend a reception between games in the arena VIP Room.

Lindenwood University’s Black Student Union will host a ceremony in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, in the third floor atrium of the Spellmann Campus Center. The event is free and open to all members of the community.