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Lindenwood University’s Center for Economics and the Environment (CEE) was recently ranked among the top 10 percent of all economics research departments in the world. The center is part of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise, which is housed in the university’s Robert W. Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship.

Last month, Lindenwood University was named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media for the eighth consecutive year, and on Dec. 9, the university was designated a Gold Award winner for being among the top institutions to receive the Military Friendly designation.

Lindenwood University-Belleville Communications Department students recently took time away from their own studies to share the skills they’ve learned with area Girl Scouts who set out to earn a new merit badge.

Lindenwood University-Belleville will hold the first winter commencement ceremony in school history Sunday, Dec. 11. Commencement for graduate and undergraduate students will take place at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, Ill. Education Specialist, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees will be conferred. Students will line up and march with their division.

Lindenwood University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Wachler announced today that Jed Stugart will be the school’s new head football coach. Stugart comes to St. Charles after seven seasons at NCAA Division II Sioux Falls. Stugart begins his position at Lindenwood immediately. He will be formally introduced at a press conference on the Lindenwood campus on Wednesday.

More than 1,000 graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred at Lindenwood University’s December 2016 St. Charles Commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Charles Family Arena.

Former Lindenwood women's hockey goaltender Nicole Hensley was chosen as one of the 10 recipients for the prestigious NCAA Top 10 award. Hensley becomes the first player from the College Hockey America Conference to win the award, and the fifth recipient all-time from the sport of women's hockey.

Students studying criminal justice at Lindenwood University-Belleville will participate in the department’s White-Collar Crime Lobbyist event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. in Old Main Hall, room 301. During the 50-minute event, students will debate in front of a panel of judges, students, faculty, and community members in order to disseminate information concerning the topic of white collar crimes.

Lindenwood University has partnered with USA TODAY to bring students, faculty, and staff a new app that offers access to the latest national, world, local, and campus news. The Buzz: Lindenwood University includes content powered by the news section of Lindenwood’s website, the online format of the Legacy student newspaper, known as LindenLink, USA TODAY College, and USA TODAY.

While most of the Lindenwood University campus offices in St. Charles and Belleville will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2, for the convenience of students, prospective students, and their families, several key offices will remain open on December 28 and 29.