Lindenwood University will observe Media Literacy Week Oct. 3-9, 2010, by hosting a panel discussion in the Elizabeth Dunseth Auditorium of Harmon Hall on the main St. Charles, Mo., campus. “The Changing Face of Journalism: How the Internet Impacts News Gathering and Reporting” will take place at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, and is free and open to the public.
Lindenwood University’s 2010-11 Speaker Series will continue at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, with a discussion of the environmental impact of the Gulf oil spill by three Lindenwood faculty who went on a fact-finding trip to the region this summer.
The Lindenwood University Theatre Department will bring Charles Schultz’s beloved characters to life with the classic musical, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7-9 and 14-16 in the university’s Emerson Black Box Theater.
Lindenwood University’s radio station, KCLC 89.1 FM, entered a new era on Sept. 14 when it began using a new high-powered antenna. The station now has an expanded broadcast reach and will be able to begin broadcasting digitally in the future.
In their first week of competition, the Lindenwood – Belleville men's soccer team (2-0) has risen to the national stage. The Lynx are ranked No.1 in the national rankings by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The ranks were released Thursday morning.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Morris, whose story was the inspiration for the movie “The Rookie,” starring Dennis Quaid, will open the Lindenwood University 2010-11 Speaker Series at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the university’s Bezemes Family Theater. Admission is free.
Lindenwood University welcomed a record-breaking number of students on the first day of 2010 fall semester classes Monday, Aug. 23. The number of daytime undergraduate students, including commuters, exceeds 5,000 by a substantial margin.
The Lindenwood University Theatre Department will present its first production of the fall 2010 semester, the acclaimed Steel Magnolias, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9-11 and 16-18 at Lindenwood’s Bezemes Family Theater.
Lindenwood University has been named a “military friendly” school for 2011 by G.I. Jobs Magazine, an honor the magazine states is given to only 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools nationwide.
Lindenwood University has been singled out for recognition in the “Great Colleges to Work For” program conducted by the Chronicle for Higher Education. The results of the study were released July 26, 2010, in the Chronicle’s third annual report on “The Academic Workplace” and were derived from a survey of more than 42,000 employees at 277 colleges and universities in the United States.
