Michele and Maya Rodriguez, who are mother and daughter, were featured in an article in the St. Louis American for graduating together with their master’s degrees in Lindenwood’s spring Commencement. The two also graduated together with bachelor’s degrees in 2017.
The media center and gaming center in the Library and Academic Resources Center was featured in a larger article in Library Journal titled “Labs in Libraries.” Digital Librarian Michael Fetters was quoted in the article; the material on Lindenwood is located in the middle of the article. The other schools featured in the article are University of Rhode Island, University of Washington Health Sciences Library, and University of Oklahoma.
Soul superstar Patti LaBelle’s sold-out concert Friday, March 22, drew a review and photo spread from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Kevin C. Johnson.
Lions pitcher Geoff Hartlieb, who graduated Lindenwood in 2016 and drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates that same year, was the subject of a feature in MLB.com. Hartlieb, who pitched in AA last year and posted impressive numbers, is expected to pitch for the Pirates AAA organization this year.
Lindenwood fashion students Anna Heinold and Natalia Soares da Silva were the subject of a cover story in Mid Rivers Newsmagazine on March 4 for their participation in a fashion show and exhibit at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis’ Forest Park.
Clifton Taulbert, author and president/CEO of Roots Java Coffee, the only wholly owned African-American coffee company in the U.S., spoke Feb. 4 at Lindenwood University as part of its Black History Month festivities. The talk was covered by KPLR-TV.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch produced an article and photo package on the new stunt program at Lindenwood University-Belleville. The new and growing sport is focused on the aerial and acrobatic aspects of cheerleading.
Fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo’s work with Lindenwood fashion design students this week was covered by Gazelle, the St. Louis-based lifestyle magazine.
The Waka Flocka Flame concert on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts was the subject of an i-Party photo feature in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Logan Wolf, who graduated Lindenwood University-Belleville in December 2018 with an undergraduate degree in mass communication, was recently honored by the Quilt of Valor Foundation for his work in Afghanistan as a combat engineer in a bomb-clearing unit.
