Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø and Washington University in St. Louis Pickleball Clubs co-hosted the inaugural St. Louis Regional Collegiate Pickleball Tournament. This event, held in Bridgeton, was attended by over 70 students from eight universities in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Lindenwood’s team of Carter Smith, Madelyn Burkhardt, Edwardo Guzman, and Laura Cochran won silver medals in the tournament.
Lindenwood Athletics were on center stage at the Sixth Annual One Main Awards. Hosted by the St. Charles Main Street Foundation, the One Main Awards recognize organizations and individuals who make an impact on the community. Lindenwood’s baseball and men’s rugby teams each took home Organization Awards.
Associate Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Chad Kerksick led a group of students and alumni in a research project that was published in “Nutritional Neuroscience, An International Journal on Nutrition, Diet and Nervous System." The study, researching a supplement’s effect on cognitive function, was conducted at Lindenwood in the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø is proud to announce that it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation. The University was named a Silver institution, for showing a strong commitment to the military community.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø partnered with the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention to host the Out of the Darkness Walk, March 2. A part of the Engage in Eight, a student involvement program designed to help students transition to life on campus, the walk serves to bring students together and promote mental health awareness.
Undergraduate Exercise Science students Emily Mowbray and Lauren Sanders traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas to participate in the 2025 American College of Sports Medicine Central States Meeting. Sanders and Mowbray were accompanied by Associate Professor Dr. Kyle Sunderland and Assistant Professor Dr. Harry Cintineo. Each of the four gave individual presentations to the 300 students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in attendance.
Lindenwood Alumnae Dr. Diana Iborg ’98 and Kathy Poole ’09 presented at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Powerful Learning Conference, in February. Iborg and Poole work with the Rockwood School District and are in the third year of their Explore pilot program.
Professor, Management Dr. Renee Porter has been selected to serve as a commissioner on the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. The ACBSP is the accreditation agency for the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Porter first joined the University full-time in 2007 and worked with the ACBSP to get the college’s accreditation in 2010.
Students in Associate Professor of Management Dr. Gökhan Eğilmez’s Business Analytics class worked with the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis in a service-learning project with real-world applications.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø's community outreach endeavor, LindenGiving, hosted a heartwarming Valentine's Day party at Cedarhurst Senior Living. The event reaffirms Lindenwood's commitment to be a positive force in the St. Charles community through serving its neighbors.