McKendree University

McKendree University students participated in the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities' Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on April 30.

McKendree University's concert and chamber choirs performed one last concert for the semester by presenting "The Poet Sings" on Thursday, May 1 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. The choirs were under the direction of Ken Tucker and accompanied by Melissa Ray on piano.

Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society, recently welcomed new members on April 24, 2025 as part of McKendree's Academic Excellence Celebration.

The McKendree University School of Business congratulates outstanding students who have been initiated into the Mu Gamma Kappa Honor Society.

Senior Zane Phillips, an international relations major at McKendree University, has recently been selected to participate in the highly competitive, yearlong paid fellowship as an English language teaching assistant at Technos International College this upcoming fall in Tokyo, Japan.

Junior Kelsey Lyles, a psychology major at McKendree University, was recently awarded the Fulbright-Mitacs Globalink internship to conduct research in Canada this summer. The Fulbright-Mitacs Globalink enables about 60 students from the United States to attend a Canadian university in which they will undertake advanced research projects for 10 to 12 weeks in their area of interest under the supervision of a professor.

Congratulations to Zariah Valentine, who received McKendree University's 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award.

Congratulations to students on the McKendree University Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the fall 2024 semester.

The McKendree Speech and Debate team hosted and competed in the National Parliamentary Debate Association's Championship Tournament and the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence during the university's spring break.

McKendree University congratulates students who made the President's List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2024 semester.

Student ambassadors are dynamic, dedicated leaders who represent the University and share what it's like to be a McKendree student in an engaged, active, intellectual environment.

McKendree University senior Destiny Johnson is a 2024 recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

McKendree University welcomes the Class of 2028 to its Lebanon, Ill., campus and online. The university's bicentennial class represents 34 states and 29 countries.

Jordyn Dallas, a junior at McKendree University and resident of O'Fallon, Ill., studied abroad at the American College of Greece this summer. Jordyn, who is a secondary education history major, took a macroeconomics class and a world civilization class at the college.

Congratulations to the McKendree University students and Class of 2024 graduates whose work is published in the Spring 2024 issue of Scholars: The McKendree University Online Journal of Undergraduate Research.

McKendree University congratulates its Class of 2024 graduates on their achievements! #McK2024

The McKendree University dance team hosted their annual Dance in Concert event on Friday, March 8 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Shelby Nash, a McKendree University senior Honors program student, gave in-depth research presentations on Tuesday, November 28. In the Honors program, students work with a faculty member to write a thesis within their major field of study. The program culminates with a public presentation.

Breanna Sampo of Peru, Ill., has been awarded a Fellowship worth $8,500 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Sampo is one of 62 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship.

The McKendree University Student Government Association announces its officers and class representatives for the 2021-2022 academic year.