McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 33 men’s and women’s sports. McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts is southern Illinois’ finest performing arts venue.
McKendree offers a high quality education in a friendly, nurturing environment. Total enrollment is 2,500, including the Lebanon, Illinois, campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online.
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(see more)McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 33 men’s and women’s sports. McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts is southern Illinois’ finest performing arts venue.
McKendree offers a high quality education in a friendly, nurturing environment. Total enrollment is 2,500, including the Lebanon, Illinois, campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online.
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Cyber Defense Team Finishes Third in State Competition
McKendree's 117th Regiment Cyber Defense Team finished a close third at a recent statewide Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
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Feb 19
Debaters to Participate in National Competition at McKendree
McKendree University debaters will compete with others from across the U.S. when the university hosts the NPTE and NPDA national tournaments on campus during spring break week.
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Mar 4
Cyber Defense Team Competes at DoE CyberForce
McKendree University's Cyber Defense Team participated in the Department of Energy's CyberForce Competition at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
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2019 Nov 20
McKendree Delegates Represent Poland at Model UN
McKendree University students represented Poland at the 59th Midwest Model United Nations Conference in St. Louis on Feb. 20-23. .
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2019 Mar 6
117th Regiment Team Participates in DOE CyberForce Competition
McKendree University's 117th Regiment Collegiate Cybersecurity team finished 11th in the Department of Energy's recent CyberForce Competition at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
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2018 Dec 6
Business Students Offer Creative Solutions in Competition
Business students participated in their first Pure Idea Generator competition, where they were asked to come up with a simple, creative idea to solve a problem or challenge.
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2018 Oct 12
McKendree University Delegates Represent U.S. at Model UN
McKendree University students participated in the Midwest Model United Nations conference in St. Louis, Mo., from Feb. 21-24. McKendree students represented the United States at the conference attended by 45 universities throughout the Midwest. .
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2018 Feb 26
Cyber Defense Team Places in Top 5 at Midwest Regional
Congratulations to McKendree University's new Cyber Defense Team on its top 5 finish in the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition--its first official competitive event!
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2018 Feb 20
Debaters Win the I-70 Cup
McKendree Universty speech and debate team members Alex Baldwin and Gage Simmons recently won the I-70 Cup, which is based on the cumulative results of four Midwestern debate tournaments. .
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2018 Mar 8
Speech and Debate Wins Big at Home and at Central Missouri!
The McKendree University speech and debate team competed at its home debate tournament on Oct, 20-22, and at the University of Central Missouri on Oct. 21-22, earning 56 awards--including 11 first place finishes--between the two.
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2017 Oct 30
Speech and Debate Team Opens its Season
The McKendree University speech and debate team opened its season recently with stellar performances at two elite tournaments, taking second place in debate at William Jewell College and reaching the finals in two events at Western Kentucky University.
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2017 Sep 27
McK Competitive Dance Team Earns 7th at Nationals
In its first trip to nationals,.the McKendree University Dance Team fiinished seventh at the 2017 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla., April 6-8.
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2017 Apr 25
Cheerleaders Take Third at Nationals!
Congratulations to the McKendree University Cheerleaders, who fiinished third in the Small Coed and Internediate Small Coed, Division II, competition at the 2017 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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2017 Apr 25
Who Will be the Next "McKendree Idol"?
"McKendree Idol" celebrates its 12th year on campus and this year's competition is every bit as exciting as the first! The fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Fund is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and Kappa Lambda Iota (CLIO). Meet the finalists who will vie for the title on April 1.
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2015 Mar 30
Two National Champions, 20 Awards for McKendree Speech and Debate!
McKendree University's speech and debate team opened its national competition season taking home two individual championships and 20 other awards at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, held at Ohio University on March 11-15.
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2015 Mar 17
Students Do Well in Business Ethics Competition
The Business Ethics team was a divisional runner-up at the recent International Business Ethics Case Competition in Tucson.
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2014 May 20
Cheer Team Takes Third at Nationals!
McKendree University is cheering its team's recent third place finish in the Small Coed Division II of the National Cheerleaders Association's national competition in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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2014 Apr 17
McKendree's Avidity Winter Guard Celebrates Its Success
The Avidity Winter Guard of McKendree University is celebrating its recent success, with the Independent Open Guard and the A Guard taking silver medals at two important competitions. In just a few years of existence, Avidity has risen from newcomer status to among the world's best and put McKendree on the map in the world of indoor color guard competition.
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2014 Apr 10
Britani Beasley is McKendree University's "Y98 Mistletoe Show Insider"
Britani Beasley will introduce singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw onstage as the winner of the "Y98 Mistletoe Show Insider Competition," co-sponsored by McKendree University and St. Louis radio station Y98.
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2013 Dec 2
Computing Students Fare Well at ACM Regional Programming Contest
Students from the Division of Computing had McKendree University's best ever showing at the Midwest Association of Computing Machinery programming contest on Nov. 2.
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2013 Nov 4
McKendree Debaters Finish Second at Loyola
The McKendree University debate team finished in second place and took home eight awards at the Loyola University tournament on Sept. 27-29 in Chicago.
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2013 Oct 3
Speech Team Takes Fifth Place at Indy
The McKendree University speech team advanced in seven events and took fifth place overall at the recent University of Indianapolis forensics tournament.
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2013 Oct 1
Local McKendree Students Compete at International Business Conferences
Local McKendree University business students presented "What's Eating You? Unhealthy Eating Habits and Restaurant Responsibility" at two conference competitions. The four-member McKendree student team included:
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2013 May 31
McKendree University Students Win at PBL State Conference
The following local McKendree University students were successful at the Illinois Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Leadership Conference, held April 5 and 6 in Effingham:
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2013 Apr 11
McKendree University Debaters Take Second at Wheaton Tournament
The following local McKendree University students took second place in debate sweepstakes at Wheaton College's Hollatz Debates recently:
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2013 Feb 12
McKendree University Debaters Compete at Washburn Tournament
The following local students were among the eight McKendree University debaters who competed in the Washburn University tournament in Topeka, Kan., on Nov. 9-11, competing against students from 13 colleges and universities:
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2012 Nov 14