McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with 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 and McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II in the 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 over 3,000, with a 236-acre campus in Lebanon, Illinois near downtown St. Louis, and centers at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and in Kentucky.
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(see more)McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with 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 and McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II in the 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 over 3,000, with a 236-acre campus in Lebanon, Illinois near downtown St. Louis, and centers at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and in Kentucky.
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SALUTE, a national academic honor society for veteran and military students, welcomes new members to its McKendree University chapter.
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May 7
Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication collegiate honor society, installed new members at McKendree University on April 30.
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May 2
Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society inducted new members at McKendree University during the sixth annual Academic Excellence Celebration on April 25.
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Apr 30
Chapter 292 of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society, congratulated new members as part of McKendree University's Academic Excellence Celebration on April 25.
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Apr 29
The Beta Chapter of Sigma Zeta science and mathematics honor society at McKendree University welcomed new members on April 25.
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Apr 29
Inistallation of members and officers of McKendree University's Phi Eta Sigma academic honor society was held on April 25 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, during the sixth annual Academic Excellence Celebration.
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Apr 29
The Kappa Epsilon chapter of Kappa Pi international art honor society inducted its first McKendree University student members on April 25.
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Apr 29
Tau Sigma National Honor Society for Transfer Students installed its 2019-2020 officers and welcomed new and honorary members at McKendree University on April 25.
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Apr 29
McKendree University students were inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, an international honor society promoting excellence in the field of sociology, on April 25 during the university's sixth annual Academic Excellence Celebration.
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Apr 29
McKendree University's chapter of the international honor society for the social sciences initiated new members on April 25 as part of the Academic Excellence Celebration.
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Apr 29
The McKendree University chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and social sciences, inducted new members during the Academic Excellence Celebration on April 25.
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Apr 29
Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society's Illinois Xi 398 Chapter at McKendree University inducted new members on April 25.
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Apr 29
McKendree University's Alpha Zeta Epsilon chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, congratulates its newest members.
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Apr 26
The honor society for the computing and information disciplines welcomed a new member on April 25 during McKendree University's annual Academic Excellence Celebration.
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Apr 26
McKendree University congratulates the new members of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, who were inducted during the 2019 Academic Excellence Celebration on April 25.
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Apr 26
McKendree University's Chi Mu chapter of Kappa Delta Pi international honor society in education initiated new members in a pinning ceremony held on April 24 in Bothwell Chapel on campus.
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Apr 25
The McKendree University chapter of Sigma Beta Delta international honor society welcomed new members on April 16 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.
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Apr 22
A critical essay on the modernization of patronage earned a third place prize for senior English major Sophie Jeffery at the recent Sigma Tau Delta international convention.
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Apr 9
SALUTE, a national academic honor society for veteran and military students, welcomes the first members of its new McKendree University chapter.
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2018 May 10
McKendree University communication and public relations majors were inducted recently into Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association's official honor society for outstanding academic achievement at four-year colleges and universities.
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2018 May 2
Members and advisers of the Phi Eta Sigma chapter participated in "Operation Opportunity," the honor society's national convention, Oct. 12-14 in Washington, D.C.
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2018 Oct 22
Tau Sigma National Honor Society for Transfer Students has established a new chapter at McKendree Unviersity and welcomed its first members on April 26.
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2018 Apr 30
Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society awarded the Illinois Xi 398 Chapter to McKendree University and inducted its first chapter members on April 26.
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2018 Apr 30
Chapter 292 of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society, congratulated new members as part of McKendree University's Academic Excellence Celebration on April 26.
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2018 Apr 30
Inistallation of members and officers of McKendree University's Phi Eta Sigma academic honor society was held on April 26 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, during the annual Academic Excellence Celebration.
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2018 Apr 27
McKendree University students were inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, an international honor society promoting excellence in the field of sociology, on April 26, as part of the university's Academic Excellence Celebration.
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2018 Apr 27
The McKendree University chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and social sciences, inducted new members during the Academic Excellence Celebration on April 26.
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2018 Apr 27
McKendree University's chapter of the international honor society for the social sciences initiated new members and installed new officers on April 26.
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2018 Apr 27
The Beta Chapter of Sigma Zeta math and science honor society at McKendree University welcomed new members and installed 2018-2019 officers on April 26.
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2018 Apr 27
McKendree University's Alpha Zeta Epsilon chapter of the national political science honor society congratulates its newest members.
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2018 Apr 27