McKendree University

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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Phi Eta Sigma Members Attend Regional Conference

Members of the first-year student national honor society attended a conference in Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 23-25, where they met Elaine Powell, the executive director of the Phi Eta Sigma national office. Joining them were chapter advisors Dr. Ann Collins, associate professor of political science, and Jennifer Miller, director of student success and retention. Phi Eta Sigma is the nation's oldest and largest honor society, encouraging and rewarding academic excellence across all disciplines.

Honor Society - 2015 Oct 30

Pi Kappa Delta Induction and Awards

Pi Kappa Delta forensics honor society held its induction and end-of-year awards ceremony on April 28.

Honor Society - 2015 May 5

Students Join Theatre Honor Society

Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society welcomes new members into its McKendree University chapter.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 29

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Welcomes New Members

The honor society for the computing and information disciplines welcomed its newest members on April 23.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 28

Nursing Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University recognized nursing students for outstanding achievement at a ceremony held in Bothwell Chapel at the Lebanon, Illinois, campus on April 23 during the Academic Excellence Celebration.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 28

Psi Chi Honor Society Inducts New Members

McKendree University's chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and social sciences, inducted new members as part of the Academic Excellence Celebration on April 23.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 28

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members

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 23.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 27

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Congratulates New Members

McKendree University's chapter of the international honor society for the social sciences initiated new members and installed new officers on April 23.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 24

Students Initiated into Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Initiation for new members of McKendree University's first-year student honor society was held on April 23 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 28

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society Inducts New Members

McKendree University's Alpha Zeta Epsilon chapter of the national political science honor society announces its newest members.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 24

Sociology Honor Society Inducts New Members

McKendree University students were inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, an international honor society promoting excellence in the field of sociology, on April 23.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 24

Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society Welcomes New Members

The McKendree University chapter of Sigma Beta Delta welcomed new members on March 24 at an induction ceremony and dinner hosted by the School of Business. Photo gallery

Honor Society - 2015 Mar 25

Sigma Zeta Honor Society Inducts New Members

The Beta Chapter of Sigma Zeta math and science honor society welcomes 23 new members.

Honor Society - 2014 Nov 20

Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society Welcomes New Members

Sigma Beta Delta business honor society welcomed its 2014 inductees at McKendree University on March 25.

Honor Society - 2014 May 7

McKendree University's Honor Society of Nursing Welcomes New Members

McKendree University recognized 52 nursing students for outstanding achievement at a ceremony held in Bothwell Chapel at the Lebanon, Illinois campus on April 24.

Honor Society - 2014 May 1

Students Initiated into Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Initiation for charter members of McKendree University's newest honor society was held on April 24 in Bothwell Chapel.

Honor Society - 2014 May 1

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University's chapter of the international honor society for the social sciences welcomed new members and installed new officers on April 24.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 25

Psi Chi Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University's chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and social sciences, inducted 15 new members on Academic Excellence Day.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 25

Taryn Butler is Inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

McKendree University's Alpha Zeta Epsilon chapter of the political science honor society welcomes two new members.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 25

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members

Chapter 292 of the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society welcomed its newest members on Academic Excellence Day, April 24.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 25

Sociology Honor Society Inducts New Members

McKendree University students were inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, an international honor society promoting excellence in the field of sociology.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 25

McKendree University Kentucky Campus Honor Society Inductees

McKendree University held an honor society induction ceremony for students from its Louisville and Radcliff campuses on April 13 at the Paroquet Springs Conference Centre in Shepherdsville, Ky.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 17

Local Students Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi at McKendree University

The following local students were inducted into McKendree University's Chapter 292 of Phi Kappa Phi national honor society on April 19:

Honor Society - 2013 Apr 22

Local Students Recognized at McKendree University Honors Day

The following local students were among those recognized by McKendree University at an honor society induction ceremony for students at its Louisville and Radcliff campuses:

Honor Society - 2013 Apr 17

Local Students Are Part of Honorary Theater Fraternity at McKendree University

Local students were a part of the initiation and installation of officers of the Alpha Psi Omega national honorary theater fraternity at McKendree University on April 7:

Honor Society - 2013 Apr 11

Local Students Join Education Honor Society at McKendree University

The following local students were among 73 new members initiated into McKendree University's Chi Mu chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, on April 8:

Honor Society - 2013 Apr 11

McKendree Students Attend Sigma Zeta National Convention

Local McKendree University students recently participated in the national convention of Sigma Zeta science and mathematics honor society, held March 21 to 23 in Decatur, Ill. The university's Beta Chapter was awarded the 2013 Founder's Cup, given to the chapter that is the most active at both the local and national levels. It is the fifth time that McKendree's Beta Chapter has received the honor (previously in 1988, 2001, 2006 and 2009). The following local students attended:

Honor Society - 2013 Mar 26

Local Students Join Sigma Zeta Honor Society at McKendree University

The following local students recently joined the Sigma Zeta national science and math honor society at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.:

Honor Society - 2012 Nov 19