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McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with  more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, speech and debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 36 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 campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online. 90-second video

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McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with  more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, speech and debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 36 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 campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online. 90-second video

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Congratulations, McKendree University Class of 2020! #McK2020

McKendree University congratulates its Class of 2020 graduates on their achievements! #McK2020
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Graduation - 2020 May 8

Biopsychology Students Publish Their Research

A research article by two biopsychology majors and their professor on the perceptions, stereotypes and dehumanization of persons with mental illness will be publshed in a forthcoming APA journal, Stigma and Health.
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Research / Grant - 2020 May 21

Emily Berry is Chosen for Technos International Prize

A McKendree University Class of 2020 graduate with an adventurous spirit, a thirst to discover the world and a desire to help others, has received this year's Technos International Prize.
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Academic Award - 2020 May 8
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SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society Induction

SALUTE, a national academic honor society for veteran and military students, welcomes a new member to its McKendree University chapter.
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Honor Society - 2020 May 1
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The eAEC Celebrates Academic Excellence #McKAEC2020

McKendree University students present their research and creative work to a global audience in an online version of the seventh annual Academic Excellence Celebration in 2020 called the "eAEC." #McKAEC2020
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Student Excellence - 2020 Apr 23
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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, congratulates its newest members from McKendree University, inducted in spring 2020.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 22

McKendree University Recognizes Outstanding Students

McKendree University is proud to congratulate its outstanding students across all disciplines for their high overall academic achievement.
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Student Excellence - 2020 Apr 22

Sigma Beta Delta Inducts New Members

The McKendree University chapter of Sigma Beta Delta announces its newest members of the international honor society for business, management, and business administration.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University congratulates the newest members of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Psi Chi Honor Society Announces New Members

The McKendree University chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and social sciences, congratulates its newest members in 2020.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University's chapter of the international honor society for the social sciences announces its 2020 initiates.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Iota Tau Alpha Honor Society Welcomes New Members

The McKendree University chapter of the natiional honor society for the study of athletic training congratulates its newest members.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21

Sigma Zeta Honor Society Inducts New Members

The Beta Chapter of Sigma Zeta science and mathematics honor society at McKendree University congratulates its newest members.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21

Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society Induction

Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society's Illinois Xi 398 Chapter at McKendree University welcomes its newest members.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Kappa Delta Pi Initiates New Members

McKendree University's Chi Mu chapter of Kappa Delta Pi international honor society in education announces its 2020 initiates.
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Honor Society - 2020 Apr 21
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Student and Professors Publish Ice-Angling Research

Fisheries Research, a peer-reviewed academic journal, has published the results of an ice-angling study by a McKendree University senior and his biology professor.
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Research / Grant - 2020 Mar 9
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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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Student Competition - 2020 Mar 4

Spring 2020 Student Internships

McKendree University students are gaining valuable experience and linking course work to their future careers by participating in the Career Services internship program this spring.
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Internship - 2020 Feb 3

Humanitarian Award Winner Reflects Spirit of MLK

McKendree University's Humanitarian Award is given to those who demonstrate the principles, ideals and philosophy of nonviolent social change advocated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 Jan 27
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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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Student Competition - 2020 Feb 19
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McKendree University Fall 2019 President's List

McKendree University congratulates students on the President's List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2019 semester.
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President's List - 2020 Jan 27
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McKendree University Fall 2019 Dean's List

Congratulations to students on the McKendree University Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the fall 2019 semester.
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Dean's List - 2020 Jan 27
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Students Publish Academic Research in Scholars Journal

Congratulations to the McKendree University students and Class of 2019 graduates whose work is published in the Winter 2020 issue of Scholars: The McKendree University Online Journal of Undergraduate Research.
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Research / Grant - 2020 Jan 7
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McKendree University Awards Academic Scholarships

McKendree University awards scholarships to talented students based on their academic merit.
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Scholarship - 2020 Jan 7

McKendree University Awards Academic Scholarships

McKendree University awards scholarships to talented students based on their academic merit.
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Scholarship - 2020 Jan 7

Students Represent India at AMUN Conference

McKendree University students represented the delegation from India at the American Model United Nations conference in Chicago, Nov. 23-26.
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Achievement (Other) - 2019 Dec 3
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McKendree University Awards Academic Scholarships

McKendree University awards scholarships to talented students based on their academic merit.
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Scholarship - 2019 Nov 25
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Emily Berry is 2019 Lincoln Student Laureate

McKendree University senior Emily Berry has received the state's highest student honor, The Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
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Academic Award - 2019 Nov 20
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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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Student Competition - 2019 Nov 20

Theatre Department Presents "As You Like It"

The McKendree University Theatre Department presents William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, Nov. 14-17.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2019 Oct 25
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