McKendree University

Congratulations to Aaron, Alexandra, Emma and Gracie on an excellent start to the postseason!

McKendree University senior Sonia Halabi was recently presented with the Outstanding Aspiring Educator of the Year award for her involvement in participating in the State of Illinois's webinars throughout the year. She received a plaque for this distinguishment during the annual Aspiring Educators Conference this April in Bloomington, Ill.

Concert-goers were treated to a wonderful performance by the Spirit of McKendree Band on Tuesday, April 16 at The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Students from McKendree University's wind ensemble, percussion ensemble and jazz combo took to the stage to perform beautiful music for the crowd on Tuesday, April 2 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Members of the McKendree University Chamber Choir put on a concert to herald the season of spring on Thursday, March 21 at Bothwell Chapel on campus.

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.

The McKendree University's speech and debate team wrapped up its regular season of competition with breakout performances from novices in several events across multiple tournaments.

McKendree University's students performed "These Shining Lives," a play by Melanie Marnich, from Feb. 29 to March 3 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Seven McKendree music education majors took to the stage to conduct one piece of music each during McKendree's 2024 Student Conductor and Beginning Band Day concert on both Monday, Feb. 19 and Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Hett on campus.

McKendree University students are gaining valuable experience and earning college credit as participants in the Career Services internship program during this year's spring semester.

Five music majors performed during McKendree University's Music Majors Honors Recitals on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Bothwell Chapel.

Congratulations to Brad Eston and Maria Vitoria Salomao, who received McKendree University's 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award. Watch the celebration online!

The McKendree University Speech and Debate team comes into the spring semester having recently completed a mix of intercollegiate competition and work with local high school programs.

Congratulations to students on the McKendree University Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the fall 2023 semester.

McKendree University congratulates students who made the President's List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2023 semester.

McKendree University band and choir students took to the stage to present "A McKendree Christmas!" on Friday, Dec. 1 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The concert, which was livestreamed, featured performances from the concert choir, chamber choir, wind ensemble and concert band.

McKendree University senior Brad Eston gave his senior recital on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Bothwell Chapel.

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.

Students in McKendree University's concert band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, jazz ensemble, and jazz combo participated in McKendree's Fall Instrumental Showcase Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree University senior Brad Eston is a 2023 recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Harley DeMuth, a chemistry major at McKendree University, presented at the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) conference on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the University in Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.

McKendree University senior Vladimir Puskovitch gave his senior percussion recital on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree University's students performed Cinderella Waltz, a play by American playwright Don Nigro, from Nov. 3-5 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

The McKendree University speech and debate team's season is in full swing this fall with students competing in tournaments hosted by Rice University, Bowling Green State University and Mercer University.

Two McKendree University students were recently crowned as McKendree University's 2022 Homecoming Royalty during Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Students in McKendree University's Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble participated in McKendree's Music Department Showcase Concert on Monday, Oct. 9 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Kolby Pierce, a senior who is double-majoring in marketing and management at McKendree University, recently competed at the St. Louis Regional Entrepreneurship Educators (STLREE) St. Louis Startup Week collegiate pitch competition on Wednesday, September 20 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. The event is a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship in St. Louis.

McKendree University students are gaining valuable experience and earning college credit as participants in the Career Services internship program during this year's fall 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.

Twenty-two McKendree University upperclassmen served as New Student Orientation (NSO) leaders or UNI 101 peer mentors during the week of August 16-20.