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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 on April 28, 2022.

McKendree University's chapter of Pi Gamma Mu international honor society for the social sciences initiated new members on April 28 as part of the Academic Excellence Celebration.

The McKendree University chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, inducted new members as part of the 2022 Academic Excellence Celebration on April 28.

McKendree University students presented their research and creative work on campus and online during the ninth annual Academic Excellence Celebration on April 28.

Debbi Waters, MSN, RN, MJ, CHC, recently published an article in Capitol Beat, a publication from the American Nurses Association (ANA). The article is titled "OSHA Reopens Comment Period on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 through April 22.

Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication collegiate honor society, installed new members at McKendree University in the fall semester of 2021.

McKendree Theatre will present "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong," a hilarious "whodunit?", March. 25-27 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

McKendree University students are gaining valuable experience and earning college credits as participants in the Career Services internship program during the spring semester.

Allison Carnell is currently presenting her works of art for her senior art exhibition at the McKendree Art Gallery from March 21 to April 8.

The McKendree University speech and debate team kicked off its spring season with a bang, earning 27 awards in four separate tournaments and first place at San Diego State University.

Six music education majors wowed the crowd during an honors recital on the evening of Friday, Feb. 18 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University. These students were chosen by faculty to perform in this concert due to the progress they made and how well they performed last semester.

Peyton Osgood and Breanna Sampo, juniors at McKendree University, have been chosen to receive a Fulbright-Mitacs internship to conduct research in Canada this summer. The Fulbright-Mitacs Globalink enables about 60 students from the United States to attend a Canadian university in which they will undertake advanced research projects for 10 to 12 weeks in their area of interest under the supervision of a professor.

Congratulations to Emmanuel Segbedzi, who received McKendree University's 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award. Watch the celebration online

McKendree University awards scholarships to talented future students based on their academic merit.

Congratulations to students on the McKendree University Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the fall 2021 semester.

McKendree University congratulates students on the President's List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2021 semester.

Congratulations to the McKendree University students whose work has been published in the Winter 2021 issue of Scholars: The McKendree University Online Journal of Undergraduate Research.

The McKendree University speech and debate team concluded its fall season, earning 23 awards in three separate tournaments.

McKendree University students represented the delegation from Turkey at the American Model United Nations conference in Chicago, Nov. 20-23.

Students from CHEM 105 and CHEM 380 got to observe gas laws and more first-hand at Scuba World, Inc. in Swansea, Ill. The students will use this experience to help them write a paper linking their time underwater to three gas laws they are currently studying in class.

The McKendree University speech and debate team has competed in a handful of virtual tournaments so far this fall, taking home a total of 17 awards.

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.

McKendree University junior Elizabeth Coady will be giving her junior vocal recital on Thursday, Oct. 28 at noon in Bothwell Chapel.

McKendree Theatre presents "Love/Sick," a collection of nine vignettes that explores what it means to be in love, Nov. 5-7 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. Performances are on Nov. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free for all McKendree students, faculty and staff.

McKendree University senior Jessica Hoffmann is a 2021 recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Two McKendree University students were recently crowned as McKendree University's 2021 Homecoming Royalty during Homecoming Weekend.

The McKendree University Student Government Association announces its officers and class representatives for the 2021-2022 academic year.

McKendree University welcomes the Class of 2025 to its Lebanon, Ill., and Kentucky campus, the Center at Scott Air Force Base, and online. The new first-year class represents 29 states and 23 countries. #McK2025

New Student Orientation leaders at McKendree University help to introduce first-year students to life at college. NSO leaders also serve as peer mentors during University 101 classes held throughout the semester.

McKendree University's lacrosse program was one of 55 NCAA Division II women's lacrosse programs named an Academic Honor Squad by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) for the 2020-21 season. They surpassed the minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA threshold. Along with being named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll, eleven women's lacrosse players were named to the IWLCA Division II Academic Honor Roll for the 2020-21 season. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater. Honorees included: Kat Albrecht, Jr., Louisville, Ky./Eastern Clara Andrews, Jr., St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx Hall Mackenzie Bemis, Sr., Eureka, Mo./Eureka Jennifer Eggert, R-Sr., Carmel, Ind./Carmel Sarah Hardin, Sr., Pacific, Mo./Pacific Oriana Johnson, Sr., Monticello, Minn./Monticello Brittany Koch, So., Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Bloomfield Hills Jess Morey, St., Loveland, Ohio/Loveland Rylee Skachenko, Sr., Oceanside, Calif./Carlsbad Kayla Smith, Gr., O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township Aly Curran, Jr., Bolton, Mass./Nashoba