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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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Phi Eta Sigma Installs New Members

McKendree University's chapter of Phi Eta Sigma academic honor society is proud to announce its newest members, inducted in spring 2022.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 4

Lambda Pi Eta Welcomes New Members

Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication collegiate honor society, installed new members at McKendree University.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 4

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 on April 28, 2022.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 4
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Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Initiates New Members

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.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 4
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Psi Chi Honor Society Welcomes New Members

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.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 4
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Bearcats Celebrate Academic Excellence with Presentations, Performances, More

McKendree University students presented their research and creative work on campus and online during the ninth annual Academic Excellence Celebration on April 28.
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Student Excellence - 2022 May 3

McKendree DNP Student Debbi Waters Publishes Article in the ANA's Capitol Beat

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.
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Research / Grant - 2022 Apr 21

McKendree Senior Shows Off Stunning Artwork at McKendree Gallery, March 31 to April 8

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.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 30
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Lambda Pi Eta Welcomes New Members

Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication collegiate honor society, installed new members at McKendree University in the fall semester of 2021.
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Honor Society - 2022 Apr 13
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McKendree Students to Present "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong" March 25-27

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.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Mar 14
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McKendree Students Participate in Spring 2022 Student Internships

McKendree University students are gaining valuable experience and earning college credits as participants in the Career Services internship program during the spring semester.
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Internship - 2022 Mar 10
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McKendree University Speech and Debate Team Wins First Place at San Diego State, Qualifies in Multiple Events for Nationals

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.
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Student Competition - 2022 Feb 22
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Honors Recital Performers Put on Delightful Show at the Hett

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.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Feb 21

Two Outstanding McKendree University Juniors Win Prestigious Fulbright-Mitacs Research Award to Study in Canada

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.
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Scholarship - 2022 Feb 17

MLK Humanitarian Award Presented to Outstanding Student Leader

Congratulations to Emmanuel Segbedzi, who received McKendree University's 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award. Watch the celebration online
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Leadership - 2022 Jan 25
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McKendree University Awards Academic Scholarships

McKendree University awards scholarships to talented future students based on their academic merit.
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Scholarship - 2022 Jan 18
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McKendree University Fall 2021 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 2021 semester.
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Dean's List - 2022 Jan 6
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McKendree University Fall 2021 President's List

McKendree University congratulates students on the President's List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2021 semester.
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President's List - 2022 Jan 6

Students Publish Academic Research in Scholars Journal

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.
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Research / Grant - 2022 Jan 3

Students Represent Turkey at AMUN Conference

McKendree University students represented the delegation from Turkey at the American Model United Nations conference in Chicago, Nov. 20-23.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Dec 6
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Speech and Debate Team Finishes Fall Season with 23 Awards

The McKendree University speech and debate team concluded its fall season, earning 23 awards in three separate tournaments.
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Student Competition - 2021 Dec 14
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McKendree University Speech and Debate Team Kicks off Fall Competition with Virtual Debates

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.
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Student Competition - 2021 Nov 8
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Chemistry Students Experience Science First-Hand at Scuba World, Inc.

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.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Nov 5
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McKendree Students Take Part in Fall 2021 Internships

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.
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Internship - 2021 Nov 4
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Elizabeth Coady Gives Junior Vocal Recital

McKendree University junior Elizabeth Coady will be giving her junior vocal recital on Thursday, Oct. 28 at noon in Bothwell Chapel.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Oct 26

McKendree Students Present "Love/Sick" Nov. 5-7

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.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Oct 26

Two McKendree Students Crowned Homecoming Royalty

Two McKendree University students were recently crowned as McKendree University's 2021 Homecoming Royalty during Homecoming Weekend.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Oct 26
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SGA Elects 2021-2022 Representatives, Officers

The McKendree University Student Government Association announces its officers and class representatives for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Student Government - 2021 Oct 14
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McKendree Secondary Education Mathematics Major is Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

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.
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Academic Award - 2021 Oct 12
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McKendree University Welcomes the Class of 2025 #McK2025

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
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Enrollment - 2021 Sep 21
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