Christine Brewer and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra to Perform at the Hett 5/7/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Grammy Award winning soprano Christine Brewer and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert as part of the 4th annual Southern Illinois Music Festival at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Honor Society Welcomes 107 New Members 5/6/2008 Lebanon, Ill. - The McKendree University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi held its 5th induction ceremony on Friday, April 18 in the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The honor society welcomed 107 new members and installed new officers in the ceremony. Forty-three undergraduate students, 59 graduate students, two alumni, two faculty and one staff members were inducted.

Wesley Foundation Director to Speak at McKendree Baccalaureate Service 5/2/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Rev. Jennifer Edwards Bertrand, Director and Campus Minister for the Illinois State University Wesley Foundation, will speak at McKendree College’s Baccalaureate Service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 9 in the Melvin Price Convocation Center.

McKendree University Students Earn Honors Recognition 5/1/2008 Lebanon, Ill. — McKendree students received special recognition for their academic achievements at the McKendree University annual Honors Day Convocation held on Friday, April 18, at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on the McKendree’s campus in Lebanon, Ill.

McK Idol Karaoke Competition Benefited Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund 5/1/2008 Lebanon, Ill. - The McKendree University Campus Activities Board teamed up with Kappa Lambda Iota, the Clionioan Literary Society (CLIO), to sponsor the 5th annual McKendree Idol Challenge in April. The final round was held on Wednesday, April 23 at 8:30 p.m. in the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Communication Honor Society Inducts New Members 5/1/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – McKendree University’s Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta recently held its annual induction ceremony to welcome new honorary members and install executive board officers.

McKendree University and Lebanon Elementary Students Give Back to the Community During Global Youth Service Day 4/30/2008 Lebanon, Ill. - McKendree students and Lebanon elementary students joined together to perform community service throughout Lebanon in celebration of the 20th annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), Friday, April 25.

Connelly Joins McKendree Staff 4/28/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Krysti Connelly, a resident of Troy, Ill., has joined the McKendree University staff as the Executive Director for Communications and Marketing.

David Boggs and Students Present Conducting Experiences at Brown Bag Forum on April 30 4/28/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – David Boggs, director of bands, and students Rob Campbell, Nathan Harris and Jared Evans, will present “The Other Side of the Podium” at McKendree University’s Brown Bag Forum Series at Noon on Wednesday, April 30.

McKendree Presents Masterworks Chorale and Children’s Chorus in Concert 4/28/2008 Lebanon, Ill. — The Masterworks Chorale and Children’s Chorus will perform in concert at McKendree’s Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.

McKendree Student Selected to Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship 4/25/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Tony Mitchell (Columbus, Geo.), a McKendree junior Political Science major, has been chosen to participate in a month-long internship program sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Mitchell will serve as intern to Rep. Sanford Bishop for the duration of the program, which will run May 25th through June 26th in Washington D.C.

McKendree’s ‘Met at the Hett’ Series Presents ‘La Fille du Régiment’ on April 26 4/22/2008 Lebanon, Ill. — McKendree University will present the Metropolitan Opera’s live simulcast of Gaetano Donizetti’s masterpiece “La Fille du Régiment” at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Brown Bag Forum to Focus on McKendree and the Environment on April 23 4/22/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Dr. Jim Feher, assistant professor of computer science, students and other guests will present “McKendree, The World and McKendree” at McKendree University’s Brown Bag Forum Series on Wednesday, April 23.

McKendree’s First Annual Earth Week Scheduled for April 21-25 4/21/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – McKendree University will present its first annual “Earth Week” celebration from April 21-25. McKendree students, faculty and staff and the Lebanon community are encouraged to attend the weeklong series of events commemorating and celebrating Earth Day.

Spotlight Series Presents the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra 4/21/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – The Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform a free concert at McKendree University on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m., in the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree Hosts Recycling Event 4/17/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – As part of its Earth Week celebration, McKendree will host a drive for recycling electronic materials, Thursday April 24th, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

McKendree Students Return from Business Ethics Competition 4/17/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – McKendree University students competed in the National Intercollegiate Business Ethics Competition at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles held on April 10-12.

McKendree Students Present Papers at Regional Conference on Religion 4/17/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Two McKendree students were asked to present papers at the Midwest Regional Conference of the American Academy of Religion held at Dominican University in Oak Park, Ill. April 4-5, 2008. Three other McKendree students attended the conference.

Education Honor Society Welcomes 51 New Members at McKendree University 4/17/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – The McKendree University chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an international honor society in education, held its annual induction ceremony on Monday, April 14 in the Hettenhausen Center for the Performing Arts on the McKendree campus in Lebanon, Ill.

McKendree Student Selected into New Leadership Illinois Class of 2008 4/17/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Becky Lindstrom, a senior political science major from Rockford, Ill., is one of 20 college and university students to be accepted into the New Leadership Illinois class of 2008. The program will be held June 3-8 at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus.

St. Louis Symphony’s Marc Thayer Presents at Brown Bag Forum, April 16 4/14/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – Marc Thayer, director of education and community partnerships for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will present “Making Music in Iraq” at McKendree University’s Brown Bag Forum Series on Wednesday, April 16.

McKendree University Business Students Earn 32 Awards at State Competition 4/10/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – McKendree University’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter collected 32 awards at the 2008 Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) State Leadership Conference, held April 4th – 5th in Effingham, Ill.

Spring Fling Chalk the Circle Event on April 19 4/10/2008 Lebanon, Ill. – McKendree University’s Campus Activities Board will host Chalk the Circle on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Chalk the Circle is a new Spring Fling event. The circle drive outside of Piper Academic Building will be used as the canvas for the event.

McKendree University to Host Model United Nations Conference 4/9/2008 Students from more than 14 area high schools will debate world issues at this spring’s Model United Nations Conference hosted by McKendree University on April 9 through 11. The conference will be held in multiple locations on the Lebanon campus.

McKendree University Presents Well Hungarians and Trippin’ Billies at Spring Fling on April 19 4/7/2008 The McKendree University Campus Activities Board and Registered Student Organizations invite the community to attend the annual Spring Fling Carnival on Saturday, April 19 at noon in the campus quad. There will be inflatables, carnival games, a petting zoo, children’s activity area and more!

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