News Releases

 

-2012-

Awardees Exemplify Academic Excellence and Engagement   

The Class of 2012 is Largest in McKendree’s History   

Nursing Professor is 2012 UMC Exemplary Teacher   

Former McKendree Students Win Big in Investment Contest    

Summertime Cycling Fun in Lebanon on July 28   

‘Teacher Mentors of the Year’ Honored by McKendree University      

Group’s Presentation on Fishing Boat Slavery Wins National Competition     

McKendree Debate Coach Wins National Honor     

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts 77 New Members at McKendree    

McKendree University Doubles its Acreage   

McKendree University Honors Outstanding Students, Faculty for 2012   

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society Inducts 23 New Members  

McKendree University School of Nursing Joins Forces with the First Lady and Dr. Biden to Support Veterans and Military Families    

Live Music, Hot Wings and More at ‘Spring Fling’ Apr. 21   

Students Take Part in National Youth Service Day on April 26       

Commitment to Service Earns Courtney Motl a Newman Civic Fellow Award   

McKendree’s Ben Reid is Top Speaker at NPDA Championship Tournament   

Ten First-Generation Students Receive Scholarships    

McKendree’s Lance Allen Talks Himself into a National Championship     

Elie Wiesel’s ‘Trial of God’ Performed at McKendree Mar. 29-Apr. 1     

McKendree University is on National Honor Roll for Community Service    

‘Fast Food Nation’ Author Eric Schlosser at the Hett on Apr. 25      

Schools Compete in WYSE Academic Challenge Sectional at McKendree    

McKendree Debaters Prepare for Nationals     

Two Students Work Exhibited at Varsity Art XVI   

Save 25 Percent on Summer Classes at McKendree University       

National Ad Awards for McKendree Website, Hett Center Publicity   

Flock to the ‘Spring Thing Wing Thing’ at McKendree on Apr. 21    

Spring Cleaning? Recycle Electronics, Appliances and More on Apr. 19   

Get Ready to Ramble: 5K, 10K, 10-Mile Road Races at McKendree Mar. 24  

Human Resource Management Degree Program Meets SHRM Guidelines    

Clayton, Villa Duchesne Oak Hill Win WYSE Math-Science Challenge   

Students Practice Diplomacy as Israel Delegation at Model UN   

Grahams Receive McKendree’s ‘Friends of the University’ Award    

McKendree Debaters Take Third at Wheaton College  

McKendree Students’ Android App Wins $3K in National Competition   

McKendree Alum in ‘Welcome to Shirley’ Screened at the Hett Feb. 24   

McKendree University Announces President’s and Dean’s List Students    

Young People’s Concert on Feb. 12 Presents ‘Storytime!’     

McKendree University Expands its Online Degree Programs    

McKendree Debaters Beat 39 Teams, Win Overall Sweepstakes   

Pastor Aeneas Williams to Speak at the Hett on Feb. 23    

McKendree Humanitarian Award Celebrates Spirit of Dr. M.L. King  

Road Closing on Belleville Street in Lebanon Starts Jan. 23 

Drum Corps International Show Returns to McKendree July 16  

Leadership Scholarship Event Brings Academic Achievers to Campus   

Streetscapes and Still Life Paintings at the Hett  


-2011-

See Robots Compete at McKendree University on Jan. 14  

A ‘Festival of Lessons and Carols’ at the Hett on Dec. 11  

McKendree Debaters Win at Study Break  

McKendree Model UN Students Win Best Delegation Award at Conference  

McKendree Marketing Professor Wins Excellence in Teaching Award  

McKendree Debaters Turn in Season’s Best Performance at Washburn   

Michael Anderson is McKendree University's 2011 Lincoln Laureate  

‘Curtain Talk’ with Christine Brewer Before Met at the Hett Opera on Dec. 3    

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week at McKendree, Nov. 13-19   

McKendree Reaches Finals at Central States Swing Tournament     

Saint Louis Wind Symphony in Concert at the Hett on Nov. 20   

Electronics and Appliance Recycling at McKendree on Nov. 9  

McKendree Debaters Reach Finals at Home; Back in the Top Ten Nationally  

Bone Marrow Donor Drive Nov. 2 and 3 at McKendree  

Trick or Treat for Canned Goods in Lebanon Oct. 30  

‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ Founder Jamie Tworkowski at the Hett Nov. 8  

Four to Be Inducted into McKendree University Sports Hall of Fame     

McKendree Will Honor 12 Alumni at Awards Dinner Oct. 22   

Be in the "Bearcat Country" Homecoming Parade on Oct. 22 

Individual Events Team Reaches Finals at Illinois State 

Road Closures In and Around Lebanon 

Hear Former Governor Christine Todd Whitman at the Hett Oct. 25 

Debaters Take First at Loyola University Tournament 

Phi Kappa Phi Receives Chapter of Merit Award   

U.S. News Ranks McKendree Among Top Regional Universities for 2012   

McKendree Is Military Friendly, Says G.I. Jobs Survey  

Civil War Reading and Discussion Series at Holman Library Starts Sept. 27  

Sign Up for the Emergency Alert System  

McKendree is a Distribution Center for Food Cooperative  

New Majors Prepare Students for Emerging Careers  

'The Met at the Hett' Announces its 2011-2012 Opera Season  

McKendree Welcomes New Staff Members  

Free Movie Nights! Nine Great Films at the Hett in 2011-12  

McKendree University is on '2011 Great Colleges to Work For' Honor Roll  

McKendree University Advances to Candidacy Year Two in NCAA Division II Membership Process  

The Hett Announces its 2011-12 Entertainment Season  

Grants Support Literacy, Health, and First-Generation Student Success  

Spring 2011 President's and Dean's Lists  

McKendree University Graduates Receive Diplomas in Louisville  

McKendree University Will Offer Doctoral Program in Education  

Memorial Service Honors Civil War Soldiers of the "McKendree Regiment"  

Awardees Exemplify Lifelong Learning, International Understanding  

Purchase Photos and Video of the Commencement Ceremonies 

McKendree University Graduates its Class of 2011  

McKendree University Honors Students  

Eiskant and Herrington are Education's "Great Mentors of the Year"  

Exceptional Students and Faculty Recognized on Honors Day  

Bearcat Women's Bowling Team Captures NAIA Invitational Championship  

Drum Corps International Marches into McKendree University on July 18  

McKendree Receives $8,000 Grant to Survey Civic Engagement  

High School Students Compete in WYSE Math-Science Challenge  

Hett Gets $2,000 Grant from Monsanto Fund, Arts and Education Council  

McKendree Honors Memorial Hospital at Founders' Day Celebration  

Missouri Schools Compete in WYSE Math-Science Challenge  

-2010-


McKendree, SWIC Join Forces with Nursing Dual Admission Agreement
  

Fitness Walking in Intramural Gym on Weekday Mornings  

McKendree is Only School on '100 Best College Buys' List 

McKendree to Become Member of Great Lakes Valley Conference 

McKendree and Kaskaskia College Sign Nursing Articulation Agreement  

McKendree Signs BSN Agreement with 3 Southern Illinois Colleges 

McKendree Approved for Membership in NCAA Division II  

$50,000 Walmart-CIC Grant Benefits First-Generation Students  

McKendree Graduates are Getting Jobs in Their Field, Survey Shows 

McKendree on President's Community Service Honor Roll Once Again 

New Endowed Professorship Supports the Study of Science  

Professor Can Help Olympic Athletes Get Psyched for Competition 

'McKendree in the Field' MAED Degree in Higher Education Administrative Services  

St. Louis Schools Compete in WYSE Math-Science Challenge    

High Schools Compete in WYSE Academic Challenge Sectional   

-2009-


A Grand Win: 1,000 Career Victories for Coach Harry Statham
  

Balancing Academics with Co-Curricular Activities  

Tips for Parents: Surviving Your College Student's First Year 

Enlightenment in Bronze: New 'Inspiration' Statue on Campus 

On a Mission to Preserve the Music of Ecuador  

New Veteran Scholarship Available Through VA Yellow Ribbon Program   

Missouri High Schools Compete in Academic Challenge    

Illinois High Schools Compete in WYSE Academic Challenge at McKendree    

-2008-

What Every First Year College Student Should Know   

-2007-

McKendree College is Now McKendree University  

McKendree Unveils New University Logo