36 Facts About Lindenwood University

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Lindenwood University is a private university in St Charles, Missouri.

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Lindenwood University offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees through nine colleges and schools.

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Lindenwood University met Mary Easton, the daughter of Rufus Easton, a prominent St Louis attorney and Missouri's second Attorney General.

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Lindenwood University is considered the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Mississippi River, after Saint Louis University, as well as the first women's college west of the Mississippi.

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The Spellmann administration's focus on enrollment growth made Lindenwood the fastest-growing university in the Midwest during the time from the mid-1990s into early 2000s.

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Lindenwood University-Belleville transitioned from a satellite campus to a separately accredited college.

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Central portion of the Lindenwood University campus includes various residence halls and athletic facilities.

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The new president's house, known as Lindenwood University House, opened in 2010, and is located on a hill overlooking the Sports Complex and much of the campus.

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Lindenwood University purchased land adjacent to the main campus containing various residential properties to create two large student quarters in adjacent neighborhoods, known as the Linden Terraces and First Capitol Houses.

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Period of growth at Lindenwood University started by Spellmann included the opening of regional centers for adult evening education programs in various locations around Greater St Louis.

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Lindenwood University operates regional centers in Daniel Boone Campus, Florissant, Moscow Mills, O'Fallon, South County, Downtown St Louis, Westport, Weldon Spring, Wildwood, and the former Southern Air Restaurant in Wentzville.

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In 2008, Lindenwood University announced plans to expand facilities at Lindenwood University-Belleville and increased academic programs from an adult continuing education structure to offer traditional daytime semester-based programs.

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In November 2011, Lindenwood University-Belleville completed the transition from satellite campus of Lindenwood University to a full-fledged, stand-alone college.

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Lindenwood University-Belleville was considered to be sister school of Lindenwood University in St Charles, and while the two schools share a name and governing board, the Belleville campus was no longer under direct operation of the St Charles campus.

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Barger is a longtime member of the Lindenwood University family, having first arrived at the St Charles campus as a student in 1990.

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Lindenwood University was hired in 1994 and has three Lindenwood degrees – EdD, MBA, and BA.

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17.

Lindenwood University previously served as the associate vice president for operations and finance.

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18.

Lindenwood University offers 121 majors in diverse areas of study and confers degrees from 10 colleges and schools.

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In 2007 Lindenwood University began offering doctoral programs, starting with a Doctorate of Education program that prepares students for the field of educational administration.

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20.

Lindenwood University Press produces a number of publications in the fields of international and global studies, literary magazines, American studies, and American history.

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21.

Lindenwood University has a student-faculty ratio of 13:1 and an average class size of 25 students.

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22.

Lindenwood University participates in the following national and international Honor Societies.

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Lindenwood University has yet to announce a future conference affiliation for any of these sports, none of which the OVC sponsors.

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24.

Lindenwood University competed in NAIA athletics for nearly 40 years before beginning the transition process for NCAA D-II membership.

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Lindenwood University has won many national championships in skeet, trap, and clay shooting.

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Lindenwood University Athletics has been honoring previous student-athletes or contributors of the athletic department since 2007 with the Lindenwood University Sports Hall of Fame.

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Lindenwood University has over 70 clubs and student organizations under the direction of Student Involvement.

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The student organizations at Lindenwood University include the student government, various academic, service, religious, Greek, and common interest organizations, and service organizations.

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Lindenwood University is currently home to three chapters of National Panhellenic Conference Sororities.

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Lindenwood University was home to the Beta Chapter of Phi Lambda Phi from 2002 to 2017.

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Lindenwood University maintains relationships with the citywide chapters of the nine National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations.

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Lindenwood University is home to charters of two Greek social music fraternities, Phi Mu Alpha for men and Sigma Alpha Iota for women.

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Lindenwood University has a number of student media outlets that serve the campus and surrounding communities of St Charles County.

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Alumni of the Lindenwood University have become notable in a variety of different fields including politics and government, business, science, literature, arts and entertainment, and athletics.

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Mike Rio is a junior college national wrestling champion at 149lbs for Harper College in Illinois and then transferred to Lindenwood University to become back-to-back champion at the NAIA national wrestling championships, being named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the 2006 national championship tournament.

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Also, during his time at Lindenwood University he was the college roommate of now fellow UFC fighter and The Ultimate Fighter 12 winner Jonathan Brookins.

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