15 Facts About McKendree University

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McKendree University is a private university in Lebanon, Illinois.

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McKendree University enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduates and nearly 700 graduate students representing 25 countries and 29 states.

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In 1830, Bishop William McKendree University, the first American-born bishop of the Methodist church, permitted the board of trustees to change the institution's name to McKendree University College.

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McKendree University was president of McKendree College three times and received its first degree, an honorary Doctorate of Divinity.

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McKendree University confers degrees from four colleges and schools and offers over 50 undergraduate majors, 45 minors, and master's degrees in four areas: business administration, criminal justice, education, nursing, and clinical mental health counseling.

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McKendree University offers a doctoral program in education, with the opportunity for teachers and administrators to earn a specialist degree.

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McKendree University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and a doctoral degree through its four schools:.

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McKendree University is host to chapters representing a number of honor societies and academic fraternities including:.

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McKendree University offers three different types of residence halls: traditional dorm style, suite style, and apartment style.

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The university offers a shuttle service to transport residents to and from McKendree West, called the Bogey Bus named after McKendree's mascot, Bogey the Bearcat.

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The non-NCAA sports sponsored by McKendree University are men's and women's bowling, men's and women's powerlifting, and co-ed bass fishing.

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McKendree University continued to play in the NAIA during the two-year candidacy period, before it became a member of the GLVC during the provisional year.

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McKendree University has campuses in Radcliff, Kentucky, classes online, classes at Scott Air Force Base, and nursing bachelors and masters programs at several locations in Southern Illinois.

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McKendree University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in an online format.

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McKendree University offers three nursing programs at locations throughout Illinois and Kentucky, as well as online course options.

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