Lynx Tale

Your Lindenwood Experience

By Rodney Atwaters Jr.

LU-Belleville Opens First Extension Center

By Stephanie Dulaney

Dining Hall Re

Opens with New Features

 WelcometoLindenwoodUniversity-

Belleville.MynameisRodneyAtwaters

anditisanhonortohavetheopportunity

towritetoyou,notonlyasasenior,but

alsoassomeonewhowasonce sittingin

theseatsyouarein.

 This semester is only the beginning

ofyourjourney.Youwillembarkuponan

adventurefullofopportunities,challenges,

friendships,happiness,andsorrows.Some

of you will make lifechanging decisions

that will ultimately affect your future,

your college experience and will mold

youintotheindividualyouwillbecome.

 I still remember when I first moved

inmyfreshmanyear.Ididn’tknowwhat

toexpect,asthiscountrykidfromasmall

town in Georgia. I was living at what

was called the Lynx Lodge and wasn’t

sureifI was going to get along withmy

roommates. Was I going to make new

friends? Would I be homesick being 16

hours from home? I asked myself both

those questions. I was one of those

studentswhosaid,”It’sok,I’mgoingto

transferafterfreshmanyearanyway.”

 However, four years later, as I start

my senior year, my heart and soul are

onthiscampus.Itrulyfeelapartofthis

community and I hope one day that you

willtoo.

 Your years at Lindenwood will be

a crucial time that you should truly take

advantage of. These are supposed be

some of the best moments in your lives.

So,treasureeachsecondasifitwasyour

last. Be mindful of your obligations to

academicsanddonotfallbehind.

 When you need to study, study.

Everyone is here to help you succeed.

Even your peers sitting next to you,

contributetoyourlearningenvironment.

 Learning occurs not only from

listeningtoyourprofessor,butalsofrom

listening to each other. We learn from

each others mistakes, experiences, and

opportunities. Each of us is a teacher to

 LindenwoodUniversityheldanopen

house and ribbon cutting ceremony for

its new Collinsville extension center on

October13.

 The Collinsville center is the first

extension facility to be opened by the

Lindenwood Belleville campus. In June

2014, Lindenwood University leaders

signedafive-yearleaseon15,000square

feet of space located at 1101 Eastport

Plaza Drive in Collinsville. Starting

this month, the space will be used for

undergraduate and graduate classes in

theacceleratedeveningprogram,aswell

as graduate classes in education and

counseling.

 “We are pleased to be able to offer

Lindenwood Belleville students another

centrally located facility to complete

their coursework,” said Jerry Bladdick,

president of Lindenwood University-

Belleville. “This decision was made to

betteraccommodateourgrowingevening

studentenrollmentandincreasingnumber

of degree programs. For the past couple

ofyears,everyclassroomoncampushas

been occupied by our evening classes,

andthedemandformorecourseofferings

continuestorise.”

 Cindy Manjounes, associate dean

of academics at Lindenwood Belleville,

 The Lindenwood University – Belleville cafeteria closed for some

renvoationsthissummer, butre-openedonAugust10,2014withmanynew

features.

 AccordingtoDiningServicesManagerMarySwofford,thenewcafeteria

hasa‘scatterdesign’,withnumerous‘actionstations’,wherecooksactually

prepfoodasstudentswatch.

 “We have a main feature every day,” explained Swofford. “We’ve had

thingslikeamacaronibar,delibuffetandevenanasianbarandthestudents

arereallylikingit.”

 Shewentontoexplainthatsinceschoolbegan,the cafeteriaisalready

feedingnearly1,000peopleeachlunchandcloseto800fordinner.Thereis

also a seating capacity for 400 students and faculty in the cafeteria and an

overflowroom,wheretheoldlibrarywas,thatseats100additionalstudents.

 Inaddition,anewconveyorbeltdishwashingsystemwasinstalledthatis

designedtouselesswaterandbemoreefficient.A100seatcateringroomis

nowavailableforUniversityevents.

our fellow peers. We are all a cohesive

group, and together we can achieve

success.

 Your college experience however,

is more than just achievement. Take the

opportunity to get involved on campus.

Join a club, join a team, go to all the

sporting events and participate in events

on campus. There are many student

organizationsyoucanjoin...sobemore

than you can be ... because college is

whatYOUputintoit.

 Bygettinginvolved,youwillbemore

preparedforyourcareer.Employerswill

be impressed because getting involved

means you have experience dealing

with people, leading individuals and

planningevents.Thesearetheskillsyou

learnfrom campus involvement. Student

Government was my stepping stone to

involvementoncampus.Whatwillyours

be?

 Be more than just a student that

goes to class and goes home. Be part of

the community around you. Build your

character and who you want to be. Each

of us has special characteristics that

are unique and distinguishable. Your

character and integrity are two things in

lifethatnoonecantakeawayfromyou.

Yourchoicesareyourown.

 With the diversity and uniqueness

of our campus, I challenge you to reach

out to people, develop new friendships,

become a student leader, and seize new

opportunities.EmbraceyourLindenwood

experience and its profound pioneering

spirit.Itaketrueprideinmycampusand

mycollegeexperienceandhopethatyou

willyoutoo.

 Good luck this year my fellow

Lynx. Lindenwood will be what you

makeit. So making itagreatexperience

is your choice. If I could leave you

with one word of advice I’d say, “Find

out who you are and seek to always be

UNFORGETABLE!”

said with the addition of several new

degreesandareasofemphasiseachyear,

classroomspaceatLindenwoodBelleville

isatapremiumduringtheevening.

 “The new Collinsville location

will be the first extension center for

the Belleville campus that continues to

model itself after the very successful

Lindenwood St. Charles campus, which

boasts 11 Missouri locations, as well as

onlinedegrees,”Manjounessaid.

 The state-of-the-art facility will

house seven classrooms, including a

sciencelab,alongwithastudentcomputer

lab,aloungearea,andfaculty/staffoffice

space.

 “We are thrilled to have worked

with Lindenwood University making

Collinsville their destination for higher

education in Southwestern Illinois,”

saidErikaKennett,directorofeconomic

developmentfortheCityofCollinsville.

 Bladdick said the new location

answersanunmetneedinthesurrounding

community for quality accelerated

coursework through Lindenwood

University’s well known evening and

graduateprograms.

 “Its central location in Collinsville

will give our students convenient access

to major interstates 55, 70, 64, 255, and

270 and will greatly benefit the many

retail and restaurant businesses located

nearby,”Bladdicksaid.

 The Lindenwood University

Collinsville Center will host a preview

day for prospective students on Nov. 8,

with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m. For

more information on the Collinsville

center, contact Kendra Kostelac at (618)

671-6490.

SEE INSIDE • Speaker Series • 11 New Faculty • Clubs and Organizations • Athletics

Lynx Tale

Fall Edition • 2014 • Volume 6

Library Hours

Sunday•1p.m.to12a.m.

Monday-Thursday•7:30a.m.to12a.m.

Friday•7:30a.m.to5p.m.

Saturday•10a.m.to5p.m.

New Library Features More Services

By Jessica Bentele

LU-Belleville

Welcomes 11 New Faculty

 Whether you are a new or returning

student,itismypleasuretowelcomeyou

totheBellevilleCampusLibrary.

 As you settle into the campus

community, I hope you will take a few

minutes to visit the Library and become

acquainted with the many services we

have to offer. Our Library staff and

team of amazing students are committed

to providing you with the resources

necessary to ensure your academic

success.

 Returningstudentsmayhavenoticed

that the Library has moved. We invite

all students to visit our new location

in the Main Building across from the

Communications Department. The

Library’s new location features 70 new

computers, a small quiet study room, a

computerclassroom,andplentyofspace

tospreadoutandworkonyouracademics

orpersonalresearch.

 Keep an eye out this fall for

the Library’s new Popular Reading

Collection. We will be acquiring the

 Lindenwood University-Belleville

welcomes 11 new full-time professors in

the fields of education, exercise science,

chemistry, criminal justice, business,

history,andcommunications.Eachofthese

professors possessesthe highestdegree in

his or her field, bringing the percentage

of Lindenwood Belleville faculty with

terminal degrees to 97.5. The campus

employs 40 full-time faculty members

and over 100 part-time instructors in 37

differentdegreeprograms.

 Born in Brookline, Massachusetts,

EliKeszlerbeganplayingdrumsateight,

composing at twelve, and playing in

rock and hardcore bands throughout his

teens. Now based in New York City, his

work retains an intense physicality and

ferocious energy. Keszler’s installations

and visual work use microprocessor-

controlled motors to strike, scrape and

vibrate various lengths of piano wire

(most recently an installation on the

ManhattanBridgecommissionedbyNPR

Radio). With full length albums on the

vinyl-art label PAN and the legendary

avant-garde jazz label ESP-Disk,

Keszler’s releases have received “album

of the year” awards from the Boston

GlobeandWireMagazine.

 Berlin electronic musician Rashad

Becker utilizes real-time synthesis

and sampling techniques that set into

motion intricate sonic worlds that recall

the complexities of human speech and

various exotic aural phenomena, and

warrant comparisons to the detailed

sonics of pioneers like Tod Dockstader,

andtheGRMschoolofelectronicmusic.

Oscillating pitches conjoin, multiply

and dissolve in unlikely configurations,

creating a complex ecosystem of sound.

Becker is also a renowned vinyl cutting

and mastering engineer. His work at

Berlin’s Dubplates Mastering Studio

fiction and non-fiction books you want

toread!We’rebranchingoutwithauthors

like James Patterson and George R. R.

Martin.We’dlovetohearyourrequests!

 In addition to the books you see

on the Library’s shelves, we also offer

these great services including personal

research assistance, access to more than

5.8millionprinttitles,over83databases

containing thousands of fulltext articles,

ebooks,audiobooksand

laminatingservices.

 Ifyou’d likeadditionalinformation,

contact me at jbentele@lindenwood.edu

orcall618-671-6010.

 Twoofthesenewfacultymembers

specialize in one of Lindenwood

Belleville’s newly added degree

programs, exercise science. Dr. Chris

Fahs will lead the health and physical

education classes this semester, and Dr.

Lindy Rossow will oversee the exercise

science courses. Fahs and Rossow both

cometoLindenwoodfromFitchburgState

UniversityinFitchburg,Mass.,wherethey

served as visiting instructorand assistant

professor,respectively,intheDepartment

of Exercise and Sport Science. Rossow

has taught numerous courses as a guest

instructor at the University of Oklahoma

and University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign and is a certified sports

nutritionist.Fahsisacertifiedstrengthand

conditioningspecialistand,inadditionto

teaching,hasservedasthecoordinatorfor

theExerciseandCardiovascularResearch

LaboratoryattheUniversityofIllinoisin

Urbana-Champaign.

 Assistant Professor of Education

Dr. Paul Sharp will bring his years of

knowledge and experience in the school

system toLindenwood students thisyear.

Most recently the principal for Bayless

Junior High and Middle School in St.

Louis, Mo., Sharp has also served as

principalforScottCityMiddleSchooland

assistant principal for Sikeston Middle

School and Robert H. Sperreng Middle

School. Sharp earned his doctorate in

education leadership and policy analysis

attheUniversityofMissouri-Columbiain

2013.

 Drs. Sara Drenkhahn and David

Naistat will join the Chemistry

Department at Lindenwood this year as

assistantprofessorandassociateprofessor

of chemistry, respectively. Drenkhahn

comes from the University of Missouri-

Columbia,wheresheearnedherdoctorate

in biochemistry in 2013 and served as a

postdoctoral fellow. Her background also

includes work as a biological sciences

technician at the National Center for

Agricultural Utilization Research in

Peoria, Ill. With more than 20 years of

teaching experience, David Naistat most

recently served as assistant professor of

chemistryatIvyTechCommunityCollege

in Fort Wayne, Ind. He has also taught

students at the University of Minnesota,

BethanyCollege,theUniversityofMiami,

andUniversidaddeBuenosAires.Naistat

haspublishedseveralscholarlyarticlesin

such publications as the Encyclopedia of

Toxicology and the Journal of Physical

Chemistry.

 L i n d e n w o o d

Belleville’s Division

of Business and

Entrepreneurship gains

Drs. Chris Gourdine

andSilaTuju.Gourdine

most recently taught at

Lindenwood Belleville

as anadjunct instructor

for graduate management classes. Hehas

also worked as a business development

and strategic analyst for PAL Services,

Inc., and served in the United StatesAir

Force for more than 20 years. Gourdine

earned his Doctorate of Management

from Webster University in 2011.

Tuju comes to Lindenwood from Mid-

Continent University, where he served

as an assistant professor of management.

HealsohasteachingexperienceatBethel

University, Forbes School of Business

at Ashford University, and Covenant

College. Tuju earned his doctorate in

businessadministrationfromNorthcentral

Universityin2011.

 Dr.ShaunteyJamesjoinstheCriminal

Justice Department at Lindenwood

Belleville this year. James holds a PhD

from Western Michigan University and

a JD from Thomas Cooley Law School.

Shehastaughtcoursesincriminaljustice,

sociology, gender and justice, and drug

and alcohol abuse at colleges across

the country, such as the University of

Dayton, Walsh University, and Briar Cliff

University. James was named to Who’s

Who Among America’s Teachers and

servedasthepresidentoftheOhioCouncil

ofCriminalJusticeEducation.

 Lindenwood University-Belleville

welcomesDr.JenniferWelshtotheHistory

Department.Welshhasservedasavisiting

assistant professor for the College of

Charleston and Davidson College, aswell

as a lecturing fellow at Duke University

and an instructor at Cornell University.

SheearnedherPhDfromDukeUniversity

in 2009.Welsh haspresentedherresearch

atconferencesacrossthecountry,withthe

mostrecentbeingtheAnnualInternational

Congress on Medieval Studies and the

SixteenthCenturyStudiesConference.

 Justin Edgren and Derek Dadian-

Smith join Lindenwood Belleville as

assistant professors of communication.

Edgren has worked as a production

assistant, art director, actor, and director

for numerous independent films and

shorts. He earned his Master of FineArts

indigitalmediaproductionfromSouthern

Illinois University-Carbondale. Dadian-

Smith also earned his Master of Fine

Arts in media art from Southern Illinois

University-Carbondale. He has performed

and exhibited work in the United States

and overseas and has recently been

featured at the Unnoticed Art Festival in

theNetherlands.

(where he has overseen thousands of

mastering jobs) has endowed him with

a unique insider’s perspective on the

practice and aesthetics of modern day

electronicmusicandproduction.

 Keszler and Becker come to the

Speaker Series in conjunction with the

New Music Circle. They will be giving

expandedsoloperformancesonSaturday,

November 8 as part of the New Music

Circle’s56thseason.Moredetailscanbe

foundontheNewMusicCirclewebsite:

newmusiccircle.org.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

2:30p.m.Workshop

6:30p.m.Performance

DixonStudentCenterBandRoom(D105)

Speaker Series

Fahs

Sharp

Naistat

Tuju

Rossow

Drenkhahn

Gourdine

James

Welsh Edgren Dadian-Smith

Poist Named Head Women’s

Lacrosse and Field Hockey Coach

By Matt Ankenbrandt

 TheLindenwood–Bellevilleathletic

department and Athletic Director Scott

Spinner have announced the hiring of

Brittany Poist as the new head women’s

lacrosse and field hockey coach. Poist

talked about the opportunity to coach at

Lindenwood–Belleville.

 “I am so excited to join the

Lindenwood community,” stated

Poist. “The atmosphere in the athletic

department and on this campus is the

perfectfitforme.Wehavebeenprovided

with all the tools we need to build both

thelacrosseandfieldhockeyprograms.I

cannotthankPresidentDr.JerryBladdick,

AthleticDirectorScottSpinner,andDean

of Admissions Reeta Piirala – Skoglund

enoughforthisopportunity.”

 Poist most recently was the head

clinicianandalsothedirectorofstrength

andfitness.

 Forthepastsixyears,Poisthasbeen

involvedwiththeFellowshipofChristian

Athletes. She was a member of the

UniversityLeadershipCouncilfrom2008-

2010attheUniversityofMaryland.From

2006-2009 Poist spent time coaching at

the CheckHers Lacrosse Club, the North

CarrollRecreationCouncilforsoccer,and

the North Carroll Recreation Council for

lacrosse.

 PoistwasamemberoftheUniversity

of Maryland Division I Lacrosse team

from 2008-2011. The Terrapins won the

NCAADivisionINationalChampionship

in2010.PoistwonthreeACCTournament

and Regular Season Championships

women’slacrossecoachatMcKendree

University. She started the program

in October 2011 and started officially

playingin2013.Furthermore,shewasthe

DivisionIIrepresentativeontheIWLCA

CoachoftheYearboardin2013.During

her time at McKendree she was also a

LiamBanks#3LacrosseSaintLouisClub

coachandaspecialtyclinician.Poistwas

the fall and winter clinician in 2013 and

thespringclinicianin2014.

 Before her time at Liam Banks #3,

Poist coached at the Truce Lacrosse

Saint Louis Club. She was the summer

club coach and director in 2012. Point

also was a tryout and spring clinician,

andaprivateinstructor. From June 2011

to October 2011, Poist worked at the

Jackals Lacrosse Club, where she was a

at Maryland. She was also named to

the NCAA All – Tournament team in

2009. In 2011 she was named the ACC

DefensivePlayeroftheWeekandshealso

participated in the Senior North – South

All–StarGame.Duringthe2010 season

Poist was named the WomensLacrosse.

comDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.

 Poist is a native of Hampstead,

Maryland and graduate of North Carroll

High School. She earned a Bachelor’s

Degreein History from the University of

Maryland in 2012. For more information

onthewomen’slacrosseandfieldhockey

programs please contact Brittany Poist at

bpoist@lindenwood.edu or by phone at

618-239-6274.

Miller Records Shut

out;

Edwards Nets Hat Trick in Inaugural Game

By David Dalfonso

 The Lindenwood-Belleville men’s

hockey team began their history with an

unforgettable game on their home ice.

Playing in front of over 100 supporting

fans,theLynxdidnotdisappointasthey

providedashowontheicefor60minutes.

Brad Edwards scored the first two goals

in Lynx history to give the team a 2-0

advantage in the first period and Miller

wouldtakeoverfromthere.

 A mere 30 seconds into the season,

the Lynx found themselves shorthanded,

due to a tripping penalty, but would

survive the power play as Miller turned

away three shots. The Lynx picked up

another penalty at the 14:50 mark in

the first period but again, Miller made

another save and kept the game tied.At

the 12:37 mark, the Lynx came back to

full strength and Edwards found the net

eight seconds later on a rebound from a

NickVarnershot.

 Edwards found the net again on a

power play with 10:15 remaining in the

firstperiod.VarnerandJankewereagain

creditedwiththeassists.

 TheLynxendedthefirstperiodwith

sevenshotsongoaltotheBillikenseight,

and overcame four penalties to take the

lead2-0intothesecondperiod.

 Thesecondperiodbroughtaplethora

of shots to the Billiken goalie, but none

were able to find the net. 17 Lynx shots

were steered away by Tyler Stewart.

AlthoughtheLynxdominatedthesecond

period, the score remained 2-0 heading

intothethirdperiod.

 TheLynxbegantheirfourgoalthird

periodjustthreeminutesinwhenVarner

nettedhisfirstgoaloftheseason.Tanner

Duffney wascreditedwiththeassistand

gave the Lynx an extra cushion. Three

minutes later, Janke netted his first goal

on a pass from Edwards and Duane

Wainman, giving the Lynx a four goal

leadwith14minutestogo.

 At the nine minute mark, Landon

Hiebert notched his first goal of the

season on a pass from defenseman,

Daniel Skoglund. Edwards completed

hishattrickjustunder a minute later on

a pass from Brad DeMoulin, giving the

Lynxa6-0leadwith8:41remaining.

 Thescorewouldremainassuchuntil

the final horn as the Lynx enjoyed their

first victory as a program. Kyle Miller

recorded 17 saves in his first game,

completingtheshut-outoftheBillikens.

Rickhoff Accounts for Four

Touchdowns in Win Over

Missouri Baptist

By Matt Ankenbrandt

 The Lindenwood – Belleville

footballteampickeduptheirfirstvictory

oftheseasondefeatingfirstyearprogram

Missouri Baptist 44-6. After playing a

scoreless first quarter, the Lynx picked

up two touchdowns and a safety to take

a16-6leadatthehalf.Inthesecondhalf

theLynxpickedupapairoftouchdowns

in both the third and fourth quarter

on their way to the victory. Freshman

quarterback Austin Rickhoff threw for

twotouchdownpassesandalsopickedup

apairofrushingtouchdowns.KamHarris

ledthegroundattack,finishingthegame

with173yardson23carries.

 Eachteamhadonepossessioninthe

first quarter, but a missed field goal by

the Spartans kept the game scoreless.

Aftertakingoveronthe20yardlinethe

Lynx used an 11 play 80 yard drive to

taketheearlylead.RickhofffoundDylan

Bradley for the 19 yard touchdown pass

togivetheLynxa7-0lead.Onthedrive

Harrispickedup28yardsonfivecarries.

 The Spartans did not pick up a yard

ontheirnextdriveandonfourthandten

James Brown blocked the Tyler Hach

punt.SixplayslaterRickhoffpunchedit

infromtwoyardsouttogivetheLynxa

14-0lead.OnthedriveHarrisrushedfor

22yardsonthreecarries.

 Thedefenseonceagaincameupbig

on the Spartans next possession.After a

threeandout,CodyJohnstonsnappedthe

ball over the head of Demarco Billups

and out of the back of the end zone for

thesafety.AfterthesafetytheLynxtook

a16-0leadwith6:37leftinthefirsthalf.

 The Spartans came right back and

picked up their first points of the game.

Billups connected with Dalton Barcom

fortwocompletionsof22and25yardsto

gettheSpartansdeepintoLynxterritory.

On the Spartans 13th play of the drive,

Billups hooked up with Cole Lema for

the six yard touchdown pass. After a

false start penalty that moved the line

of scrimmage back to the eight, Alex

McGlassion missed the extra point and

thescoreremained16-6.

 After two stalled drives by the

Spartans and one by the Lynx, the Lynx

started their second drive of the second

half at their own 32 yard line. After

a loss of two yards on the first play of

the drive, Clage Dodson picked up 16

yards,followedbyagainof21byHarris

to put the Lynx in Spartan territory. On

the fourth play of the drive Rickhoff

connectedwithWillieMaxwellforagain

of19yardsdowntotheSpartans14yard

line.TwoplayslaterHarrisscamperedin

foranineyardtouchdownruntoputthe

Lynxontop23-6.

 After the Lynx defense once again

forced a Spartan punt, the Lynx started

their drive on their own 14. On the fifth

playofthedriveRickhoffconnectedwith

KerryGibsonfora63yardgaindownto

the Spartans one yard line. On the next

playRickhoff kept it himself and picked

up his second rushing touchdown of the

game.WiththetouchdowntheLynxtook

a30-6lead.

 TheLynxdefensecameup big once

again on the Spartans next possession.

On third and ten Billups kept it himself

andtried to pick up the first down.Trey

Parker forced a fumble on the Lynx 38

yard line and TJ Onstott recovered it to

givetheballbacktotheLynx.

 AfterapuntbytheLynxtheSpartans

marchedintoLynxterritory,butthistime

it was Alex Hamm coming up with the

bigplay, interceptingthe Billups pass at

theLynx13yardline.Afterfivestraight

runsbytheLynxontheirnextpossession,

Rickhoff connected with Donnie Foster

forthe52yardtouchdownpasstoextend

the Lynx lead to 37-6. Marlon Smith

pickedup33yardsonthedrive.

 OntheLynxfinaldriveofthe game

EJEliengotinonthescoring,rushingfor

a25yardtouchdown to extend the Lynx

leadto44-6andthatishowitwouldend.

 The Lynx finished the game with

323 yards on the ground and 185 yards

throughtheair.Onthedefensivesideof

the ball Onstott and Eric Sadowski led

the way with 10 tackles apiece. Brian

Richardson picked up the lone sack for

theLynx.

Have a Club Idea?

Ifyouhavean idea for an organization, please feel free to

contacttheDirectorofStudentLife&Leadership,at(618)

239-6155.

Black Student Union (BSU)

BSUisaStudentDirectoryGroupthatoffersblackstudents

aformofidentityandasociallife.ThepurposeofBSUisto

promoteandsustainanatmospherethatisconducivetothe

political,cultural,social,spiritual,economic,andeducational

growthofminoritystudentsandtheUniversitycommunity

at-large.Thegroupseekstoprovideanon-campushomefor

allthatareinsearchofacommunitytheycancalltheirown.

StaffAdvisor:

ByronGettis(618)239-6115/bgettis@lindenwood.edu

Campus Activities Board (CAB)

CampusActivitiesBoardmemberswork together to get intouch

with the student body to nd out what they really want to see

happeningontheLU-Bellevillecampus.Thisorganizationprovides

funandculturally-enrichingextracurriculareventsoncampusand

throughoutthecommunity.

StaffAdvisor:(618)239-6155

Chess Club

ChessClubisagroupthatoffersstudentsafriendlyenvironment

inwhichtolearn,play,andtalkchess.Itisforbeginnersand

experts alike.  Members meet to discuss tactics, as well as

promote chess and its educational value. The club plans to

competeinchesstournamentsasateam.

FacultyAdvisor:TarasOdushkin

(618)239-6349/T[email protected]

Criminal Justice Club

Whether you’re pursuing a degree in criminal justice or just

interestedinthesubject,theCriminalJusticeClubgivesstudents

thechancetolearnmoreabouttheeldsoflawenforcement,

thecourtsystem,andcorrections.

FacultyAdvisors:

AnnaYoung-(618)239-6346/AY[email protected]

JoeZlatic-(618)239-6345/[email protected]

Enactus

Enactus is an international organization allowing college

students to use their business skills to improve the lives of

others.Atthesametime,thestudentsgainvaluableexperience,

have networking opportunities with some of the nation’s

largest companies, and become involved in improving their

community.Enactusteamsarestudentledwiththeassistance

ofafacultyadvisor.OurEnactusteamdevelopsandexecutes

outreachprojectstohelpimprovethelivesofothersthroughthe

positivepowerofbusiness.Ourteamwillpresentitsprojects

and results at regional and national competitions each year.

StudentsmaytaketheEnactusclassforeitherzerooronecredit

hour.Thecoursemayberepeatedforonecredithouruptofour

timesforamaximumoffourcredithours.

FacultyAdvisor:

Dr.MarkRoselli-(618)239-6206/[email protected]

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is touching millions of

lives,oneheartatatime.Since1954,theFellowshipofChristian

Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the

professional,college,highschool,juniorhigh,andyouthlevels

tousethepowerfulmediumofathleticstoimpacttheworldfor

JesusChrist.FCAisthelargestChristiansportsorganizationin

Americaandfocusesonservinglocalcommunitiesbyequipping,

empowering,andencouragingpeopletomakeadifferencefor

Christ.

StaffAdvisor:

DanielRestrepo-(618)239-6249/[email protected]

Lindenwood Student

Government Association – LSGA

StudentGovernmentmembersworktogetherwithotherclubs

and organizations to provide activities and programs for the

entire campus and community. If you want your voice to be

heardorseeafutureinpolitics,thisistheperfectorganization

foryou.Allmembersoftheexecutiveboardmaybereachedby

emailat[email protected]

FacultyAdvisor:Dr.CindyManjounes

(618)239-6029/[email protected]

LU-Belleville Athletic Training Association

This club’s purpose is to instill leadership qualities and

professionaldevelopmentamongyoungindividualswithinthe

LindenwoodUniversity-BellevilleAthleticTrainingprogram.

StaffAdvisor:WilliamDill

(618)239-6109/[email protected]

Lynx Tale Student Newspaper

and Momentum Yearbook Committee

Haveyoueverthoughtaboutacareerinjournalism?Doyou

want to leave a legacy at Lindenwood? If your answer is

yes,thentheLynxTaleStudentNewspaperandMomentum

YearbookCommitteeareforyou.Theseorganizationsallow

youtobecreativeandapartoftheactionatLU-Belleville.

FacultyAdvisor:JustinEdgren

(618)671-6062/jedgren@lindenwood.edu

National Broadcasting Society

National Broadcasting Society is an organization for students

majoringorinterestedincommunications.Thesestudentsmeet

to learn more about broadcasting, lm, and interactive and

electronicmedia.Theywillgainleadershipexperience,network

withcommunicationsprofessionals,anddevelopresume-writing

skillsandjobinterviewtechniques.

FacultyAdvisors:

BrendanLeahy-(618)239-6260/[email protected]

TomCalhoun-(618)239-6240/[email protected]

Psychology Club

ThepurposeofthePsychologyClubistogivestudentsout-of-

classroomlearningexperiencesineldsrelatedtopsychology

through events.  Members aim to contribute to LU-Belleville

andthecommunityatlargeintheformofcommunityservice

projectsrelatingtopsychology.

FacultyAdvisor:Dr.DianaJacobs

(618)239-6178/[email protected]

Red Cross Club

Thisstudentorganizationassistsinorganizingand working at

all Red Cross Blood Drives on campus. Club members work

closely with the Red Cross of Southwestern Illinois to raise

awarenessofblooddrivesandtheimportanceofdonatingblood.

FacultyAdvisor:Dr.RickFinger

(618)239-6177/r[email protected]

The Spectrum Alliance

This alliance will provide student-oriented awareness on

issues of social justice throughout the campus community.

Predominantly, theAlliance is dedicated to supporting issues

thatmayimpacttheLGBTcommunity.Thealliancestresses

equalityamongallpeople.

FacultyAdvisors:

Dr.AmyGangloff-(618)239-6229/[email protected]

Dr.ErinMann-(618)239-6231/[email protected]

Vibrant Interpretations Book Club

Membersofthisclubreadanddiscussavarietyofnovels,short

stories,nonctionpieces,poetrycollections,biographies,and

plays with one another. Various interpretations, thoughtful

analysis,andrespectfuldebatesamongstthoseparticipatingare

highlyencouraged.

StaffAdvisor:

JessicaBentele-(618)239-6072/[email protected]

 Lindenwood University believes in the

importance of co-curricular involvement

in activities as a valuable supplement to

classroom learning in the total educational

process.The StudentActivitiesOfficeserves

asacoordinationcenteroncampusandworks

with student organizations in facilitating

their activities and projects. Various student

organizedprogramsandeventsarescheduled

throughouttheyear.

 Student organizations are an important

partofuniversitylife,providingopportunities

for students to design and implement

programs, events and activities that extend

and amplify the goals of Lindenwood’s

mission. Students may compliment their

academic experiences by becoming involved

in student clubs and organizations which,

along with the Student Activities Office, are

the major scheduling source for lectures,

movies, dances, entertainers, and a wide

varietyof other events planned to satisfy the

diverseneedsandinterestsoftheLindenwood

University community. It is necessary for

each organization to register at the Student

Activities Office each year and provide the

name of a faculty or staff advisor, a current

constitution,andacurrentlistofofficersand

members.

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