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Local Professor Publishes New Chapter About Active Learning in Political Science

Dr. Brian Frederking, a professor of political science at McKendree University, recently published a chapter in a 2025 book titled Short Games and Active Learning in Political Science: Beating the Clock. Published by Taylor and Francis, the book is sla...
Sep 9, 2025, 10:07am EDT
Brian Frederking

McKendree English Professor Holds Book Talk, Signing at Harvard Bookstore for Newest Book

Dr. Martha Patterson, professor of English at McKendree University, recently held a book talk and signing at the Harvard Bookstore with co-editor Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University professor and director of the Hutchins ...
Sep 8, 2025, 5:22pm EDT
Martha Patterson

Dr. Kelly Stewart to Offer Fourth Administrator's Academy This August

Dr. Kelly Stewart, associate professor of education at McKendree University, will be offering her fourth Administrator's Academy this August, in partnership with the Illinois Principals' Association. This academy is based on the book Difficult Conversa...
Jul 30, 2025, 11:36am EDT
Kelly Stewart

McKendree English Professor Poised to Publish New Book

Dr. Martha Patterson, professor of English at McKendree University, along with co-editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has recently finished her latest book, The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887-1937. This new work, which was completed while Dr. Patte...
Jul 10, 2025, 1:41pm EDT
Martha Patterson

Long-Time Technical Director Receives President's Award for Professional Excellence

Doug Magnussen, long-time technical director at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University, was recently awarded the President's Award for Professional Excellence. The winner of this award shines as an ideal example of an ambassador ...
May 20, 2025, 11:15am EDT

Dr. Lauren Thompson Honored with McKendree University Grandy Faculty Award

Dr. Lauren Thompson, an associate professor of history, received McKendree University's 2025 William Norman Grandy Faculty Award, given by the Alumni Association. Dr. Thompson accepted the surprise honor among wild cheers from faculty, staff, and stude...
May 19, 2025, 5:10pm EDT
Lauren Thompson

Beloved Associate History Professor Honored with United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award

Dr. Lauren K. Thompson, an associate professor of history at McKendree University, was recently honored with the 2025 United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award. This award was given by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of th...
Mar 19, 2025, 5:20pm EDT
Lauren Thompson

English Professor Dr. Jenny Mueller Awarded Artist Residency This Summer

Dr. Jenny Mueller, a professor of English at McKendree University, was recently awarded a fully-funded artist residency this June by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Shelton, Wash. She will be living onsite while working on completing the manuscript for her thi...
Jan 23, 2025, 2:38pm EST
Jenny Mueller

Registration Underway for 10th Annual McKendree Junior High Concert Band Camp

(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 13, 2025) - McKendree University will be hosting their 10th annual junior high concert band camp from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. The camp is open to students who are c...
Jan 13, 2025, 5:54pm EST

Dr. Niki Owens, McKendree Teacher Candidates Attend Project LEAD Fall Forum

On Friday, Nov. 8, Dr. Niki Owens, assistant professor of education at McKendree University, and a group of McKendree teacher candidates attended the 2024 Project LEAD Fall Forum at the Illinois State University Alumni Center in Normal, Ill. The studen...
Nov 15, 2024, 3:34pm EST
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McKendree University's mission is R-E-A-L: Responsible Citizenship, Engagement, Academic Excellence, and Lifelong Learning. Our high quality academic programs are grounded in a rigorous, broad-based liberal arts curriculum that develops students' knoiwledge, analytical abilities, research skills, and creativity. Among our greatest strengths are our talented faculty members and their willingness to spend time and energy working with students, both in and outside of the classroom.  90-second video

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