Recent News
Two Associate Faculty Members Recognized for Excellence in Teaching at McKendree University
Two associate faculty members were recently recognized for their excellence in teaching at McKendree University. Melissa Ray, adjunct instructor and staff accompanist, received the 2022 McKendree University Associate Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awar...
Apr 12, 2022, 10:48am EDT
Dr. Jean Sampson Receives UMC Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award
Dr. Jean Sampson, professor of management and marketing at McKendree University, recently received the 2022 United Methodist Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award. This award was given by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United M...
Mar 31, 2022, 10:30am EDT
Dr. Jenny Mueller Receives Writing Residency Awards for Summer 2022
Dr. Jenny Mueller, a professor of English at McKendree University, has recently received writing residency awards for this summer at three nationally-known artist residency programs: Centrum in Port Townsend, Wash.; PLAYA in Summer Lake, Ore.; and Wild...
Mar 24, 2022, 12:34pm EDT
Dr. Shelly Lemons Gives Virtual Dust Bowl-Inspired Presentation in Goodwell, Oklahoma
Dr. Shelly Lemons, professor of history at McKendree University, teamed up with Dr. Steven Kite, a professor of history at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith, Ark., to give a virtual presentation on Thursday, Feb. 24 at the No Man's Land Museum i...
Mar 17, 2022, 1:00pm EDT
Dr. Alan Alewine Reappointed for Four More Years as Peer Corps Member for the HLC
Dr. Alan Alewine, associate provost and professor of mathematics at McKendree University, was recently reappointed to another four-year term as a member of the Peer Corps for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Alewine was selected as a Peer Corps m...
Mar 16, 2022, 11:17am EDT
Professor of Psychology Featured on Educational Podcast
Dr. Guy A. Boysen, a professor of psychology at McKendree University, was recently featured on the educational podcast Two Pint PLC: Personal & Professional Education Discussion. The interview revolved around Boysen's recent publication regarding Unive...
Mar 7, 2022, 11:32am EST
Two McKendree Professors Team Up with Anahuac University on Interactive COIL Project
Dr. Tim Ros and Dr. Jean Sampson have been working with Anahuac University in Mexico on a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) project. Their classes have been interacting virtually with students from Mexico during this five-week project,...
Mar 4, 2022, 12:30pm EST
Three Alumni Return for Successful Hybrid Psychology Graduate Panel
On Friday, Feb. 18, Dr. Michael Hahn, assistant professor of psychology at McKendree University, invited three recent McKendree graduates and current graduate students to participate in a hybrid psychology graduate panel event. The panel consisted of C...
Feb 24, 2022, 10:26am EST
Dr. Michael Louison Publishes Review Article in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Dr. Michael Louison, assistant professor of biology at McKendree University, recently published a review article in the peer-reviewed journal Transaction of the American Fisheries Society. This article, written with a team of Canadian and American coll...
Feb 18, 2022, 1:00pm EST
Dr. Alford's Recent Article Appears in NCTE Blog
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recently picked up an article written by Dr. Katie Alford, assistant professor of education at McKendree University. The article, "Explicitly teaching listening in the ELA curriculum: Why and how," app...
Feb 17, 2022, 4:30pm EST