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Newly minted Lindsey Wilson University graduate Gabriella Devore of Knob Lick, Kentucky, poses for a picture with her fiance, Ryan Engle ’23 of Glasgow, Kentucky, and paternal grandmother, Sherry Devote, for her first cousin Audrey Young after Lindsey Wilson’s morning winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13. Devore earned a bachelor’s degree in human services and counseling. The university awarded a record 974 degrees at its 122nd commencement, held in two ceremonies in Biggers Center Center.

Lindsey Wilson University Celebrates First Commencement with Record Class

Lindsey Wilson University celebrated its first commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13, by graduating the largest class in the school's 122-year history. The university awarded a total of 974 degrees -- 121 undergraduate degrees, 851 graduate degre...

Dec 13, 2025, 9:09pm EST

Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots, left, and Columbia Chief of Police Evan Burton collect items for Operation Christmas Spirit on Thursday, Dec. 11, in the Cralle Student Union Building that were donated by members of the Lindsey Wilson University community. Lindsey Wilson Director of Student Activities Stephanie Blackwood, second from left, coordinated the community drive on campus.

Lindsey Wilson University Community Helps Support Operation Christmas Spirit

Before they left campus for Christmas break, Lindsey Wilson University students, faculty and staff made sure that underprivileged Columbia-Adair County residents will have a merry and warm Christmas. Members of the LWU community donated more than 100 ...

Dec 12, 2025, 4:00am EST

Members of the Lindsey Wilson University Bonner Scholars program presented winter coats to students in the Adair County Head Start on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Lindsey Wilson Bonner Scholar Program’s “Coats for Kids” donated 48 winter coats -- along with winter hats and gloves, toys and games -- to Head Start. In the last 14 years, “Coats for Kids” has donated more than 700 coats to Adair County Head Start students. Joining the Head Start students are, from left: LWU student Jay Woodall ’27 of Somerset, Kentucky; LWU Bonner Assistant Director Yayi Sonnabend ’23; LWU Director of Civic Engagement, Student Leadership and the Bonner Scholar Program Kisha Burton ’13; Head Start teacher Courtney Wilson; Head Start teacher assistant Andrea Thomas; and LWU student Emmalee Miller ’27 of Louisville, Kentucky.

Lindsey Wilson University Bonner Scholar Program Donates 48 Coats to Adair County Head Start

A Lindsey Wilson University community service program reached a milestone on Wednesday, Dec. 10, but more significant than the achievement is the program's impact. Members of the LWU Bonner Scholar Program delivered 48 winter coats to Adair County Hea...

Dec 10, 2025, 1:41pm EST

Lindsey Wilson University Dean of Students Chris Schmidt welcomes Saniyah Shelton ’28 of Central City, Kentucky, with a fist bump to the fall Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. A total of 482 LWU students attended the semiannual late-night event.

Lindsey Wilson University Midnight Breakfast Gives Students a Break from Finals

It's usually silent on most December nights in the Lindsey Wilson University Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. But at 9:52 p.m CT on Tuesday, Dec. 9, more than 50 Lindsey Wilson undergraduates were stirring as they lined up outside the bu...

Dec 10, 2025, 3:35am EST

The Lindsey Wilson University team of, from left, Taylor Harvey of Columbia, Allee Harris of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Grace Adams of Bethlehem, Kentucky, took first place in this fall’s Marketing Research Competition’s undergraduate division. The three business administration seniors proposed using the doll Barbie to help Lincoln Financial attract more clients from the Gen Z and Millennial generations.

Lindsey Wilson University Business Seniors Win National Marketing Competition

Three Lindsey Wilson University business administration seniors used one of the world's most recognizable popular culture icons to help them win a national marketing campaign for a major U.S. financial services company. The trio of Grace Adams, Allee ...

Dec 9, 2025, 3:36pm EST

Lindsey Wilson University's newly formed E-Club is focused on encouraging and supporting entrepreneurship on campus. From left are club officers at this year’s Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Lexington: Rebekah Stevenson ’27 of Russell Springs, Kentucky, E-Club secretary; Allee Harris ’26 of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, vice president; and Taylor Harvey ’25 of Columbia, president.

Lindsey Wilson University Students Hope New Club Encourages Entrepreneurship

A group of Lindsey Wilson University students hopes to be part of a campus movement that will encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs. That's one reason why they started the E-Club, which held its first meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, in the un...

Dec 9, 2025, 6:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University business administration majors Summer Ray ’27 of Stanford, Kentucky, left, and Emerson McKinnis ’28 of Auburn, Kentucky, have launched the podcast “That’s God,” which they produce in the university’s podcast studio in the J.L. Turner Leadership Center.

Friendship Leads to Podcast for Two Lindsey Wilson University Business Students

Two Lindsey Wilson University students have turned a friendship into a new podcast aimed at helping people "laugh, learn and grow together in faith." Emerson McKinnis '28 of Auburn, Kentucky, and Summer Ray '27 of Stanford, Kentucky, have launched the...

Dec 9, 2025, 5:03am EST

Lindsey Wilson University student Natalie Jones ’26 of Columbia discusses her research project, “Kindergarten Reading: Learning Letters, Learning Sounds.” Jones presented her research in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center during Lindsey Wilson’s 2025 fall semester Academic Celebration Week.

Lindsey Wilson University Spotlights Undergraduate Work during Academic Celebration Week

The final week of classes of the 2025 fall semester at Lindsey Wilson University was a time to celebrate student research, artistic achievements and academic accomplishments. Undergraduate students presented research projects from the disciplines of a...

Dec 8, 2025, 6:54am EST

Lindsey Wilson University student Lilly Campbell ’26 of Davenport, Iowa, takes graduation pictures of brothers Kaden Tibbitts, left, and Keegan, both of Simpsonville, Kentucky, on the afternoon of Dec. 3 in front of the L.R. McDonald Administration Building. Lindsey Wilson will award a record 974 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 2025 winter commencement, to be held at 10 a.m. CT and at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Lindsey Wilson University to Hold Record Winter Commencement Dec. 13

Lindsey Wilson University will hold its 122nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Biggers Sports Center. It will be Lindsey Wilson's first commencement ceremony since the school became Lindsey Wilson University on July 1, and it will also b...

Dec 8, 2025, 4:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University Chaplain the Rev. Tyler Brumfield leads “Scriptures & Songs of Christmas” on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the John B. Begley Chapel.

Lindsey Wilson University Community Celebrates Christmas Season

The Christmas season unofficially opened on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Lindsey Wilson University as one event celebrated the meaning of the season while another prepared to serve the community a big helping of holiday cheer. At the final weekly chapel serv...

Dec 4, 2025, 5:00am EST

About Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.