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Lindsey Wilson University Director of Bands Robert Palmer conducts the Blue Raider Band during a brief noon concert during move-in day on Saturday, Aug. 23. The Blue Raider Band will make its 2025 halftime debut at the Thursday, Aug. 28, Lindsey Wilson-Texas Wesleyan University 6 p.m. CT game at Parnell Family Stadium.

Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raider Band Performing on a 'Blank Canvas'

The Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raider Band has treated the campus and area community to several performances in August. The miniconcerts have been infused with the high level of energy and enthusiasm that first-year Director of Bands Robert Palmer ...

Aug 26, 2025, 5:00am EDT

Lucretia Begley’s acrylic painting of a snowy winter day near Gradyville, Kentucky, is one of 13 pieces in “Lucretia Begley Retrospective: A Delicate Expression of the Seasons.” It is on display through Oct. 10 in the Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery.

Inaugural Lindsey Wilson University Art Exhibit Showcases Works of Art Pioneer Lucretia Begley

The first art exhibit of the Lindsey Wilson University era honors one of the school's art pioneers. Works by Lucretia Chilton Begley of Columbia are on display through Oct. 10 in the gallery that bears her name, the Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. Al...

Aug 26, 2025, 4:00am EDT

Members of the Lindsey Wilson University Class of 2029 gather Saturday, Aug. 23, in Biggers Sports Center for a class photo. Fall enrollment will not be known until the end of August, but Lindsey Wilson will enroll more than 500 freshmen and new students in 2025-26.

Lindsey Wilson University Community Challenges Class of 2029 to Make History

The first class of Lindsey Wilson University students was welcomed to campus on Saturday, Aug. 23, and there were a lot of students to welcome. The final count will not be known until the end of August, but Lindsey Wilson's first class of freshmen and...

Aug 24, 2025, 6:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr. addresses the university’s faculty Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship and online during the faculty assembly to open the 2025-26 school year. Fall classes begin Aug. 25.

Lindsey Wilson University Faculty Celebrate Accomplishments of 2024-25, Prepare to Begin First Year as a University

After posting "an incredible year" in 2024-25 as the final year as a college, members of the Lindsey Wilson faculty gathered for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 21, under the university banner with the school's "best days still ahead." That was the m...

Aug 22, 2025, 4:00am EDT

The Lindsey Wilson University 2025-26 Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery exhibition schedule will feature six shows between Aug. 25-July 31.

Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery to Feature Six Shows in 2025-26

An exhibit that honors the gallery's namesake, works by university alumni and employees, two photography exhibits, and the culmination of students' undergraduate work highlight this year's exhibition schedule at Lindsey Wilson University's Lucretia C. ...

Aug 20, 2025, 6:00am EDT

One of the three groups of Lindsey Wilson University nursing boot camp students are joined by faculty after receiving their nursing patches, the first Lindsey Wilson University nursing patches, on Tuesday morning in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center. Lindsey Wilson’s new nursing cohort has 27 members, one of the largest the university has admitted. Students pictured, alphabetically: Ethan Butler of Mason, Ohio; Haylee Curry of Greensburg, Ky.; Florencia Haupt-Piraino of Santiago, Chile; Jaden Latiola of Radcliff, Ky.; Emily Morrow of Somerset, Ky.; Ahalia Ramirez of Philpot, Ky.; Madilyn Schultz of Elizabethtown, Ky.; and Jess Sutherland of Martinsburg, W.Va. Faculty members pictured, alphabetically: Dr. Emiley Button, Tamara Coots ’13, Kellie Mann ’14, Jacey Matthews ’13, Dr. Susan Vickous and Lindsay Wheat. Not pictured: student Lauren Barrett of Glasgow, Ky.

Lindsey Wilson University Boot Camp Prepares Nursing Students for Their Calling

Lindsey Wilson University student Madilyn Schultz was a little nervous about starting her nursing major this fall. But after participating in the nursing program's boot camp, Schultz said her nerves were put to rest. "I feel prepared because they wer...

Aug 20, 2025, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University Nursing Program One of 10 Best in Kentucky

Lindsey Wilson University's nursing program is one of the best in Kentucky. That's according to a recent ranking by Nurse.org. In the recently released "Top 10 Best Nursing Schools in Kentucky," Lindsey Wilson was one of the 10 schools mentioned. The...

Aug 19, 2025, 6:59am EDT

The Lindsey Wilson University Department of Theatre will present encore performances of “Shiloh Rules” at 7 p.m. Aug. 28-29 in V.P. Henry Auditorium. A 15-minute pre-play concert will begin around 6:30 p.m. CT. The cast pictured, from left: Shiane Lussier ’26 of Bremen, Kentucky (Widow Beckwith); Zoe Boatright ’28 of Columbia (LucyGale Scruggs); Kassidy Phelps of Burkesville, Kentucky (Miss Clara May Abbott); director and theatre professor Robert Brock; Sabrina Ruiz ’26 of Louisville, Kentucky (Meg Barton); Mayatu Brown ’27 of Columbia (Ranger Wilson); and Kayla Koerner ’24 of Columbia (Mrs. Cecilia Delaunay Pettison).

Lindsey Wilson University Theatre to Present Encore Performances of 'Shiloh Rules' Aug. 28-29

Audience members who attend one of the two upcoming encore performances of Shiloh Rules will be treated to a short pre-performance concert. Although Shiloh Rules is about a re-enactment of the Civil War battle that goes awry, the 15-minute pre-play co...

Aug 18, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Director of Residence Life Breeana Downs ’24, right, meets with resident assistant Ashley Turner ’26 of Lexington, Kentucky, Friday, Aug. 15, in Phillips Residence Hall. Turner is an RA in Keefe Hall.

Lindsey Wilson University Staff Members Prepare for a Blue Raider Wave

After a busy summer on campus and beyond, the pace of life at Lindsey Wilson University is about to go from harried to hectic this weekend. And the Lindsey Wilson Dean of Students' office couldn't be happier. "It's a pretty exciting time," said Linds...

Aug 18, 2025, 4:00am EDT

WAIN account executive Adelyn Bennett attaches a swim bracelet to Lexi Cross, 14, of Columbia as she checks into the WAIN Back-to-School Pool Party on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Lindsey Wilson University Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. Lexi will be an eighth-grader this fall at Adair County Middle School.

Area Schoolchildren, Family Members Turn Out for WAIN Back-to-School Pool Party at Lindsey Wilson University Holloway Health & Wellness Center

Jonathan Cross knew what his family was going to do Saturday afternoon as soon as his children heard the word "swimming pool" associated with the WAIN Back-to-School Pool Party. Cross and his wife, Kim, brought their children Lexi, 14, Jaden, 13, Skyl...

Aug 10, 2025, 6:00am EDT

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.