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This year’s Lindsey Wilson University International Marketplace, pictured from 2025, will open at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday, April 2, at the university’s Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center.

Lindsey Wilson University International Marketplace to be Held April 2

The foods and cultures of Lindsey Wilson University's international students will be on display on April 2 at the university's annual International Marketplace. This year's International Marketplace will open at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday, April 2, in the...

Mar 18, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University counseling graduate student Madyson Jones of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was part of a team that won the Interprofessional Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration Case Competition between graduate students at Lindsey Wilson, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Louisville.

Lindsey Wilson University Graduate Students Shine in Team Competition

Two Lindsey Wilson University counseling graduate students were part of a winning team that demonstrated the power of teamwork and an integrated approach to serving clients in rural areas. Madyson Jones of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and Brittany Sulfrid...

Mar 17, 2026, 5:30am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University will launch an agribusiness major in the 2026-27 school year. “We are excited about this major because it is an alignment between agriculture, business and our region’s workforce needs,” said Lindsey Wilson School of Business and Communication Dean Benson Sexton ’04. “Our goal was simple: create a program where students don’t have to leave rural America to get a world-class, career-ready agribusiness education connected to the land and the communities they call home.”

Lindsey Wilson University to Launch Agribusiness Major in 2026-27

In response to regional workforce needs and a growing interest from area high school students, Lindsey Wilson University will begin an agribusiness major in the 2026-27 school year. "We are excited about this major because it is an alignment between a...

Mar 17, 2026, 4:00am EDT

“Who Made the Greens,” left, and “Collards and Irises” are two of the pieces of art by artist Natalie Jackson of Peoria, Illinois, in the show “Baroque Beauties.” The show runs through April 10 in the Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery.

Lindsey Wilson University Art Exhibit Showcases Strength, Memory and Identity

Works that explore timeless beauty by a nationally renowned artist from the Midwest are now on display in the Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. "Baroque Beauties" features 14 images by artist Natalie Jackson of Peoria, Illinois...

Mar 16, 2026, 5:00am EDT

“Empirical research confirms that athletes demonstrate enhanced leadership, communication, time management, emotional intelligence and resilience, which are all hallmarks of liberal education,” said Lindsey Wilson University Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Academic Growth Eric Carter, who helped create the university’s sport performance major and is also a member of the national sports major collective.

Lindsey Wilson University Will Start Sport Performance Major in 2026-27 School Year

Recognizing the academic and professional benefits of intercollegiate athletics, Lindsey Wilson University will begin offering a sport performance major in the 2026-27 school year. Lindsey Wilson is the first college or university in Kentucky and the ...

Mar 16, 2026, 4:00am EDT

Members of the Lindsey Wilson University women’s flag football team celebrate their 40-13 win over Campbellsville (Kentucky) University on Friday, March 13, at Parnell Family Stadium. It was the first women’s flag football home game in LWU history. The Blue Raiders, who are now 4-1 in their inaugural season, play their next home game on April 1.

Lindsey Wilson University Beats Campbellsville 40-13 in First Women's Flag Football Game Played at Parnell Family Stadium

The Lindsey Wilson University women's flag football team made history in a big way on Friday, March 13, with a 40-13 win over rival Campbellsville (Kentucky) University in the Battle of Highway 55 at Parnell Family Stadium. It was the first home women'...

Mar 14, 2026, 6:00am EDT

Representatives from Kentucky State Police and Lindsey Wilson University gather on Wednesday, March 11, at the Kentucky State Police Academy in Frankfort to announce the Lindsey Wilson Kentucky State Police Scholarship. Seated: Lindsey Wilson Assistant Director of the Counseling Graduate Program Hannah Coyt ’98 and Kentucky State Police Lt. Col. Jeremy Hamm. Standing, from left: Lindsey Wilson Regional Enrollment Director for Educational Outreach Mamadou Fall ’08, Kentucky State Police Lt. Charles Hedgespeth ’10, Lindsey Wilson criminal justice professor Mary Schwendau, Lindsey Wilson Assistant Vice President of Educational Outreach Tommie Ann Saragas ’03, Kentucky State Police Capt. Kyle Nall and Kentucky State Police Sgt. Matt Sudduth.

Lindsey Wilson University Creates Kentucky State Police Scholarship

Lindsey Wilson University and the Kentucky State Police announced an agreement on Wednesday, March 11, to expand educational opportunities for employees of the state agency. The agreement, announced at the Kentucky State Police Academy, makes Kentucky...

Mar 12, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University faculty and students are joined by their guides in front of the buttress roots of a Ceiba tree in a Belize rainforest. Pictured in front are guides Ranger Marcos Kuk, left, and Head Ranger Sipirano Canti; from LWU, from left: biology professor Sara Ash; Richard Newland ’26 of Franklin, Kentucky; Kaylee Butler ’27 of Columbia; Makayla Melson ’26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Heather Eggleston ’26 of Lebanon, Tennessee; Connor Wilhoit ’27 of Campbellsville, Kentucky; and instructor Evan Mahanna ’22, sustainability and environmental studies program coordinator.

Lindsey Wilson University Students Learn Valuable Conservation Lessons while Studying in Belize

Five Lindsey Wilson University students spent their spring break in one of the planet's most biologically diverse ecosystems, where they studied, observed and learned about conservation and land management. The students, who were led by two Lindsey Wi...

Mar 11, 2026, 6:00am EDT

Members of the Lindsey Wilson University residence life staff volunteered to serve at God’s Love We Deliver during the university’s spring break, March 2-6. The 41-year-old New York-based nonprofit delivers meals to people with severe illnesses. Pictured outside of the God’s Love We Deliver office in Manhattan are: near front, Assistant Dean of Students Abe Cross; front, Dean of Students Chris Schmidt; middle row, from left: Director of Residence Life Bree Downs ’24; Women’s Resident Director Madison Duvall ’24; Emmalee Miller ’27 of Louisville, Kentucky; Jaden Latiola ’28 of Radcliff, Kentucky; Ashley Turner ’26 of Lexington, Kentucky; and Peyton Allen ’27 of Louisville; back row, from left: Eli McIntosh ’27 of Bowling Green, Kentucky; Cade Ramsey ’27 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Houston Cloud ’27 of Lancaster, Kentucky; Aimee Flynn ’27 of Powell, Tennessee; and Ally Sanabria ’28 of Auburn, Kentucky.

A Week to Serve and Remember for Lindsey Wilson University Residence Life Staff

Lindsey Wilson University's Madyson Jones '25 said she was not looking forward to a spring break service trip to New York City, even though she had planned it. But after experiencing the Lindsey Wilson residence life tradition for the first time, the ...

Mar 11, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students pose with a statue of the poet William Butler Yeats in the coastal seaport city of Sligo, Ireland.

Lindsey Wilson University Students 'See Stories Come to Life' During Study-Abroad Project in Ireland

Alannah Bowman '27 heard lots of stories about Irish history and folklore from family members while growing up. During Lindsey Wilson University's spring break, Bowman was among 25 Lindsey Wilson students and five employees who had immersive study-abr...

Mar 11, 2026, 4:00am 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.