Recent News from Lindsey Wilson University

Recent News

Former Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6097 Commander Joe Hare, right, presents a check to Lindsey Wilson University Director of Annual Giving Travis Smith ’05 endowing the VFW Post 6097 Endowed Scholarship at Lindsey Wilson.

VFW Post 6097 Creates Endowed Scholarship at Lindsey Wilson University

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6097 in Columbia are joining forces with Lindsey Wilson University to give veterans and their immediate family members a helping hand with higher education. The post's members and friends have started the VFW P...

Sep 14, 2026, 4:00am EDT

Nine Lindsey Wilson University students spent part of their Sept. 10 evening planting U.S. flags alongside central sidewalks of the A.P. White Campus to honor the victims of 9/11. From left: business graduate student Kyra Engel of Langgons, Germany; Trina Nguyen '30 of Columbia; Adelyn Bennett '29 of Columbia; Brinkley Todd '28 of Louisville, Kentucky; Braxton Crook '27 of Lebanon, Tennessee; Ryan Burkett '30 of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Brayden Irvin '30 of Windsor, Kentucky; and Michael Wood '30 of Charleston, Tennessee. Not pictured: Mynor Chic '29 of Russell Springs, Kentucky.

Lindsey Wilson University Students Help Campus Remember 9/11

A group of Lindsey Wilson University students who were born after 9/11 spent part of their evening on Thursday, Sept. 10, making sure that the campus community never forgets about that day or its consequences. The students were part of the Lindsey Wil...

Sep 11, 2026, 11:07am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University student Bishop Bale-Waters ’28 of Shelbyville, Kentucky, displays the winning design he created for this year’s Malvina Farkle Day T-shirt. The annual fall event celebrates a day of community service at the university.

Malvina Farkle Day 2026 T-shirt Celebrates Lindsey Wilson University

When members of the Lindsey Wilson University community participate this year in Malvina Farkle Day, they will sport a T-shirt that commemorates more than a day of service -- it will celebrate the entire university. Held every year since 1996, Malvina...

Sep 8, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University junior Noah Hidley of Spring Hill, Tennessee, center, competes on Saturday, Sept. 5, in the Lindsey Wilson University MTB Showdown, held Sept. 5-6 at Green County’s Bluff Boom Trails. The two-day meet drew 158 college cyclists from 13 colleges and universities.

Adair, Green and Taylor County Economies Big Winners at Lindsey Wilson University MTB Showdown

Some of the top collegiate cyclists in the Southeast descended on Green County on Sept. 5-6 for the Lindsey Wilson University MTB Showdown. Held at Green County's Bluff Boom Trails, the two-day mountain bike meet drew 158 college cyclists from 13 coll...

Sep 7, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University sophomore wide receiver Max Gainey of Louisville, Kentucky, celebrates with Blue Raider fans in the East end zone of Parnell Family Stadium after scoring a touchdown on a 37-yard pass play from junior quarterback Tate Rice of Manchester, Kentucky, in third quarter of Saturday night’s game against Ave Maria (Florida) University. The touchdown made the score 44-3 as the Blue Raiders coasted to a 52-6 win. For the game, Rice threw three touchdowns, all to Gainey. With 10:11 remaining in the fourth quarter, the game was called due to lightning in the area.

Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raider Band, Singers Collaborate 'On the Hill of Lindsey Wilson'

Lindsey Wilson University's Jennifer Bersaglia and Robert Palmer are working to revive a Blue Raider tradition. During Saturday night's pregame activities before the Blue Raiders' football game against Ave Maria (Florida) University at Parnell Family ...

Sep 6, 2026, 6:06am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University human services and counseling major Fernanda Aleman ’27 of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, left, who is a Spanish minor, samples a tortilla de patata prepared by Spanish professor Lorena Andueza during the Spanish Department’s lunch on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the university’s Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center Board Room.

Lindsey Wilson University Spanish Department Builds Community with Food, Conversation

The tastes and sounds of Spanish culture were on display during the Thursday, Sept. 3, lunch hours in Lindsey Wilson University's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center Board Room. The university's Spanish program hosted a lunch with homemade S...

Sep 4, 2026, 6:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University psychology faculty member Brittany Barnett is managing editor of the new Lindsey Wilson Journal of Mathematics and Sciences. It’s housed in the university’s Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center.

Lindsey Wilson University School of Mathematics & Sciences Launches Journal of Mathematics and Sciences

Lindsey Wilson University students in the School of Mathematics & Sciences now have a new outlet to showcase their research. The Lindsey Wilson Journal of Mathematics and Sciences debuted at the start of the fall semester, and the first issue of the m...

Sep 4, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr. makes a point as Adair County School District Athletic Director Tyler Maskill ’21 looks on during the inaugural “Lunch & Learn,” sponsored by the university’s sport performance program, on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the university’s Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

Lessons Learned on the Diamond

If wins and losses -- and championships -- stick with a student-athlete for life, so do the life lessons they learn through competition. That was one of the messages two former college baseball players told a room full of Lindsey Wilson University stu...

Sep 4, 2026, 4:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University student Tezon Mitchell ’27 works on the six-foot tall Blue Raider Bob mural on the top floor of the T.D. and Rowena Everett Building, which houses the university’s Student Success Center.

Lindsey Wilson University Student Commissioned for Student Success Center Art Projects

For his latest public art project, Lindsey Wilson University student Tezon Mitchell '27 wanted to send a message as well as improve the look of an interior space on campus. Step into the university's Student Success Center on the top floor of the T.D....

Sep 2, 2026, 6:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr., who played baseball at Wabash (Indiana) College, will be one of the featured speakers at the inaugural Lunch & Learn, sponsored by the LWU sport performance major. It will be from 11 a.m.-noon CT on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Rotary Room of the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

'Lunch & Learn' on Sept. 3 to feature Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr. and Adair County Athletic Director Tyler Maskill '21

Two former college baseball players will be the leadoff speakers of a new Lindsey Wilson University program. The inaugural "Lunch & Learn," sponsored by the sport performance major, will be held from 11 a.m.-noon CT on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Rotary...

Sep 2, 2026, 5:00am 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.