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Lindsey Wilson University Nursing Program No. 1 Among Kentucky's Independent Colleges and Universities

Lindsey Wilson University has the top nursing program among the state's independent colleges and universities. That's according to the 2025 nursing school ranking by NursingExplorer.com, an independent website operated by nurses that provides prospect...

Feb 18, 2026, 4:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University placed 10 students in the 2026 All-Collegiate Honor Choir, which performed Feb. 5 at Whitney Hall of the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville. Front row, from left: Anna Kate Alexander ’29 of Glasgow, Kentucky, second soprano; Natalie Stearns ’27 of Columbia, first soprano; Sabrina Ruiz ’26 of Louisville, first alto; and Reilly Wells ’26, first alto. Middle row, from left: Lucas Baerg ’29 of Columbia, second tenor; Anna Johnson ’28 of London, Kentucky, second soprano; Brinkley Todd ’27 of Louisville, first alto; and Polakrit Pawichai ’28 of Columbia, second tenor. Back row, from left: Lindsey Wilson Director of Choral Activities Jennifer Bersaglia; Leeshawn Johnson ’26 of Louisville, first bass; and Brandon Grider ’28 of Columbia, second bass.

Lindsey Wilson University Students Express Their Voices in a Crowd

A group of Lindsey Wilson University recently discovered the beautiful sound that can be created when a hundred voices sing together. The 10 Lindsey Wilson students were part of the 2026 All-Collegiate Honor Choir, which performed Feb. 5 at Whitney Ha...

Feb 10, 2026, 4:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University business professor JC Phelps rated “Last Harvest,” an ad that promoted Frito-Lay’s Lay’s potato chips, the top TV commercial that aired during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Nostalgia the Star in this Year's Super Bowl TV Commercials, According to Lindsey Wilson University Business Professor

Americans might be deeply divided over cultural, political and social issues, but advertisers think nostalgia might be an ingredient that can help pull people together. Or at least get them to agree to enjoy the same potato chip. That's the assessment...

Feb 9, 2026, 4:07pm EST

Scholar William H. Turner will speak about “The Appalachian Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement” at 3:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Lindsey Wilson University W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall. His talk is part of the university’s Black History Month celebrations.

Lindsey Wilson University Events Celebrate Centenary of Founding of Black History Month

The Lindsey Wilson University community will celebrate the centenary of the founding of Black History Month with a pair of university events, a special lecture and a display of great Black Kentuckians. The theme for this year's celebration, establishe...

Feb 9, 2026, 5:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University student Connor Wilhoit ’27 of Campbellsville, Kentucky, delivers the keynote remarks at the university’s John B. Begley Scholars Day on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Wilhoit is a psychophysiology and history double major with plans to become a physical therapist.

Alumni Play Key Role at Lindsey Wilson University's Begley Scholars Day

Dr. Kate Durham Young '18 says that Lindsey Wilson University deserves a lot of credit for her academic and professional success. That's why she spent part of her Saturday morning serving her alma mater. Young was one of 17 Lindsey Wilson alumni who ...

Feb 9, 2026, 5:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University has partnered over the years with Adanta Group of Columbia to promote the Green Dot initiative, which teaches volunteers to recognize the warning signs of stalking, sexual assault, and dating and domestic violence. (2025 file photo)

A Green Dot to Appear at Lindsey Wilson University Feb. 19 Basketball Games

Area residents can attend one of the biggest rivalries in Kentucky college athletics while also supporting a good cause on Feb. 19. That's when the Lindsey Wilson University women's and men's basketball teams play Georgetown College at Biggers Sports ...

Feb 4, 2026, 6:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University theatre graduate assistant Kassidy Phelps ’24 will direct “A Grand Night for Singing,” which will open the Lindsey Wilson Department of Theatre’s 2026 spring season. It will be presented March 26-27 and March 29 at V.P. Henry Auditorium.

Lindsey Wilson University Department of Theatre Spring Season to Spotlight the American Musical, the Irish Famine and Peter Pan

The spring season of the Lindsey Wilson University Department of Theatre will feature three productions that include an examination of a little-known part of Irish history, a backstory to a children's classic and an evening celebrating the American mus...

Feb 4, 2026, 5:00am EST

Prudence Hutchison ’69 Westholm of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, holds a copy of the 1938 Lindsey Wilson “Pine Cone” yearbook, which features her late mother, Anna Pendleton ’38 Hutchison, on the lower left side. Westholm and her husband, retired Army Col. Robert Westholm, have started the Robert and Prudence Hutchison Westholm Endowed Scholarship at Lindsey Wilson University to honor her mother. Her mother was editor in chief of the 1938 “Pine Cone.”

New Lindsey Wilson University Scholarship Celebrates Adair County Family's Deep Roots

The roots of Lindsey Wilson University run deep in the family of Prudence Hutchison '69 Westholm. And now her family's legacy will benefit future generations of Lindsey Wilson students, thanks to the Robert and Prudence Hutchison Westholm Endowed Scho...

Feb 4, 2026, 4:00am EST

Lindsey Wilson University A.P. White Campus Closed Thursday, Jan. 29, and Friday, Jan. 30; Remote Learning in Effect both Days

Out of an abundance of caution, Lindsey Wilson University will implement remote learning for the remainder of the week. The university's A.P. White Campus will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 29, and on Friday, Jan. 30. Students will join classes remotely...

Jan 28, 2026, 3:31pm EST

“The heART of LWU,” an exhibit of works by Lindsey Wilson University faculty and staff, includes several hand-turned wooden bowls created by Lindsey Wilson School of Professional Counseling Dean Jeff Crane. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 27 in the university’s Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center.

Second Annual Lindsey Wilson University Faculty-Staff Exhibit Shows 'The heART of LWU'

The creativity and diverse artistic expressions of Lindsey Wilson University faculty and staff are now on display through Feb. 27 in the university's Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. The second annual Lindsey Wilson faculty-staff gallery show, dubbed "...

Jan 28, 2026, 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.