Lindenwood University-Belleville
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Lindenwood University-Belleville, also known as LU-Belleville, is a private
, four-year liberal arts
university. It is a regional
campus
that is connected to Lindenwood University
with an enrollment of about 2,000 students. LU-Belleville is located in Belleville, Illinois
and occupies the campus that was formerly Belleville West High School. LU-Belleville offers a day program, as well as evening programs for working adults (LCIE). LU-Belleville offers both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business administration, human resource management, corporate communication, criminal justice, and professional counseling.
Lindenwood also invested over $19 million as part of a campus restoration campaign. The plan included the restoration of LU’s auditorium and the updating of several buildings. The campus opened in the Fall of 2009, the Belleville campus is the only one of Lindenwood’s extension locations to offer daytime classes. For the 2009-2010 academic year the semester-based programs were only offered to junior and senior level students, but in the fall of 2010 the University has expanded semester-based programs to all underclassman.
about 20 miles (32.2 km) East of St. Louis, Missouri
Lindenwood University acquired the campus that was previously home to Belleville West High School. The Administration Building is located at the center of the LU-Belleville campus the building also houses many of the academic space and facilities, The Woods Cafe, and library. The LCIE Classroom Building is used for evening undergraduate and graduate level classes.
LU-Belleville also includes a 900-seat Auditorium for performance art and guest speaking engagements. In 2009 the university began construction on the Welcome Center that added 3000 square feet (278.7 m²) onto the current auditorium. Other additions to the campus include a Future Student Center and Business Center.
The campus is a predominately a commuter school although the school currently leases 30 rooms from a hotel next to the campus that currently houses 60 full-time students. LU Belleville recently acquired and is renovating several homes adjacent to the campus that will provide student housing to an additional to 60 more students for the 2010-11 calendar. LU-Belleville also has plans to add more on-campus housing.
The campus also includes a number of recreational and intercollegiate athletic facilities. The Lynx Arena is the home to the basketball and volleyball programs. The arena also houses a recreation gym and fitness center on the lower level. Other current sport facilities include: tennis courts, a soccer field and football stadium.
Evening undergraduate degree programs are offered in Business Administration (BSBA), Communications (BA), Criminal Justice (BS), Health Management (BS), and Human Resource Management (BS) Evening graduate degree programs at the Belleville campus include Master of Business Administration
(MBA), Master of Science in Administration
(MSA) with emphasis in Management or Marketing, Master of Arts
in Communications (MA), Counseling (MA), Education (MA), Educational Administration (MA/EdS), Educational Specialist
degrees, Master of Science
degrees in Criminal Justice (MS), Health Management (MS/HSM), and Human Resources Management (MS/HRM)
LU has full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
. LU-Belleville is also fully accredited by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and LU’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
(USCAA). LU-Belleville hopes to later join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA). LU-Belleville Athletics are undergoing a rapid expansion from only a few sports during the initial 2009-2010 season.
Since beginning the LU-Belleville athletic program the university has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future. The university announced the additions of nine new sports for the 2011-12 academic year, including: baseball, softball, table tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s bowling, wrestling, and women’s field hockey.
Men's sports
Women's sports
Private university
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, four-year liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
university. It is a regional
Satellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area, and is often smaller than the main campus of an institution....
campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
that is connected to Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...
with an enrollment of about 2,000 students. LU-Belleville is located in Belleville, Illinois
Belleville, Illinois
Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 44,478. It is the eighth-most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois. It is the county...
and occupies the campus that was formerly Belleville West High School. LU-Belleville offers a day program, as well as evening programs for working adults (LCIE). LU-Belleville offers both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business administration, human resource management, corporate communication, criminal justice, and professional counseling.
History
Lindenwood University purchased the campus of the former Belleville West High School in 2003 following key partnership agreements and state approval. Lindenwood also launched master of arts programs in education and educational administration. Other programs were launched through the school’s College for Individual Education (LCIE) program, an evening-based accelerated format designed for working adults.Lindenwood also invested over $19 million as part of a campus restoration campaign. The plan included the restoration of LU’s auditorium and the updating of several buildings. The campus opened in the Fall of 2009, the Belleville campus is the only one of Lindenwood’s extension locations to offer daytime classes. For the 2009-2010 academic year the semester-based programs were only offered to junior and senior level students, but in the fall of 2010 the University has expanded semester-based programs to all underclassman.
Campus
The 20 acres (8.09 ha) campus is located on West Main Street in Belleville, IllinoisBelleville, Illinois
Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 44,478. It is the eighth-most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois. It is the county...
about 20 miles (32.2 km) East of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
Lindenwood University acquired the campus that was previously home to Belleville West High School. The Administration Building is located at the center of the LU-Belleville campus the building also houses many of the academic space and facilities, The Woods Cafe, and library. The LCIE Classroom Building is used for evening undergraduate and graduate level classes.
LU-Belleville also includes a 900-seat Auditorium for performance art and guest speaking engagements. In 2009 the university began construction on the Welcome Center that added 3000 square feet (278.7 m²) onto the current auditorium. Other additions to the campus include a Future Student Center and Business Center.
The campus is a predominately a commuter school although the school currently leases 30 rooms from a hotel next to the campus that currently houses 60 full-time students. LU Belleville recently acquired and is renovating several homes adjacent to the campus that will provide student housing to an additional to 60 more students for the 2010-11 calendar. LU-Belleville also has plans to add more on-campus housing.
The campus also includes a number of recreational and intercollegiate athletic facilities. The Lynx Arena is the home to the basketball and volleyball programs. The arena also houses a recreation gym and fitness center on the lower level. Other current sport facilities include: tennis courts, a soccer field and football stadium.
Academics
Undergraduate degrees are offered at LU-Belleville through traditional, daytime, semester based structure in Business Administration (BBA), Corporate Communications (BA), Criminal Justice (BA), Elementary Education (BA), Human Resource Management (BA), Pre-Nursing (BA), and Psychology (BA)Evening undergraduate degree programs are offered in Business Administration (BSBA), Communications (BA), Criminal Justice (BS), Health Management (BS), and Human Resource Management (BS) Evening graduate degree programs at the Belleville campus include Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA), Master of Science in Administration
Master of Science in Administration
The Master of Science in Administration is a post-graduate degree that is a relatively new field of study that came into existences in the mid-to-late 1970s. The MSA provides broad preparation for a variety of administrative positions in a wide range of organizations...
(MSA) with emphasis in Management or Marketing, Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Communications (MA), Counseling (MA), Education (MA), Educational Administration (MA/EdS), Educational Specialist
Educational Specialist
The Education Specialist, also referred to as Educational Specialist, Specialist in Education, or Ed.S., is an advanced academic degree in the U.S...
degrees, Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degrees in Criminal Justice (MS), Health Management (MS/HSM), and Human Resources Management (MS/HRM)
LU has full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
. LU-Belleville is also fully accredited by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and LU’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Athletics
LU-Belleville's mascot is the "Lynx" and will compete as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic AssociationUnited States Collegiate Athletic Association
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is a national organization in the USA for the intercollegiate athletic programs of less than 100 small colleges, community collegs and junior colleges. It holds 11 "National Championship" tournaments in seven sports...
(USCAA). LU-Belleville hopes to later join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA). LU-Belleville Athletics are undergoing a rapid expansion from only a few sports during the initial 2009-2010 season.
Since beginning the LU-Belleville athletic program the university has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future. The university announced the additions of nine new sports for the 2011-12 academic year, including: baseball, softball, table tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s bowling, wrestling, and women’s field hockey.
Men's sports
- BaseballCollege baseballCollege baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
- BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
- BowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
(co-ed) - Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- LacrosseCollege lacrosseCollege lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...
- SoccerCollege soccerCollege soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Women's sports
- BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
- BowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
(co-ed) - Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
(2012–13) - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(2012–13) - LacrosseCollege lacrosseCollege lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...
- SoccerCollege soccerCollege soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...