McKendree Review, 701 College Road, Lebanon, IL (2024)

03/03/2023

•Women’s Bowling: Defending the National Title•

✍🏼•Elma Oijens Sjoelin
📸•Anna Warkel

📝•”By far one of the most successful athletic programs at McKendree University is the women’s bowling team. Last year, they won the NCAA bowling championship, and with a winning history behind them, the women’s bowling team is now aiming to defend their national title. A history of winning comes with high expectations and a lot of pressure, and when you are number one, others are hungry to knock you off the podium.”

Full article at the link in bio!

03/03/2023

•McKendree Psychology Club•

✍🏼•Grace Gross, Editor in Chief
📸•Grace Gross

📝• “Senior Breanna Sampo is the President of the Psychology Club. Breanna’s favorite part about Psychology Club is the connections she builds with her psychology peers and the opportunity to be herself.

When talking about what it is like being President of the Psychology Club, Breanna said she enjoys “being able to work alongside Dr. Hahn and brainstorm fun and creative ways to get students involved and engaged beyond the classroom.”

Full article the link in bio!

02/27/2023

•A Campus Full of Love•

✍🏼•Kristina Ferry
📸•Kristina Ferry

📝•”As we are in the season of love, it is important to remember all the different kinds of love we can implement into our lives. Implementing love in our lives is incredibly important to help us live the healthiest life possible. Many types of love are ignored in our society, and it is important for all types of love – not just romantic love – to get the recognition they deserve.”

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02/27/2023

•Off-Season with McKendree Women’s Soccer•

✍🏼•Elma Oijens Sjoelin
📸•Elma Oijens Sjoelin

📝• “Have you ever wondered what some of the fall sports are up to during the spring? One of the sports teams at McKendree currently in their off-season is the women’s soccer team. Now, the women’s soccer team is preparing for another upcoming fall season, and in the spring it is all about establishing a foundation to build upon for possibly going even further in the national tournament in the fall.”

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02/27/2023

•Catalyst: We Want You!•

✍🏼•The McKendree University Catalyst Members•
📸•Dr. Mueller

📝•”The editors of McKendree University’s literary and art magazine, Catalyst, are on the hunt for submissions from undergraduates. Catalyst is a student-run magazine that strives to give McKendree students a chance to express themselves artistically. Every spring, the editors of the magazine work to accept, compile, edit, and publish the best poetry, art, fiction and essays created by McKendree students attending the Lebanon campus.”

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02/27/2023

•McKendree’s Record-Setting Career Fair•

✍🏼•Madison Rohn
📸•

📝• “On February 15, McKendree’s annual career fair was held in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. A record number of 76 different employers and graduate schools were registered for this year’s fair. Tables of organizations such as nonprofits, businesses, police departments, graduate schools and government agencies lined the Hett lobby and wrapped around the stage. Many of these organizations were looking to hire part-time or full-time employees or had internships to offer. The fair also gave students an opportunity to practice networking, even if they were not looking for a job or internship at the moment.”

Link in bio for the full article!

02/15/2023

•Wrestling in the Hett: A Historic Event •

✍🏼•Elma Oijens Sjoelin

📝• “On February 7th, 2023, something historical happened on the campus of McKendree University. For the first time in history, a sporting event was held in the Russel E. & Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, commonly known as “The Hett.” The Hett has always had a busy schedule of hosting art events, plays, shows, and fairs, but never before had a sporting event been held in the spacious state-of-the-art facility.

The McKendree men’s wrestling team had the honor of hosting and winning a duel against Davenport University on the Hett stage.”

02/15/2023

•McKendree Rotaract Club•

✍🏼• Kristyna Ferry

📝• “With the plethora of clubs that are present on campus, there is no shortage of organizations for students to join. One club that is often overlooked is McKendree’s Rotaract Club. This type of club isn’t reserved for McKendree, or even universities in general, but is an international organization. There are community-led Rotary organizations around the globe that are welcome to all members.”

12/07/2022

Dear Bogey,

I am a recent college graduate who just started my dream job a little less than three months ago. I absolutely love working for this company and have made some great friends along the way. My manager has been asking me to help her steal money for a couple of weeks now. I know that it is wrong of me to help her, but I don’t want to lose my job by refusing to help her steal money for her personal benefit. Bogey, should I turn in my manager to a higher-up official in the company or just continue to do what she is asking me to do, in hopes that she eventually stops asking me to assist her with these actions?

Sincerely, Loyal Worker

Link in Bio to read Bogey’s reply!

12/07/2022

•Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Not just for Athletes!•

✍🏼• Sadie Miyler
📸• Caleb Fisher

📝• “Fellowship of Christian Athletes went national in 1954 and has been in the St. Louis area since 1965. Fellowship of Christian Athletes, also known as FCA, is made up of coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels. According to its website, FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. The local McKendree FCA organization has been meeting at Dr. Jazz Soda Fountain and Grille since they announced their permanent closure on January 25th, due to the COVID pandemic.”

Link in Bio for the full article!

12/07/2022

•Counseling Services•

✍🏼•Tayla Johnson
📸•Tayla Johnson

📝 • “Mental health is very important for college students and should be a factor that everyone should consider. Counseling services provide the most adequate aid for McKendree’s students and faculty, which requires no fees or charges to those who attend the institution. The assistant director of health and counseling services, Melissa McHenry, and Charles Gregory, who is the university counselor at McKendree, educate students and faculty in creating better mental health and well-being for themselves.”

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11/29/2022

•Graduate Admissions•

✍🏼•Nik Millsap
📸•Nik Millsap

📝• “The graduate programs offered at McKendree fall under Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree. The Master’s Degrees available are Athletic Training, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Education, Health Administration, MBA, MSN, and Teaching. The Doctoral Degrees available are in Education, Nursing Practice, and Specialist in Education. The staff at the Graduate Admissions Office work one-on-one with students to find the best fit and help them achieve their goals.”

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11/29/2022

•Months on End: A Wonderful Play Put on by Our Peers•

✍🏼•Kristina Ferry
📸•Michelle Magnussen

📝• “A group of our peers here at McKendree put on a wonderful play that they had been practicing for months. This play was called Months on End, and it was written by Craig Pospisil in 2002. This play covered the lives of eight young individuals over the course of a year and the struggles they face within their relationships, both familial and romantic. Some of the key relationships that the audience watched roll out were: Phoebe and Ben, two fiancees who have some lingering doubt about whether marriage is right for them, and Elaine and Walter, a couple unsure of what their future actions should be as Walter is currently divorcing his wife.”

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11/17/2022

Dear Bogey,

My sister and her best friend, who I am also friends with, have gotten into a fight and haven’t spoken to each other for a few weeks now. My sister jokes a lot with the people she cares about, and our friend is very sensitive. So, from my understanding, the fight started from a joke my sister made about our friend that she took personally. My sister doesn’t want to apologize because she doesn’t think she did anything wrong, and our friend has been ignoring her and avoids her at school. I got the two of them to talk to each other for one night when we went out to eat together, but I think that was only because I was there because they stopped talking to each other again afterwards. Their fight is affecting the rest of our friend group as well because they don’t want to go to events if the other is there, and they both barely use our group chat anymore. I’m frustrated that neither of them wants to be the bigger person since it has been almost a month since the fight happened. Sometimes I wonder if they even want to be friends anymore, but I still care about both of them, and it’s exhausting being the middle person. What should I do to help them get back together, if they even should be friends again?

Sincerely,

Tired Mediator

Click the link in bio and stories to read Bogey’s response!

11/17/2022

Dear Bogey,

Since moving to college, I have had no trouble finding friends. I have found multiple groups of guys and girls that I like to hang out with. My roommate just told me the other day that they no longer want any of my friends coming over to our apartment because they are too loud and always leave a mess, even though I don’t think either of those statements are true. I’ve always made sure to pick up the place after they left anyway. I think my roommate is worried that they will be “replaced” which is also not true because I am close with them. What can I say to my roommate to try and alleviate the situation where I can still be able to hang out with my friends, and my roommate doesn’t feel left out or that our relationship is being jeopardized?

Click at the link in bio and stories to read Bogey’s response!

11/17/2022

•Alumni & Parent Relations•

✍🏼•Seth Kamykowski

📝• “The Development, Alumni & Parent Relations Department house is located just south of campus in the Alumni House. The mission of the department is for alumni, donors, and students to buy into giving back their time, talent, and treasure to the university.

The Development, Alumni & Parent Relations Department is one with their hand in many baskets. The Development, Alumni & Parent Relations Department is responsible for any fundraising not through the university. This includes any donations from donors or fundraising events put on by the department. Stephen Kull, the Vice President of Institutional Advancement, says the department is focused on transformational experience not only for the alumni and donors but for the students as well.”

Full article at the link in Bio and stories!

11/11/2022

•Illinois House of Representatives Election Overview•

✍🏼•Caden Brooks, Dameion Hatten & Anna Warkel”

📝• “With the midterm elections approaching quickly, it is very important to know who is running and to understand the views they have before voting. It is not a good idea to roll up to the polling site and just take a guess if you truly care about who you want to be in office. For the state of Illinois, two candidates are running for the House of Representatives. Republican Mike Bost is currently in office. Running against him is Democrat Homer Markel. Overall, each candidate has their own belief system and plan.”

11/11/2022

•Illinois Gubernatorial Elections Overview•

✍🏼•Caden Brooks, Dameion Hatten & Anna Warkel

📝• “With the midterm elections approaching quickly, it is very important to know who is running and to understand the views they have before voting. It is not a good idea to roll up to the polling site and just take a guess if you truly care about who you want to be in office. For the state of Illinois, two candidates are running for the House of Representatives. Republican Mike Bost is currently in office. Running against him is Democrat Homer Markel.

Overall, each candidate has their own belief system and plan.”

11/11/2022

•The Haunted Tour Returns!•

✍🏼•Kristina Ferry & Jasmine Gage
📸•Grace Gross, Kristina Ferry, Jasmine Gage

📝• “The day before Halloween, the History Club hosted the return of McKendree’s Haunted Tours! The tours used to be held each year, but they had fallen into obscurity. This year the History Club decided they would bring back this tradition, and it was a hit! With the turnout this year, they hope to host this event in the upcoming years!

The tour consisted of multiple stops around campus where anyone with a curious taste for paranormal activity could tag along and learn the history of McKendree’s hauntings.”

Link in Bio for the full article!

11/02/2022

•Spooky S*x Wellness Fair•

✍🏼•Jasmin Gage, Writer

📸•Phoebe Mccutcheon

📝• “On Wednesday, October 26th, Residence Life presented its annual Spooky S*x Wellness Fair! This fair is about getting into the spirit but also staying safe while doing so as Halloween is slowly approaching. I had the pleasure of attending this fair and explaining everything you could do if you could not make it!”

Read more in the full article at the link in bio!

10/28/2022

•McK 2022 Homecoming Royalty•

✍🏼•Jasmine Gage, Writer

📝 •Homecoming is a yearly tradition where universities welcome the Alumni back to their college campus and celebrate with a football game or a week filled with activities! Here at McKendree University, we welcome back our Alumni, participate in a week filled with activities, and cheer on our own football team in one of the biggest games yet! As we celebrate these activities, we also cannot forget the reign of the Homecoming Court!

Students get the chance to compete against each other in a friendly campaign to earn the title of Homecoming Queen or Homecoming attendant here on campus!”

10/28/2022

•Women’s Soccer: Undefeated•

✍🏼•Dylan Powell, Head Sports Writer
📸•Elizabeth Goldstein

📝• “This season for the McKendree Women’s soccer team was not only excellent, but historical. For the first time ever, the team posted an undefeated record of 12-0-5, with a conference record of 8-0-4, earning the #2 seed in the GLVC tournament. The program is also nationally ranked at #19 by the USC DII Poll.”

Full article in Bio!

10/28/2022

•Meet McKendree’s Student Academic Mentors•

✍🏼•Grace Gross, Editor in Chief

📝• “This year at McKendree, a new position opened up in Residence Life and Student Success. Student Academic Mentors, or SAMs, are fellow McKendree students who are in each of the resident areas and have structured study and assistant time in the Active Learning Center (ALC). These fellow Bearcats are here to help you study, give academic resources, time management assistance and peer support: meet Ryan Haynes, Breanna Sampo, Brooke Henry, and Sean Harper!”

10/28/2022

•Getting Into the Fall Spirit!•

✍🏼•Kristina Ferry, Writer

📝• “When it comes to fall spirit, many people enjoy it through activities such as getting cozy in a warm blanket and watching a scary movie. In order to help the campus delve into the fall spirit, campus activities hosted pumpkin painting which was held in front of The Lair on Monday, October 24th. This event was held in the middle of the day from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and it was a success! So many students came out for the event that one of the head directors had to go get more pumpkins.”

10/23/2022

•Career Services•

✍🏼•Chloe Gamber, Head Academic Writer

📝• “Hopefully most, if not all, students who are reading this have visited Career Services. If you have not, you need to do so as soon as possible! Both Director of Career Services Jennifer Pickerll and Assistant Director of Career Services Katie Schuetz are very passionate about helping every student. They both recommend that students not wait until junior year to get involved in career services for many reasons.”

10/17/2022

•Best Spots for a Midterm Study Session•

✍🏼•Kristina Ferry, Writer
📸•Phoebe Mccutcheon

📝• “Midterm season can be hard on college students, and McKendree is no different. During this time of year a lot of students take their studies seriously, either to help them not fail a class or to maintain their high grade. Especially around midterms, it is important to know what the best study spots are on campus and how well they work. The three main study spots on campus are the Hub, the library, and 1828 Café.”

Read the full article at the link in bio and stories!

10/11/2022

A Slide Show to introduce you to the Spirit of McKendree Color Guard team for the 2022-2023 school-year! Go Bearcats!💜

10/11/2022

•Fall 2022 Music Department Showcase•

✍🏼•Lars Ginder, Writer

📝 • “On Monday night, McKendree students, high school student visitors, and members of the community gathered for the Fall 2022 Music Department Showcase concert. This event started off the student ensemble performance season and featured a diverse collection of pieces ranging in period, mood, and style.”

If you missed the annual Fall 2022 Music Department Showcase, you can still watch the livestream!

10/11/2022

•Find Your Dream Job!•

✍🏼•Chloe Gamber, Head Academic Writer

📝• “When it comes to finding a job, it may be easier than expected. When it comes to your dream job, it is definitely a bigger journey. RippleMatch is one of the evolving ways to find your dream job. RippleMatch’s mission statement easily sums up a great future in paving career paths for many: “RippleMatch is the career matching platform that brings your dream job or internship to you. Finding your next opportunity is simple: get matched with top employers and fast-tracked to the interview”

Have you heard of RippleMatch? It’s a career matching platform that brings your dream job or internship to you!

10/04/2022

•McKendree’s First Mental Health Fair•

✍🏼•Madison Rohn, Editor
📸•Sadie Miyler

📝• “On Wednesday, McKendree University held its first Mental Health Matters Fair. The Hett lobby was lined with tables run by psychology students and club members, Counseling and Health services, local counseling services and other organizations. Each table contained information and advice on different mental health topics and coping mechanisms, including meditation, sleep, breathing and journaling.”

Read about McKendree's first mental health fair and what students who were involved and who visited had to say about it!

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