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Ten students presented research Saturday during the 3rd Annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum at Louisiana Christian University. The interdisciplinary research project is the final requirement in fulfillment of the C.S. Lewis Honors Program.  “The University’s C.S. Lewis Honors Scholars’ annual presentations serve as a solid reminder that great work can happen at a smaller university,”…

Louisiana Christian University launches the Louisiana Christian Scholars Academy this fall for high school students looking for a serious jump-start on their college studies.   It is designed to offer high school students 60 hours of college credit over two full years,” said LCU President Dr. Rick Brewer. “They will earn an associate of arts…

By Lexi Rachal, Wildcats Media   Registration for the inaugural Dr. Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit is in full swing. The April 13 event begins at 11:30 a.m. in Granberry Conference Center at LCU. Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Randolph said this summit will be significant to the local business community. “The Dr.…

By Brandon Brown, Wildcats Media Frank B. Ashley III, the executive associate dean of Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service, will be the keynote speaker at Louisiana Christian University’s 168th Commencement Exercises on May 6. Dr. Ashley, an LCU distinguished alumnus, has served in numerous administrative positions at Texas A&M in addition…

Louisiana Christian University will host a Homeschool Preview Day Tuesday for any homeschool student interested in attending in the fall. Regisration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Renee Melder, executive director of Enrollment Management, said this will differ from the traditional Preview Day. “Students will be able…

Louisiana Christian University’s 7th Annual God in the Workplace series began this year with a guilty confession. “My name is Kenny, and I’m a chocoholic,” announced Dr. Kenny Holt, dean of the Young School of Business—as a way of introducing this year’s speaker, Shawn Askinosie. His addiction—shared by much of the audience by the reaction—led…

Louisiana Christian University history majors took first and second-place honors for their research papers presented March 17 at the regional meeting of Phi Alpha Theta in Alexandria. Shelby Cumpton, of Quitman, won the Kimberly S. Hanger Award, given to the top undergraduate paper: “Why Should Not Woman Seek to Be a Reformer?: The Relationship Between…

Melinda Martinez by Alexandria Town Talk Louisiana Christian University’s Young School of Business is partnering with the Ron Blue Institute to use its literature in a new course this fall called Biblical Financial Management. Financial literacy is a rarity in a university whether it is secular or Christian, said Ron Blue founder and president of…