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LCU students present research at 3rd Annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum
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,”…
Read MoreMiya McKinney
PINEVILLE – Louisiana Christian University women’s basketball player Miya McKinney has continued to add awards and accolades since the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. A senior from Ville Platte, La., McKinney was named the Red River Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year for women’s basketball at the end of the regular season and named to…
Read MoreLCU starting Scholars Academy for stand-out high schoolers to earn two years of college credit
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…
Read MoreDr. Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit to be held April 13
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.…
Read MoreLCU announces spring 2023 Commencement speaker
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…
Read MoreHomeschool Preview Day to be held March 28
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…
Read MoreTop 25 Forbes’ business leader brings encouragement, chocolate to LCU
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…
Read MoreHistory students take top two awards at Phi Alpha Theta state meeting
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…
Read MoreChocolate company CEO to speak at LCU’s God in the Workplace series next week
Town Talk Staff Reports The founder and CEO of the Missouri-based chocolate company, Askinosie Chocolate, will be the speaker of the 7th annual God in the Workplace Series set for Monday and Tuesday at Louisiana Christian University. Shawn Askinosie will speak Monday at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Guinn Auditorium. The event…
Read MoreLCU to offer new financial literacy course using biblical approach
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…
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