Lindsey Wilson College

LWC Surpasses 3,000 Students For The First Time In College History

13 New Faculty Members For Fall 22

LWC welcomes 13 new faculty members for the fall 2022 semester. Pictured (in no particular order): Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Development David Moran; Instructor of Communication Laura Burwash; Director of Graduate Studies/Associate Professor of Business Steve Hallman; Assistant Professor of History Lucas Somers; Instructor of Music and Band Director Anthony Baird; Assistant Professor of Education Kristina Andrews; Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Development Charles Shephard; Associate Professor of Technology Management Melissa Carlton; Instructor of Art Karly Flynn; and Assistant Professor of Business Christopher Hubbard. Not pictured: Instructor of Nursing Jamie Owens; Professor of Biology Sara Ash; and Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Academic Growth/Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Carter.
Bonner arriving early for activities

LWC Bonner Scholars arrive early for orientation activities. Students receiving the Bonner Scholarship commit to a service-learning project with a local community organization during their four years as undergraduate students. Members of the LWC Bonner Scholars are excited for a full schedule of service opportunities after COVID-19 limited their activities for two years.
Moving Into the the Dorms

Incoming freshman Sadie Kemp from Columbia puts the final touches on her new room in Phillips Hall during Opening Weekend on the A.P. White Campus in August. Kemp is a Bonner Scholar and plans to study elementary education. LWC total student enrollment surpassed 3,000 students for the first time in College history.
LWC students and faculty met up for pancakes

Associate Professor of History Beth Tapscott, left, and education sophomore Kelsey (KJ) Summers from Decatur, Georgia, get to know each other during Pancakes with Professors, a Welcome Week event hosted by LWC Student Government Association and Happy Cow Cafe in Columbia. Students and faculty met up for pancakes, coffee and conversation. Students were welcomed in August to a full week of events and activities to help them ease into college and campus life.
Fall 22 LWC blueraider football members assist on Move-in Day

Members of the Lindsey Wilson football program were on-hand during move-in day to unload cars and carry luggage for the incoming freshman. Students were welcomed in August to a full week of events and activities to help them ease into college and campus life.
Mandatory Mask Policy

LWC Class of 2026 gathers on the campus quadrangle for a photo to commemorate their first move-in day. The incoming freshman class is part of the largest-ever total student body in the history of the 119-year-old liberal arts college. A record 3,097 students enrolled for fall 2022. This number is a 19% increase over the previous fall and exceeds LWC's prior enrollment record of more than 2,700 students set in 2020.
slip-n-slide kickball during 2022 Welcome Week at LWC.

Communication and media studies senior Haven Crawford from Louisville, left, and business and communication senior Jacqueline Oliphant from Corbin, Kentucky, take part in slip-n-slide kickball during 2022 Welcome Week at LWC. Crawford and Oliphant are members of the Student Government Association executive cabinet. Students arrived in August to a full week of events and activities to help them ease into college and campus life.
Ringing the Bell for the First day of Classes 2022

LWC President William T. Luckey Jr., rings the victory bell on the campus quadrangle signifying the start of the 2022-23 academic year. LWC announced record enrollment, surpassing 3,000 total students for the first time in College history. A record first-year student retention rate and a 64% increase in graduate student enrollment can be attributed to the historical growth.

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