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{{about|the university in Belleville, Illinois|the university in St. Charles, Missouri|Lindenwood University}}
{{Short description|Defunct satellite campus in Belleville, Illinois, U.S. }}
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The '''Belleville Learning Center''', previously known as '''Lindenwood University–Belleville''' and '''Lindenwood Belleville''', is a defunct [[satellite campus]] of [[Lindenwood University]]. It offered evening [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] and [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] classes for about 300 students. Belleville Learning Center is located in [[Belleville, Illinois]], and occupies the former campus of [[Belleville High School-West|Belleville West High School]]. Beginning in 2009, Lindenwood University–Belleville offered traditional four-year undergraduate programs and the school gained independent accreditation in 2011, becoming a member of the Lindenwood University system and functioning as a sister-school to Lindenwood University. The undergraduate program was discontinued in 2020 and the Belleville Learning Center returned to its status as a satellite campus of Lindenwood University.
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|name = Lindenwood University-Belleville
|image = Lindenwood University-Belleville Logo.jpg
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|motto = Real Experience. Real Success.
|established = 2003
|type = [[Private school|Private]]
|endowment =
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|faculty = 63<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Lindenwood University-Belleville|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/836-BV.html|title=Here We Grow Again; LU-Belleville Expands Degrees and Facilities|date=February 21, 2012|accessdate=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120803162329/http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/836-BV.html|archivedate=August 3, 2012}}</ref>
|president = Art Johnson (Interim)
|students = 1,900 total (fall 2014)<ref name="bnd.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2013/11/13/2901124/lindenwood-to-build-second-dorm.html|title=Metro-east news from Belleville, IL - Belleville News-Democrat|work=bnd.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231531/http://www.bnd.com/2013/11/13/2901124/lindenwood-to-build-second-dorm.html|archivedate=2014-05-12}}</ref><br/>1,320 full-time (fall 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2014/09/02/3379170/lindenwood-mckendree-and-siue.html|title=Metro-east news from Belleville, IL - Belleville News-Democrat|work=bnd.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219210441/http://www.bnd.com/2014/09/02/3379170/lindenwood-mckendree-and-siue.html|archivedate=2015-02-19}}</ref>
|undergrad =
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|city = [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]]
|state = [[Illinois]]
|country = U.S.
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|colors = Maroon and White {{color box|#6B2A3E}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
|athletics = Lynx ([[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]])
|parent = [[Lindenwood University]]
|religious_affiliation = [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]]
|website = {{url|belleville.lindenwood.edu}}
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In October 2021, it was announced the City of Belleville was buying the property of the shuttered learning center<ref>{{Cite news|last=Koziatek|first=Mike|date=October 18, 2021|title=Belleville closed on purchase of Lindenwood campus. Where did the money come from?|work=Belleville News–Democrat|url=https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article255031122.html|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
'''Lindenwood University–Belleville''', also known as '''Lindenwood Belleville''', is a [[Private university|private]], four-year [[liberal arts]] university. It is a full-fledged, standalone [[sister college]] of [[Lindenwood University]] with an enrollment around 2,300 students.<ref name="bnd.com"/> Lindenwood Belleville is located in [[Belleville, Illinois]] and occupies the campus that was formerly [[Belleville High School-West|Belleville West High School]]. Lindenwood Belleville offers a day program, as well as evening programs for working adults. Lindenwood Belleville now offers 30 different undergraduate and graduate degree options.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/belleville/about/|title=About Lindenwood University in Belleville|website=Lindenwood University-Belleville|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
As a result of key partnership agreements and state approval in 2003, Lindenwood University purchased the abandoned former campus of the Belleville West High School with original architecture dating back to 1925 by William B. Ittner.<ref name="bizjournals2005">{{cite news|url=http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/03/21/focus9.html|title=Lindenwood University adds to lesson plan in Belleville|last=O'Gray|first=Sophia|date=2005-03-20|work=[[St. Louis Business Journal]]|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref> Lindenwood-Belleville began by launching a master of arts programs in education and educational administration. Other programs were added through the university's School of Accelerated Degree Programs, an evening-based accelerated format designed for working adults and non-traditional students.<ref name="ibjonline1">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kerry L.|work=[[American City Business Journals|Illinois Business Journal]]|url=http://www.ibjonline.com/print_lindenwood_university_illinois_campus.html|title=Lindenwood University opens first Illinois campus|date=September 15, 2003|accessdate=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000840/http://www.ibjonline.com/print_lindenwood_university_illinois_campus.html|archivedate=July 13, 2011}}</ref>
As a result of key partnership agreements and state approval in 2003, Lindenwood University purchased the abandoned former campus of the Belleville West High School with original architecture dating back to 1925 by William B. Ittner.<ref name="bizjournals2005">{{cite news|url=http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/03/21/focus9.html|title=Lindenwood University adds to lesson plan in Belleville|last=O'Gray|first=Sophia|date=2005-03-20|work=[[St. Louis Business Journal]]|access-date=May 26, 2011|archive-date=April 8, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408042745/http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/03/21/focus9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lindenwood-Belleville began by launching a master of arts programs in education and educational administration. Other programs were added through the university's School of Accelerated Degree Programs, an evening-based accelerated format designed for working adults and non-traditional students.<ref name="ibjonline1">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kerry L.|work=[[American City Business Journals|Illinois Business Journal]]|url=http://www.ibjonline.com/print_lindenwood_university_illinois_campus.html|title=Lindenwood University opens first Illinois campus|date=September 15, 2003|access-date=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000840/http://www.ibjonline.com/print_lindenwood_university_illinois_campus.html|archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> The cost of the campus was $1.<ref>{{cite web|last=Banker|first=Andy|url=https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/belleville-to-buy-lindenwood-campus-for-3m-city-once-sold-property-for-1/|title=Belleville to buy Lindenwood campus for $3M; city once sold property for $1|publisher=Fox 2 Now|date=2021-08-03|access-date=2024-06-18}}</ref> [[Belleville Township High School District 201]] had operated the building. The university was required to spend funds to improve the property in order to qualify for the $1 price.<ref name=KoziatekHowdid>{{cite web|last=Koziatek|first=Mike|url=https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article253237733.html|title=How did Lindenwood University get its Belleville campus for $1? |newspaper=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|date=2021-08-04|access-date=2024-06-18}}</ref>


As part of a campus restoration campaign, Lindenwood invested over $23 million.<ref name="passes">{{cite news|last=Staff|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2010/08/15/1364766/lindenwood-passes-its-first-tests.html|title=Lindenwood Passes Its First Tests|date=Aug 15, 2010|accessdate=}}{{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> The plan included restoration of the auditorium and updating several historic buildings on campus and surrounding properties for academic and administrative use.<ref name="bizjournals2005"/> When it opened in the fall of 2009, the Belleville campus was the only Lindenwood satellite campus to offer daytime classes.<ref name="theuscaa1">{{cite web|work=[[USCAA]]|url=http://www.theuscaa.com/news/Lindenwood_Entry|title=The USCAA Welcomes New Member, Lindenwood-University-Belleville|date=|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref> For the 2009-2010 academic year, semester-based programs were only offered to junior- and senior-level students, but in the fall of 2010 the University expanded semester-based programs to all underclassman.<ref name="passes"/> In 2011, Lindenwood University-Belleville transitioned from a satellite campus to a separately accredited college. The University was notified of the accrediting decision in November by the [[Higher Learning Commission]] of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref name="independence">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News Democrat]]|url=http://india.nydailynews.com/article/22683658517f88213e3c9cc93ac185de/lindenwood-gets-a-dual-identity-belleville-st-charles-sites-are-separate-campuses-accrediting-group-says|title=Lindenwood gets a dual identity, Belleville and St. Charles sites are separate campuses says accrediting group|date=2011-11-05|accessdate=2012-01-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120711154809/http://india.nydailynews.com/article/22683658517f88213e3c9cc93ac185de/lindenwood-gets-a-dual-identity-belleville-st-charles-sites-are-separate-campuses-accrediting-group-says|archivedate=2012-07-11}}</ref> Under the new accreditation, Lindenwood University-Belleville will keep the same name and the same governing board as the St. Charles campus, and is now considered a sister school as part of the Lindenwood University System.<ref name="independence"/> However, citing "ongoing financial and enrollment challenges", LU-Belleville will cease to offer traditional semester-based undergraduate programs after the 2019-20 academic year. Students enrolled at the Belleville campus will be allowed to transfer to the St. Charles campus, who promised to honor all financial aid guarantees, and the evening programs were unaffected by the closure.<ref>https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-university-will-end-most-undergraduate-programs-at-belleville-campus/article_f330195d-9f39-5602-b963-655a08b8c1f3.html#10</ref>
As part of a campus restoration campaign, Lindenwood invested $19 million by 2010.<ref name="passes">{{cite news|last=Staff|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2010/08/15/1364766/lindenwood-passes-its-first-tests.html|title=Lindenwood Passes Its First Tests|date=Aug 15, 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2011}}<br>{{cite news|title=Lindenwood passes first tests in Belleville|newspaper=[[The Belleville News-Democrat]]|date=2010-08-15|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149609733/ A1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149609789/ A9]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The plan included restoration of the auditorium and updating several historic buildings on campus and surrounding properties for academic and administrative use.<ref name="bizjournals2005"/> When it opened in the fall of 2009, the Belleville campus was the only Lindenwood satellite campus to offer daytime classes.<ref name="theuscaa1">{{cite journal|journal=[[USCAA]]|url=http://www.theuscaa.com/news/Lindenwood_Entry|title=The USCAA Welcomes New Member, Lindenwood-University-Belleville|date=January 20, 2009 |access-date=May 26, 2011|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041441/http://www.theuscaa.com/news/Lindenwood_Entry|url-status=live}}</ref>
For the 2009–2010 academic year, semester-based programs were only offered to junior- and senior-level students, but in the fall of 2010 the university expanded semester-based programs to all underclassmen.<ref name="passes" /> In 2011, Lindenwood University-Belleville transitioned from a satellite campus to a separately accredited college. The university was notified of the accrediting decision in November 2011 by the [[Higher Learning Commission]] of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref name="independence">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News Democrat]]|url=http://india.nydailynews.com/article/22683658517f88213e3c9cc93ac185de/lindenwood-gets-a-dual-identity-belleville-st-charles-sites-are-separate-campuses-accrediting-group-says|title=Lindenwood gets a dual identity, Belleville and St. Charles sites are separate campuses says accrediting group|date=2011-11-05|access-date=2012-01-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711154809/http://india.nydailynews.com/article/22683658517f88213e3c9cc93ac185de/lindenwood-gets-a-dual-identity-belleville-st-charles-sites-are-separate-campuses-accrediting-group-says|archive-date=2012-07-11}}</ref> Under the new accreditation, Lindenwood University-Belleville kept the same name and the same governing board as the Lindenwood University campus in [[St. Charles, Missouri]], and was considered a sister school as one part of the Lindenwood University System.<ref name="independence" />

Citing "ongoing financial and enrollment challenges", Lindenwood University's Belleville sister school discontinued its semester-based undergraduate programs after the 2019–20 academic year, while the main location in St. Charles remained open. The approximately 1,100 students enrolled in undergraduate programs at the Belleville campus were permitted to transfer to Lindenwood University in St. Charles and the institution vowed to honor all athletic scholarships for transferring students, even if they no longer participated in sports after relocating. Following the cessation of undergraduate programs, only evening classes continued at Belleville.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bernhard|first1=Blythe|date=May 14, 2019|title=Lindenwood University will end most undergraduate programs at Belleville campus|publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-university-will-end-most-undergraduate-programs-at-belleville-campus/article_f330195d-9f39-5602-b963-655a08b8c1f3.html#10|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513174702/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-university-will-end-most-undergraduate-programs-at-belleville-campus/article_f330195d-9f39-5602-b963-655a08b8c1f3.html#10|url-status=live}}</ref>

The university had, as of 2021, spent $42,000,000 on the campus, according to Patty Gregory, the mayor.<ref name=KoziatekHowdid/>


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[File:LUBDixonStudentCenter.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Dixon Student Center|The Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center]]
[[File:LUBDixonStudentCenter.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Dixon Student Center|The Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center]]
The {{convert|35|acre|ha|2|adj=on}} campus is located on West Main Street in [[Belleville, Illinois]], about {{convert|16|mi|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 Lindenwood Belleville campus. The building also houses many of the academic space and facilities and Matt's Cafe.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moll|first=Brian|work=The Lynx Tale|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/lynxTale/2009-11.pdf|title=The Woods Cafe|date=November 2009|accessdate=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812094116/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/lynxTale/2009-11.pdf|archivedate=August 12, 2011}}</ref>
The {{convert|35|acre|ha|2|adj=on}} campus is located on West Main Street in [[Belleville, Illinois]], about {{convert|16|mi|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 Lindenwood Belleville campus. The building also houses many of the academic spaces and facilities and Matt's Cafe.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moll|first=Brian|work=The Lynx Tale|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/lynxTale/2009-11.pdf|title=The Woods Cafe|date=November 2009|access-date=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812094116/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/lynxTale/2009-11.pdf|archive-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>


Lindenwood Belleville also includes a 900-seat auditorium for performance art and guest speaking engagements, built in 1925 by noted architect William B. Ittner.<ref name="ibjonline1"/> In 2009, the University began construction of the Alice E. Ackermann Welcome Center, which added {{convert|3000|sqft|m2}} adjacent to the current auditorium.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Legacy (Lindenwood University)|The Legacy]]|url=http://media.www.lulegacy.com/media/storage/paper1262/news/2009/11/04/News/In.Brief-3820992.shtml|title=In brief - News|date=November 4, 2009|accessdate=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304040116/http://media.www.lulegacy.com/media/storage/paper1262/news/2009/11/04/News/In.Brief-3820992.shtml|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other additions to the campus include the Communications Center, Alan J. Dixon Student Center, William L. Enyart Veterans Success Center, Badgley Tennis Complex, and Fred J. Hern Residence Hall.<ref name="lubmap">{{cite web|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/about/campusMap.html|title=Lindenwood University - Belleville Campus|accessdate=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305112806/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/about/campusMap.html|archive-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Lindenwood–Belleville also includes a 900-seat auditorium for performance art and guest speaking engagements, built in 1925 by noted architect William B. Ittner.<ref name="ibjonline1"/> In 2009, the university began construction of the Alice E. Ackermann Welcome Center, which added {{convert|3000|sqft|m2}} adjacent to the current auditorium.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Legacy (Lindenwood University)|The Legacy]]|url=http://media.www.lulegacy.com/media/storage/paper1262/news/2009/11/04/News/In.Brief-3820992.shtml|title=In brief - News|date=November 4, 2009|access-date=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304040116/http://media.www.lulegacy.com/media/storage/paper1262/news/2009/11/04/News/In.Brief-3820992.shtml|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other additions to the campus included the Communications Center, Alan J. Dixon Student Center, William L. Enyart Veterans Success Center, Badgley Tennis Complex, and Fred J. Hern Residence Hall.<ref name="lubmap">{{cite web|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/about/campusMap.html|title=Lindenwood University - Belleville Campus|access-date=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305112806/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/about/campusMap.html|archive-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


The campus also includes a number of recreational and intercollegiate athletic facilities. The Lynx Arena is the home to the basketball and volleyball programs while also housing a recreational gym and fitness center on the lower level. Other current sports facilities include tennis courts, a soccer field, and a football stadium.<ref name="lubmap"/><ref name="upgrade">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/05/16/1710699/lindenwood-plans-major-upgrade.html|title=Lindenwood plans major upgrade to football stadium, more classrooms|date=May 16, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The campus also includes a number of recreational and intercollegiate athletic facilities. The Lynx Arena is the home to the [[basketball]] and [[volleyball]] programs while also housing a recreational gym and fitness center on the lower level. Other current sports facilities include [[tennis court]]s, a [[Football pitch|soccer field]], and a [[Stadium|football stadium]].<ref name="lubmap"/><ref name="upgrade">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/05/16/1710699/lindenwood-plans-major-upgrade.html|title=Lindenwood plans major upgrade to football stadium, more classrooms|date=May 16, 2011|access-date=May 26, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


In 2014, Lindenwood Belleville opened an extension site in nearby [[Collinsville, Illinois|Collinsville, Ill]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lindenwood University - Collinsville Center Officially Open for Business|url = http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/2014/1157.html|website = belleville.lindenwood.edu|accessdate = 2016-01-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906054525/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/2014/1157.html|archive-date = 2015-09-06|url-status = dead}}</ref> which offers a variety of accelerated program options.
In 2014, Lindenwood Belleville opened a satellite campus of its own in nearby [[Collinsville, Illinois|Collinsville, Ill]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lindenwood University - Collinsville Center Officially Open for Business|url = http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/2014/1157.html|website = belleville.lindenwood.edu|access-date = 2016-01-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906054525/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/news/2014/1157.html|archive-date = 2015-09-06|url-status = dead}}</ref> which offered a variety of accelerated program options.


===Housing===
===Housing===
In February 2012, Lindenwood Belleville announced that it purchased the EconoLodge motel, formerly known as the Hyatt Lodge motel, at 2120 W. Main Street for use as student dormitories now called Lynx Lodge.<ref name="hoteltodorm">{{cite news|last=|first=|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/25/2073293/lindenwood-is-set-for-its-immediate.html|title=Lindenwood buys motel on West Main; will turn it into student dorms|date=February 25, 2012|accessdate=March 2, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The addition of the Lynx Lodge property increased the residential student capacity to about 500 for the 2012-13 academic year.<ref name="hoteltodorm"/> Lindenwood Belleville has continued to purchase private residential homes surrounding the campus to increase on-campus living capacity with a total of 35 homes as of 2017 with continued acquisitions expected.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-student-housing-irks-some-belleville-residents/article_4690af62-3aaf-5232-b88d-88f968060f8e.html|title=Student housing irks some Belleville residents|date=October 6, 2015|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}</ref>
In February 2012, Lindenwood Belleville announced that it purchased the [[EconoLodge]] motel, formerly known as the [[Hyatt Lodge]] motel, at 2120 W. Main Street for use as student dormitories, named the Lynx Lodge.<ref name="hoteltodorm">{{cite news|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/25/2073293/lindenwood-is-set-for-its-immediate.html|title=Lindenwood buys motel on West Main; will turn it into student dorms|date=February 25, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The addition of the Lynx Lodge property increased the residential student capacity to about 500 for the 2012–13 academic year.<ref name="hoteltodorm"/> Lindenwood Belleville continued to purchase private residential homes surrounding the campus to increase on-campus living capacity, totaling 35 homes as of 2017.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-student-housing-irks-some-belleville-residents/article_4690af62-3aaf-5232-b88d-88f968060f8e.html|title=Student housing irks some Belleville residents|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117143149/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/lindenwood-student-housing-irks-some-belleville-residents/article_4690af62-3aaf-5232-b88d-88f968060f8e.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Lindenwood Belleville opened its first of two new traditional residence halls in early 2014. The first of the new residence halls is a 25,000-square-foot building that houses 180 female students. It was built at a cost of $4 million. A second residence hall, the Fred J. Kern Residence Hall, completed in 2014, is a three-story building that houses 200 male students. With completion of the second residence hall, Lindenwood Belleville has the capacity to house approximately 1,000 students on campus.<ref name="bnd.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/belleville-council-oks-plan-for-new-dorm-on-lindenwood-campus/article_2dd250a9-45b2-59f4-8bf0-04a031b22211.html|title=Belleville council OKs plan for new dorm on Lindenwood campus|author=Lee Enterprises|work=stltoday.com}}</ref>
Lindenwood Belleville opened its first of two traditional residence halls in early 2014. The first residence hall is a 25,000-square-foot building that housed 180 female students. The residence hall was built at a cost of $4 million. A second residence hall, the Fred J. Kern Residence Hall, completed in 2014, is a three-story building that housed 200 male students. With the completion of the second residence hall, Lindenwood Belleville had the capacity to house approximately 1,000 students on campus.<ref name="bnd.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2013/11/13/2901124/lindenwood-to-build-second-dorm.html|title=Metro-east news from Belleville, IL - Belleville News-Democrat|work=bnd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231531/http://www.bnd.com/2013/11/13/2901124/lindenwood-to-build-second-dorm.html|archive-date=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/belleville-council-oks-plan-for-new-dorm-on-lindenwood-campus/article_2dd250a9-45b2-59f4-8bf0-04a031b22211.html|title=Belleville council OKs plan for new dorm on Lindenwood campus|author=Lee Enterprises|work=stltoday.com}}</ref>


Lindenwood Belleville offers many different types of housing options, from traditional residence halls to apartments and residential houses. The Fred J. Kern Men's Residence Hall opened in 2014, and the Lady Lynx Lodge opened in 2013. Apartments and residential houses are available to upper classmen. The rooms are furnished and have Internet access.
Lindenwood Belleville offered a variety of housing options, from traditional residence halls to apartments and residential houses. The Fred J. Kern Men's Residence Hall opened in 2014, and the Lady Lynx Lodge opened in 2013. Apartments and residential houses were available to upper classmen. The rooms are furnished and have Internet access.


The campus offers three dining options: Matt's Café, located in Old Main Hall; the Dixon Center Dining Hall; and Grab-and-Go, located in the U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center. All of them offer a variety of options with flexible hours.
The campus offered three dining options: Matt's Café, located in Old Main Hall; the Dixon Center Dining Hall; and Grab-and-Go, located in the U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center. All offered a variety of options with flexible hours.


==Academics==
==Academics==
[[File:LUBAdminBuilding.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Admin Building|Administration Building]]
[[File:LUBAdminBuilding.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Admin Building|Administration Building]]
Undergraduate degrees are offered at Lindenwood Belleville through traditional, daytime, semester-based structure as well as evening accelerated formats.<ref name="lubacademics">{{cite web|work=Lindenwood University-Belleville|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/belleville/academics/|title= LU-Belleville Academics|accessdate=2017-12-15}}</ref>


Lindenwood Belleville has full accreditation from the [[Higher Learning Commission]] (HLC) of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Higher Learning Commission]] |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1441/lang,en/ |title=Directory of HLC Institutions |date=2010-06-20 |accessdate=2010-08-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205922/http://ncahlc.org/component/option%2Ccom_directory/Action%2CShowBasic/Itemid%2C184/instid%2C1441/lang%2Cen/ |archivedate=2010-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lindenwood Belleville is also fully accredited by the [[Illinois Board of Higher Education]] and Lindenwood's Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship is fully accredited by the [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]] ([[ACBSP]]).<ref>{{cite web|work=Lindenwood University |url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/business/newsStory5.cfm |title=LU’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship gains ACBSP accreditation |accessdate=2010-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602082337/https://www.lindenwood.edu/business/newsStory5.cfm |archivedate=2010-06-02 }}</ref>
Lindenwood Belleville had full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Higher Learning Commission]] |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1441/lang,en/ |title=Directory of HLC Institutions |date=2010-06-20 |access-date=2010-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205922/http://ncahlc.org/component/option%2Ccom_directory/Action%2CShowBasic/Itemid%2C184/instid%2C1441/lang%2Cen/ |archive-date=2010-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lindenwood Belleville was also fully accredited by the [[Illinois Board of Higher Education]] and Lindenwood's Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship was fully accredited by the [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]] ([[ACBSP]]).<ref>{{cite web|work=Lindenwood University |url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/business/newsStory5.cfm |title=LU's School of Business and Entrepreneurship gains ACBSP accreditation |access-date=2010-10-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602082337/https://www.lindenwood.edu/business/newsStory5.cfm |archive-date=2010-06-02 }}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
[[File:LU-Bellevillelynxlogo.png|thumb|right|150px|Lindenwood Belleville Lynx logo]]
[[File:LU-Bellevillelynxlogo.png|thumb|right|150px|Lindenwood Belleville Lynx logo]]
Lindenwood Belleville teams are known as the Lynx. The University is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) and competes as a member of the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC).<ref name="joinAMC">{{cite news|last=|first=|work=NAIA|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|title=Lindenwood University–Belleville to join American Midwest Conference|date=May 23, 2013|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref>


For the 2014-15 season, Lindenwood Belleville joined the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC). During that season, Lindenwood Belleville added men's and women's ice hockey as well as men's and women's swimming and diving. The AMC is a non-football conference, so the Lindenwood Belleville football program plays in the [[Mid-States Football Association]] beginning in 2015.<ref name="bnd.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|title=Lindenwood University朆elleville to join American Midwest Conference|work=NAIA.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=207620360|title=Mid-State Football Association Welcomes New Members|work=NAIA.org}}</ref>
The athletic teams of the Belleville campus were called the Lynx. The campus was a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA); primarily competing as a member of the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC) from 2014–15 to 2019–20 (when the school closed).<ref name="joinAMC">{{cite news|work=NAIA|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|title=Lindenwood University–Belleville to join American Midwest Conference|date=May 23, 2013|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219183652/http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 2014–15 season, Lindenwood–Belleville added men's and women's [[ice hockey]] as well as men's and women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]]. The AMC is a non-football conference, so the Lindenwood–Belleville football program played in the [[Mid-States Football Association]] beginning in 2015.<ref name="bnd.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|title=Lindenwood University–Belleville to join American Midwest Conference|work=NAIA.org|date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=November 15, 2013|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219183652/http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207801360|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=207620360|title=Mid-State Football Association Welcomes New Members|work=NAIA.org|date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=November 15, 2013|archive-date=September 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914163210/http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=207620360|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Athletics history ===
=== Athletics history ===
Lindenwood Belleville athletics are undergoing a rapid expansion from only a few sports during the initial 2009–10 season. Since beginning the Lindenwood Belleville athletic program, the University has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future.<ref name="leaps">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/05/08/1700725/lindenwood-campus-grows-leaps.html|title=Lindenwood campus grows by leaps and bounds|date=May 8, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The University began competition as a member of [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association]] (USCAA).<ref name="theuscaa1"/> Lindenwood Belleville was accepted into the NAIA as a full member effective August 1, 2012 and competed as an [[NAIA independent schools|independent]] member of the NAIA in the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) as well as the USCAA.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Lindenwood University - Belleville]]|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/860-BV.html|title=NAIA Approves LU-Belleville|accessdate=2012-04-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120805012019/http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/860-BV.html|archivedate=2012-08-05}}</ref>
When the campus closure was announced, student-athletes comprised nearly 80 percent of the student body at Lindenwood–Belleville. Since beginning the Lindenwood–Belleville athletic program, the university has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future.<ref name="leaps">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/05/08/1700725/lindenwood-campus-grows-leaps.html|title=Lindenwood campus grows by leaps and bounds|date=May 8, 2011|access-date=May 26, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The university began competition as a member of [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association]] (USCAA) beginning in the 2009–10 school year.<ref name="theuscaa1"/> Lindenwood–Belleville was accepted into the NAIA as a full member effective August 1, 2012 and competed as an [[NAIA independent schools|independent]] within the NAIA in the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) as well as the USCAA.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Lindenwood University - Belleville]]|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/860-BV.html|title=NAIA Approves LU-Belleville|access-date=2012-04-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805012019/http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/860-BV.html|archive-date=2012-08-05}}</ref>

–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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff |url=http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2010/11/08/lindenwood-university-expanding/ |title=Lindenwood University expanding |publisher=[[KMOX]] |date=November 8, 2010 |accessdate=2010-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112213930/http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2010/11/08/lindenwood-university-expanding/ |archivedate=November 12, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Lindenwood University-Belleville|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/athletics/news.cfm?id=210|title=Lindenwood – Belleville to Add Nine New Sports for 2011-2012|date=January 6, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812094015/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/athletics/news.cfm?id=210|archivedate=August 12, 2011}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff |url=http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2010/11/08/lindenwood-university-expanding/ |title=Lindenwood University expanding |publisher=[[KMOX]] |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=2010-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112213930/http://kmox.cbslocal.com/2010/11/08/lindenwood-university-expanding/ |archive-date=November 12, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Lindenwood University-Belleville|url=http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/athletics/news.cfm?id=210|title=Lindenwood – Belleville to Add Nine New Sports for 2011-2012|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=May 26, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812094015/http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/athletics/news.cfm?id=210|archive-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>


Lindenwood Belleville joined the [[American Midwest Conference]] (AMC) starting in the 2014–15 academic year and the [[Mid-States Football Association]] for the 2015 season. Lindenwood Belleville also added men's and women's ice hockey as well as men's and women's swimming and diving.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|work=Illinois Business Journal|url=http://www.ibjonline.com/lindenwood-adding-dorm-new-sports|title=Lindenwood adding dorm, new sports|date=2014|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219184652/http://www.ibjonline.com/lindenwood-adding-dorm-new-sports|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="2014expansion">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=Belleville News Democrat|url=http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/06/3337324_lindenwood-belleville-shows-off.html?rh=1|title=Lindenwood Belleville touts new cafe, new degrees, more sports|date=August 6, 2014|accessdate=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219195031/http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/06/3337324_lindenwood-belleville-shows-off.html?rh=1|archivedate=February 19, 2015}}</ref>
Lindenwood–Belleville joined the American Midwest Conference (AMC) starting in the 2014–15 academic year and the Mid-States Football Association for the 2015 season. Lindenwood–Belleville also added men's and women's ice hockey as well as men's and women's swimming and diving.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|work=Illinois Business Journal|url=http://www.ibjonline.com/lindenwood-adding-dorm-new-sports|title=Lindenwood adding dorm, new sports|date=2014|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219184652/http://www.ibjonline.com/lindenwood-adding-dorm-new-sports|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="2014expansion">{{cite news|last=Wuerz|first=Scott|work=Belleville News Democrat|url=http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/06/3337324_lindenwood-belleville-shows-off.html?rh=1|title=Lindenwood–Belleville touts new cafe, new degrees, more sports|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219195031/http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/06/3337324_lindenwood-belleville-shows-off.html?rh=1|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref>


The University continued to expand athletics, with the announcement of men's and women's rugby and women's field hockey.<ref name="firstRugCoach">{{cite news|last=Goff|first=Alex|work=Goff Rugby Report|url=http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/tags/lindenwood-belleville|title=LIndenwood-Belleville Embraces Rugby, Hires Coach|date=January 6, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name="WIILaddsLUB">{{cite news|last=Press Release|work=Rugby Today|url=http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/wiil-adds-strength-south-division|title=WIIL Adds Strength to South Division|date=February 9, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219185310/http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/wiil-adds-strength-south-division|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The university continued to expand athletics, with the announcement of men's and women's [[Rugby union|rugby]] and women's field hockey programs.<ref name="firstRugCoach">{{cite news|last=Goff|first=Alex|work=Goff Rugby Report|url=http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/tags/lindenwood-belleville|title=Lindenwood-Belleville Embraces Rugby, Hires Coach|date=January 6, 2015|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219190641/http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/tags/lindenwood-belleville|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WIILaddsLUB">{{cite news|last=Press Release|work=Rugby Today|url=http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/wiil-adds-strength-south-division|title=WIIL Adds Strength to South Division|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219185310/http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/wiil-adds-strength-south-division|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


As part of the university's cessation of traditional undergraduate programs, 2019-20 will be the final season for all but two intercollegiate athletics programs—the swimming/diving and men's hockey teams were disbanded after the 2018-19 season.
As part of the university's announcement of the cessation of traditional undergraduate programs, 2019–20 was the final season for all but two intercollegiate athletics programs—swimming and diving and the men's ice hockey teams were disbanded after the 2018–19 season.


=== Teams ===
=== Teams ===
The university currently fields 33 varsity teams for men and women. Teams compete in the American Midwest Conference, Mid-South Conference, Mid-States Football Association, and American Collegiate Hockey Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lindenwoodlynx.com/index.aspx?path=spirit_|title=Lindenwood Lynx|website=lindenwoodlynx.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30}}</ref>
In the 2017–18 school year, the university fielded 33 varsity teams for men and women. Teams competed in the American Midwest Conference (AMC), [[Mid-South Conference]], [[Mid-States Football Association]], and [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lindenwoodlynx.com/index.aspx?path=spirit_|title=Lindenwood Lynx|website=lindenwoodlynx.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523130123/http://lindenwoodlynx.com/index.aspx?path=spirit_|url-status=live}}</ref>


Men's sports include: baseball, basketball, competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, Volleyball, and wrestling.
Men's sports included: baseball, basketball, [[Cheerleading|competitive cheer]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], football, [[golf]], ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, [[Association football|soccer]], swimming and diving, [[tennis]], [[track and field]], volleyball, and wrestling.


Women's sports include: basketball, competitive cheer, competitive dance, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
Women's sports included: basketball, competitive cheer, competitive dance, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.


For details pertaining to Lindenwood University-Belleville athletics, visit [http://lindenwoodlynx.com/ here].
For details pertaining to Lindenwood University-Belleville athletics, visit [http://lindenwoodlynx.com/ here].
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===Football===
===Football===
[[File:LUBellevilleStadPanorama.jpg|thumb|alt=Stadium|[[Lindenwood Stadium|Lindenwood University-Belleville Stadium]]]]
[[File:LUBellevilleStadPanorama.jpg|thumb|alt=Stadium|[[Lindenwood Stadium|Lindenwood University-Belleville Stadium]]]]
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In December 2011, Jeff Fisher (Not to be confused with the former [[Tennessee Titans]] and [[Los Angeles Rams]] head coach of the [[Jeff Fisher|same name]].) was announced as the first head football coach of the Lindenwood Belleville football team, which began play in fall 2012.<ref name="Fishereager">{{cite news|last=Korte|first=Steve|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/12/08/1971508/fisher-eager-to-build-program.html|title=Fisher eager to build program at Lindenwood-Belleville|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 20, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Fisher came to Lindenwood Belleville after serving as an assistant coach and the offensive coordinator for [[McKendree University]] for 15 years.<ref name="Fishereager"/>


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In December 2011, Jeff Fisher (not to be confused with the former [[Tennessee Titans]] and [[Los Angeles Rams]] head coach of the [[Jeff Fisher|same name]].) was announced as the first head football coach of the Lindenwood–Belleville football team, which began play in fall 2012.<ref name="Fishereager">{{cite news|last=Korte|first=Steve|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|url=http://www.bnd.com/2011/12/08/1971508/fisher-eager-to-build-program.html|title=Fisher eager to build program at Lindenwood-Belleville|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=December 20, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Fisher came to Lindenwood–Belleville after serving as an assistant coach and the offensive coordinator for [[McKendree University]] for 15 years.<ref name="Fishereager"/>
In March 2012, Lindenwood Belleville broke ground on a $2.3 million renovation to the former Township Stadium. The upgraded stadium, named [[Lindenwood Stadium]], has a seating capacity of 4,129. The Lindenwood Belleville football program opened its first NAIA season on September 1, 2012 against [[Avila University]].<ref name="causingstir">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/07/16/12/Lindenwood-Bellevilles-turf-causing-a-st/landing.html?blockID=761676&feedID=8745|title=Lindenwood-Belleville's turf causing a stir|last=Astleford|first=Andrew|date=July 16, 2012|accessdate=August 2, 2012|publisher=Fox Sports Midwest}}</ref>


The first [[college football]] [[2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season#Avila at Lindenwood–Belleville|game]] played at the stadium was a 43&ndash;37 victory over the [[Avila Eagles]] on September 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2012/08/30/2302298/hungry-lynx-await-debut-of-their.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130102020752/http://www.bnd.com/2012/08/30/2302298/hungry-lynx-await-debut-of-their.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2013|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|title=Hungry Lynx await debut of their football program|date=August 30, 2012|first=Steve|last=Korte|accessdate=September 7, 2012}}</ref>
In March 2012, Lindenwood–Belleville broke ground on a $2.3 million renovation to the former Township Stadium. The upgraded stadium, named [[Lindenwood Stadium]], has a seating capacity of 4,129. The Lindenwood–Belleville football program opened its first NAIA season on September 1, 2012, with a [[2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season#Avila at Lindenwood–Belleville|43-37 win]] over [[Avila University]].<ref name="causingstir">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/07/16/12/Lindenwood-Bellevilles-turf-causing-a-st/landing.html?blockID=761676&feedID=8745|title=Lindenwood-Belleville's turf causing a stir|last=Astleford|first=Andrew|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=August 2, 2012|publisher=Fox Sports Midwest|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107064641/https://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/lindenwood-bellevilles-turf-causing-a-stir-071612|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnd.com/2012/08/30/2302298/hungry-lynx-await-debut-of-their.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102020752/http://www.bnd.com/2012/08/30/2302298/hungry-lynx-await-debut-of-their.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2013|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|title=Hungry Lynx await debut of their football program|date=August 30, 2012|first=Steve|last=Korte|access-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref>


[[Dale Carlson]] was hired as head football coach for the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dale Carlson Named Head Football Coach |url=http://lindenwoodlynx.com/news/2015/7/23/FB_0723154938.aspx?path=football|website = Lindenwood University-Belleville|accessdate = 2016-01-08}}</ref>
[[Dale Carlson]] was hired as head football coach for the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dale Carlson Named Head Football Coach|url = http://lindenwoodlynx.com/news/2015/7/23/FB_0723154938.aspx?path=football|website = Lindenwood University-Belleville|access-date = 2016-01-08|archive-date = December 28, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151228114934/http://lindenwoodlynx.com/news/2015/7/23/FB_0723154938.aspx?path=football|url-status = live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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The Belleville Learning Center, previously known as Lindenwood University–Belleville and Lindenwood Belleville, is a defunct satellite campus of Lindenwood University. It offered evening postgraduate and undergraduate classes for about 300 students. Belleville Learning Center is located in Belleville, Illinois, and occupies the former campus of Belleville West High School. Beginning in 2009, Lindenwood University–Belleville offered traditional four-year undergraduate programs and the school gained independent accreditation in 2011, becoming a member of the Lindenwood University system and functioning as a sister-school to Lindenwood University. The undergraduate program was discontinued in 2020 and the Belleville Learning Center returned to its status as a satellite campus of Lindenwood University.

In October 2021, it was announced the City of Belleville was buying the property of the shuttered learning center[1]

History

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As a result of key partnership agreements and state approval in 2003, Lindenwood University purchased the abandoned former campus of the Belleville West High School with original architecture dating back to 1925 by William B. Ittner.[2] Lindenwood-Belleville began by launching a master of arts programs in education and educational administration. Other programs were added through the university's School of Accelerated Degree Programs, an evening-based accelerated format designed for working adults and non-traditional students.[3] The cost of the campus was $1.[4] Belleville Township High School District 201 had operated the building. The university was required to spend funds to improve the property in order to qualify for the $1 price.[5]

As part of a campus restoration campaign, Lindenwood invested $19 million by 2010.[6] The plan included restoration of the auditorium and updating several historic buildings on campus and surrounding properties for academic and administrative use.[2] When it opened in the fall of 2009, the Belleville campus was the only Lindenwood satellite campus to offer daytime classes.[7]

For the 2009–2010 academic year, semester-based programs were only offered to junior- and senior-level students, but in the fall of 2010 the university expanded semester-based programs to all underclassmen.[6] In 2011, Lindenwood University-Belleville transitioned from a satellite campus to a separately accredited college. The university was notified of the accrediting decision in November 2011 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[8] Under the new accreditation, Lindenwood University-Belleville kept the same name and the same governing board as the Lindenwood University campus in St. Charles, Missouri, and was considered a sister school as one part of the Lindenwood University System.[8]

Citing "ongoing financial and enrollment challenges", Lindenwood University's Belleville sister school discontinued its semester-based undergraduate programs after the 2019–20 academic year, while the main location in St. Charles remained open. The approximately 1,100 students enrolled in undergraduate programs at the Belleville campus were permitted to transfer to Lindenwood University in St. Charles and the institution vowed to honor all athletic scholarships for transferring students, even if they no longer participated in sports after relocating. Following the cessation of undergraduate programs, only evening classes continued at Belleville.[9]

The university had, as of 2021, spent $42,000,000 on the campus, according to Patty Gregory, the mayor.[5]

Campus

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Dixon Student Center
The Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center

The 35-acre (14.16 ha) campus is located on West Main Street in Belleville, Illinois, about 16 miles (26 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 Lindenwood Belleville campus. The building also houses many of the academic spaces and facilities and Matt's Cafe.[10]

Lindenwood–Belleville also includes a 900-seat auditorium for performance art and guest speaking engagements, built in 1925 by noted architect William B. Ittner.[3] In 2009, the university began construction of the Alice E. Ackermann Welcome Center, which added 3,000 square feet (280 m2) adjacent to the current auditorium.[11] Other additions to the campus included the Communications Center, Alan J. Dixon Student Center, William L. Enyart Veterans Success Center, Badgley Tennis Complex, and Fred J. Hern Residence Hall.[12]

The campus also includes a number of recreational and intercollegiate athletic facilities. The Lynx Arena is the home to the basketball and volleyball programs while also housing a recreational gym and fitness center on the lower level. Other current sports facilities include tennis courts, a soccer field, and a football stadium.[12][13]

In 2014, Lindenwood Belleville opened a satellite campus of its own in nearby Collinsville, Ill.[14] which offered a variety of accelerated program options.

Housing

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In February 2012, Lindenwood Belleville announced that it purchased the EconoLodge motel, formerly known as the Hyatt Lodge motel, at 2120 W. Main Street for use as student dormitories, named the Lynx Lodge.[15] The addition of the Lynx Lodge property increased the residential student capacity to about 500 for the 2012–13 academic year.[15] Lindenwood Belleville continued to purchase private residential homes surrounding the campus to increase on-campus living capacity, totaling 35 homes as of 2017.[16]

Lindenwood Belleville opened its first of two traditional residence halls in early 2014. The first residence hall is a 25,000-square-foot building that housed 180 female students. The residence hall was built at a cost of $4 million. A second residence hall, the Fred J. Kern Residence Hall, completed in 2014, is a three-story building that housed 200 male students. With the completion of the second residence hall, Lindenwood Belleville had the capacity to house approximately 1,000 students on campus.[17][18]

Lindenwood Belleville offered a variety of housing options, from traditional residence halls to apartments and residential houses. The Fred J. Kern Men's Residence Hall opened in 2014, and the Lady Lynx Lodge opened in 2013. Apartments and residential houses were available to upper classmen. The rooms are furnished and have Internet access.

The campus offered three dining options: Matt's Café, located in Old Main Hall; the Dixon Center Dining Hall; and Grab-and-Go, located in the U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon Student Center. All offered a variety of options with flexible hours.

Academics

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Admin Building
Administration Building

Lindenwood Belleville had full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[19] Lindenwood Belleville was also fully accredited by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and Lindenwood's Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship was fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).[20]

Athletics

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Lindenwood Belleville Lynx logo

The athletic teams of the Belleville campus were called the Lynx. The campus was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); primarily competing as a member of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) from 2014–15 to 2019–20 (when the school closed).[21]

During the 2014–15 season, Lindenwood–Belleville added men's and women's ice hockey as well as men's and women's swimming and diving. The AMC is a non-football conference, so the Lindenwood–Belleville football program played in the Mid-States Football Association beginning in 2015.[17][22][23]

Athletics history

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When the campus closure was announced, student-athletes comprised nearly 80 percent of the student body at Lindenwood–Belleville. Since beginning the Lindenwood–Belleville athletic program, the university has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future.[24] The university began competition as a member of United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) beginning in the 2009–10 school year.[7] Lindenwood–Belleville was accepted into the NAIA as a full member effective August 1, 2012 and competed as an independent within the NAIA in the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) as well as the USCAA.[25]

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.[26][27]

Lindenwood–Belleville joined the American Midwest Conference (AMC) starting in the 2014–15 academic year and the Mid-States Football Association for the 2015 season. Lindenwood–Belleville also added men's and women's ice hockey as well as men's and women's swimming and diving.[28][29]

The university continued to expand athletics, with the announcement of men's and women's rugby and women's field hockey programs.[30][31]

As part of the university's announcement of the cessation of traditional undergraduate programs, 2019–20 was the final season for all but two intercollegiate athletics programs—swimming and diving and the men's ice hockey teams were disbanded after the 2018–19 season.

Teams

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In the 2017–18 school year, the university fielded 33 varsity teams for men and women. Teams competed in the American Midwest Conference (AMC), Mid-South Conference, Mid-States Football Association, and American Collegiate Hockey Association.[32]

Men's sports included: baseball, basketball, competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Women's sports included: basketball, competitive cheer, competitive dance, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

For details pertaining to Lindenwood University-Belleville athletics, visit here.

Football

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Stadium
Lindenwood University-Belleville Stadium

In December 2011, Jeff Fisher (not to be confused with the former Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams head coach of the same name.) was announced as the first head football coach of the Lindenwood–Belleville football team, which began play in fall 2012.[33] Fisher came to Lindenwood–Belleville after serving as an assistant coach and the offensive coordinator for McKendree University for 15 years.[33]

In March 2012, Lindenwood–Belleville broke ground on a $2.3 million renovation to the former Township Stadium. The upgraded stadium, named Lindenwood Stadium, has a seating capacity of 4,129. The Lindenwood–Belleville football program opened its first NAIA season on September 1, 2012, with a 43-37 win over Avila University.[34][35]

Dale Carlson was hired as head football coach for the 2015 season.[36]

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