🎉 Welcome Ali Jeffers ’10, ’14 to the Office of Development, Alumni & Parent Relations as our new Regional Philanthropic Engagement Officer for St. Louis! Fun fact: This is her second time working full-time at McKendree—true Bearcat pride! 💜🐾

💜✨ Start Homecoming Saturday strong—Let the Good Times ROAR! Registration is now open for the 5K Walk/Run & Kids’ Dash. Grab your family, grab your friends, and join us for a morning of Bearcat spirit. 🏃‍♂️ https://t.co/G06uD0v7tK

✨ 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤 ✨ 🐾Join us Sept. 25 at The Hett for the 2025 Lanter Lecture with Maxine Clark, Founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop® & Chief Inspirator of the Delmar DivINe™. 🕒 3–4:30 PM FREE Admission Q&A included

This morning, our McKendree community gathered together in remembrance of September 11, 2001. We honor the lives lost, the courage of the first responders, and the resilience of our nation. #NeverForget

💜 Bearcats in Overland Park 💜 We had a great time at our Bearcat Pop-Up at Scissors & Scotch catching up with alumni. 🐾💜 Big thanks to Braden Posey ’10 for hosting and to everyone who came out! Stay tuned for our next stop 👀

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to Alumni Board member Dana Barnard '00! Thank you for all you do for McKendree and our alumni community! Wishing you a day full of joy and Bearcat spirit! 💜 🐾

✨💜 Happy #PurpleFriday, Bearcats! 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 registration is LIVE—𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒–𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. Get ready to 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑹𝑶𝑨𝑹! 🐾 https://t.co/dU4WtRGzNk

We're excited to announce our 2025 @Mckendree_FB Kickoff Event! It will take place on Friday, September 5th from 11AM to 1PM at Creekside Bar & Grill right here in Lebanon! Mark your calendars, and we'll see you there! #GLVCfb | #D2football | #BearcatsUnleashed

💜🐾 Thank you to Lauren Reeves ’17 for 6 years of dedicated service on the McKendree Alumni Board! She recently wrapped up her 2nd term but will stay engaged with our Bearcat community. We’re grateful for her leadership, passion & commitment!

🎉 Help us wish a Happy Birthday to 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢, Associate Director of Alumni & Constituent Engagement! 🎂 Thanks for all you do to spread Bearcat pride.💜 Hope your day includes a Mountain Dew and a slice of Casey's pizza!

🎉 Welcome our newest Alumni Board member, 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞 '𝟏𝟒💜 We're so excited to have Clinton back on campus to continue his involvement with McKendree! 🐾

💜🐾 Alumni Board volunteers joined McKendree’s newest Bearcats for Into the Streets last weekend—a New Student Orientation tradition of service & community. Thanks to our alums for coming out! ✨ Alumni, do you remember your Into the Streets? #BearcatPride #IntoTheStreets

🐾🎉 Happy First Day of School, Bearcats! 💜 Here’s to new goals, memories & opportunities this year. Big thanks to Pop, Drop & Party for the balloon display—perfect for first-day pics! 🎈📸

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🐾 Now presenting the 2025 McKendree Sports Hall of Fame inductees: • 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒆 '20 – Football • 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒚 (𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆) 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆 '16 – Women's Basketball, Softball • 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒘𝒆 – Men's and Women's Water Polo Head Coach • 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to Alumni Board member Constance Rockingham '75! Thank you for all you do for McKendree and our alumni community! Wishing you a day full of joy and Bearcat spirit! 💜 🐾

🌅 Senior Sunrise — Class of 2026! 📅 Mon, Aug 25 | 5:45–7:45 AM | Sunrise at 6:23 AM 📍 The Fountain Bring a blanket, enjoy donuts, & toss your yellow duck at sunrise. $20.26 Senior Class Gift supports the Annual Fund 🎓 👉 RSVP: https://t.co/7ItrkpMpNJ

🍻 Kansas City Bearcats! We're popping up in Overland Park! 📅 Fri, Sept 5 | ⏰ 7-9 PM 📍 Scissors & Scotch (alumni-owned by Braden Posey '10) First drink's on us—come hang with fellow alumni 🐾💜 👉 RSVP: https://t.co/CpqUVWOlZL #BearcatPopUp

🌙 What a magical night watching 𝑴𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒂 2 on the front lawn! Huge thanks to Fantastick Pops, Sodexo, Hettenhausen Center, and our behind-the-scenes crew. None of this would be possible without you! Mahalo to everyone who came out! What movie should we show next? 🎥🍿

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to Alumni Board member Martha Roy '67! Thank you for all you do for McKendree and our alumni community! Wishing you a day full of joy and Bearcat spirit! 💜 🐾