LWU faculty, staff and students visit Abbey Theatre 2026-03-12 - Dublin, Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students visited the world-famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, for a backstage tour before attending a centennial production of Sean O'Casey's classic play "The Plough and the Stars" about the 1916 Easter Rising. To prepare for the March 1-9, 2026, trip, which was funded in part by a university grant and a gift from the late honorary alumnus Dr. Jerry Westerfield of Russell Springs, the students spent the first seven weeks of the spring semester studying Irish art, culture, film and literature. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Do they have a beaver problem at Long Run? 2026-03-12 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen. I stopped in to Long Run Park last week to do a little birdwatching, and noticed that trees a lot of trees around the edge of the lake at Long Run Park are no longer. Is this the work of a colony of beavers? Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pooler and Stotts engaged at Cliffs of Moher 2026-03-12 - County Clare, Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Shortly after Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students arrived at the Cliffs of Moher, Lucas Pooler '26 proposed to his girlfriend, Laney Stotts '27. "I'll never forget it. It was so beautiful," said Stotts. "I don't think he could have picked a more romantic spot." "It had been planned out for months," said Pooler, a business administration major with a management emphasis from Columbia. "When she told me that she wanted to go on the trip, I was like, 'This would be the perfect time to do it.'" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU faculty, staff and students at Cliffs of Moher 2026-03-12 - Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students gather at the Cliffs of Moher, which are in southwestern Ireland. Students on the trip were, in no particular order: Mac Bettersworth, Zoe Boatright, Emma Brown, Morgan Bryant, Sarai Collins, Whitley Gibson, Brandon Grider, Cori Groce, Madeline Hardwick, Leeshawn Johnson, Grace Lowther, Shiane Lussier, Ross Montgomery, Mackenzie Parnell, Sabrina Ruiz, Piper Samples, Leona Smith, Christian Varga, Megan Whitson, Madison Wiser, Lucas Pooler, Laney Stotts, Sarah Sonnabend, Gage Carnes, and Alannah Bowman. The LWU employees who helped lead the study-abroad trip were Rachel Carr, Kassidy Phelps, Allison Smith, Travis Smith, and Karolyn Steffens. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU faculty, staff and students at Yeats statue 2026-03-12 - Sligo, Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students pose with a statue of the poet William Butler Yeats in the coastal seaport city of Sligo, Ireland. Students on the trip were, in no particular order: Mac Bettersworth, Zoe Boatright, Emma Brown, Morgan Bryant, Sarai Collins, Whitley Gibson, Brandon Grider, Cori Groce, Madeline Hardwick, Leeshawn Johnson, Grace Lowther, Shiane Lussier, Ross Montgomery, Mackenzie Parnell, Sabrina Ruiz, Piper Samples, Leona Smith, Christian Varga, Megan Whitson, Madison Wiser, Lucas Pooler, Laney Stotts, Sarah Sonnabend, Gage Carnes, and Alannah Bowman. The LWU employees who helped lead the study-abroad trip were Rachel Carr, Kassidy Phelps, Allison Smith, Travis Smith, and Karolyn Steffens. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson University creates KSP Scholarship 2026-03-12 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Representatives from Kentucky State Police and Lindsey Wilson University gathered on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Kentucky State Police Academy in Frankfort to announce the Lindsey Wilson Kentucky State Police Scholarship. Seated: Lindsey Wilson Assistant Director of the Counseling Graduate Program Hannah Coyt '98 and Kentucky State Police Lt. Col. Jeremy Hamm. Standing, from left: Lindsey Wilson Regional Enrollment Director for Educational Outreach Mamadou Fall '08, Kentucky State Police Lt. Charles Hedgespeth '10, Lindsey Wilson criminal justice professor Mary Schwendau, Lindsey Wilson Assistant Vice President of Educational Outreach Tommie Ann Saragas '03, Kentucky State Police Capt. Kyle Nall and Kentucky State Police Sgt. Matt Sudduth. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County - storm clouds coming in 2026-03-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Wednesday's high winds made it hard to focus on these flowers in the early afternoon weather changes. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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