Lindenwood University, Private university in St. Charles, Missouri, United States.
Lindenwood University covers around 500 acres (200 hectares) northwest of St. Louis and includes teaching buildings, dormitories and sports facilities for about 7000 students. The campus combines older brick structures with newer additions and offers green spaces that stretch between the different areas.
George and Mary Sibley founded the institution in 1827 as a girls' school in an area that then marked the western frontier of the young United States. It evolved over the decades into a coeducational university and now offers a broad range of subjects.
The library collects archive pieces tracing the region's development and works with partners across the state to make sources available online. Students and visitors can view the collections on site and learn about the early history of the Midwest.
The campus sits a few miles outside the center of St. Charles and is reached via country roads, with parking available at several points. Visitors can walk between buildings but should allow extra time for longer distances.
The J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts hosts theater productions and concerts throughout the academic year, presenting both students and outside artists. The building combines teaching spaces for performing arts with stages where public performances take place.
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