McKendree University Admission

10/31/2026

Boo! 👻 The only thing scarier than Halloween is missing out on becoming a McKendree Bearcat! 🎃💜💛

Skip the tricks and treat yourself to a bright future. Apply TODAY and see what’s waiting for you at McKendree!

🍬 Don’t ghost your future — apply now!
🔗 mckendree.edu/apply

10/19/2026

🍂🍁 Fall is calling, and your future Bearcat adventure awaits! 🐾

Join us at Preview day on November 7th! Get a glimpse of campus life, explore our academics from faculty and students during an interactive panel, take a campus tour, enjoy lunch with us, and get free tickets to a McKendree football game 💜🏈

Ready to picture yourself at McKendree? We can’t wait to welcome you to campus! Visit the link in our bio to register today!

09/16/2026

Building your college future, one conversation at a time 💜 College fair season is here, and the McKendree admissions team is ready to help you put the pieces together!

We hope to see you at a college fair near you! 💜 you can also sign up for a campus visit via the link in our bio!

Thanks to McKendree Women's Soccer for this awesome idea!

09/02/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧... 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐞! 💜🤠

Round up your favorite deputies, space rangers, family and friends for a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 Outdoor Movie Night at McKendree University featuring 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒊𝒙𝒂𝒓'𝒔 𝑻𝒐𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 5!

📅 Friday, September 25
📍 McKendree University Front Lawn
⏰ Check-in begins at 6:30 p.m.
🎬 Movie begins at 7:30 p.m.

Pack up your lawn chairs and blankets and get ready for an adventure under the stars. Concessions and Fantastick Pops will be available for purchase throughout the evening!

🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞!
Every General Admission ticket includes 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 for a chance to win a cooler filled with movie night goodies! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧!

⭐ 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟑𝟎!
You’ll receive 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, a 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭 to take home AND 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 for a chance to win the Ultimate Movie Night Prize!

Grab your favorite movie buddies and join us for a night under the stars with Woody, Buzz, and the whole gang!

🎥 RSVP today: https://bit.ly/4h37pMC🚀

09/01/2026

💜 We’re hiring!
Are you passionate about helping students find their place in higher education? McKendree University is looking for an Admission Counselor to join our team! 🐻
In this role, you’ll connect with prospective students and families, build meaningful relationships, represent McKendree at schools and events, and help future Bearcats take the next step toward their college journey.
✨ If you’re a people person, love connecting with students, and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
📍 Lebanon, IL
💼 Admission Counselor
🐻 Join the McKendree team!

Click the link in our bio to apply! ✨



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08/31/2026

Annual McKendree Softball Golf Outing Oct 4th! Please feel free to share this with anyone you feel would be interested in joining and supporting our program! We would love to see you there for this fun event! If you can't make it, please consider being a hole sponsor!

https://giving.mckendree.edu/e/2026-mckendree-softball-golf-tournament/

08/31/2026

We're Hiring, Bearcats!

Interested in working for your alma mater? Come back to where your Bearcat journey began and explore career opportunities at McKendree University!

Whether you're looking for your next career move or know someone who would be a great addition to the McKendree team, check out our current openings.

View available job postings & apply: https://bit.ly/47JA58o

08/28/2026

Meet the Class of 2030! 💜

This incoming class marks several milestones for McKendree:
• Second-largest incoming class in university history
• Most geographically diverse class, representing 73 countries, territories, and states
• Fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth for McKendree

This photo is the first memory of a class that will share late nights, celebrate big accomplishments, build lifelong friendships, and create countless Bearcat memories.

Welcome, Class of 2030! Your story starts here. 🐾

08/26/2026

📍 We’ve moved!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 has a new home! 💜🐾 Our team is now located at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐞 inside the former Locust Hills Clubhouse—which is also the new 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫!

We’re excited to make this space a new home for our Bearcat alumni and friends and can’t wait to welcome you!

A few other campus offices have moved, too:
✨ 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 are also now located at The Hills at McKendree.
✨ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 can now be found in the former Alumni House on N. Alton Street.

New spaces, same Bearcat family. 💜 We hope you’ll stop by and see us soon!

08/24/2026