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✓ LIONEL UNIVERSITY • WEEK OF WELCOME

Week of Welcome at Lionel University

Lionel University Week of Welcome helps students prepare for a strong start to the term. It’s an opportunity to get familiar with your courses, connect with faculty and support teams, explore available resources, and learn how Lionel can support you throughout your academic journey.

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Monday, October 5

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Thursday, October 8

Lionel University Student Connection Challenge

Fall Into Connection

As we wrap up WOW Week, we’re celebrating the connections that make the Lionel University community stronger.

Challenge Dates: Friday, October 9 – Friday, October 16

This fall, step outside your usual routine, connect with others, and create a meaningful experience. Your challenge is simple: participate in a fall-themed activity that helps you connect with another person, your community, or the world around you.

How to Participate

Choose One Fall Connection Activity

Connect with a Classmate

Meet up with a fellow Lionel student for coffee, lunch, a walk, a study session, or another activity.

Enjoy a Fall Activity

Visit a farmers market, fall festival, pumpkin patch, outdoor event, or another seasonal activity.

Move Together

Go for a hike, walk, workout, recreational sport, or another physical activity with someone else.

Give Back

Volunteer or participate in a community service activity.

Create Your Own

Come up with your own fall-inspired activity that brings people together.

How to Enter

Every Entry Must Include a Photo

Complete your activity between October 9–16 and choose one of the options below.

Option 1

Post on Instagram

  1. Complete your activity between October 9–16.
  2. Take a photo of your experience.
  3. Post your photo on Instagram.
  4. Tag @LionelUniversity.
  5. Use #LionelWOWWeek.

Option 2

Submit the Form

  1. Complete your activity between October 9–16.
  2. Take a photo of your experience.
  3. Submit your photo through the Student Connection Challenge Form.
  4. Tell us briefly what you did and how the experience helped you connect.

No social media account? No problem. You can still participate by submitting the form.

Lionel Students Are:

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Working While Learning

  • 86% of students are employed while enrolled, with a majority working 30+ hours per week

  • Most students are balancing full-time work, family, and school — a powerful testament to Lionel’s flexible, stackable program design

  • Despite demanding schedules, student satisfaction remains high

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Consistently Engaged, Fully Invested

  • 80%+ of students log in 3–6 days per week, showing strong commitment and consistent engagement

  • 90%+ plan to continue to the next term, demonstrating exceptional retention and satisfaction

  • New graduate and certificate programs are earn high marks building confidence and sustained growth
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Satisfied — and Ready for What’s Next

  • 98% of students said they are satisfied with their studies at Lionel

  • 94–95% would recommend their course to a friend

  • 90%+ achieved the learning goals they set at the beginning of the course

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Mentored by Industry Leaders

  • Instructors scored 4.6–4.8 out of 5 on average across all categories

  • Top-rated traits: respect for students, prompt grading, and helpful feedback

  • Nearly every student felt valued and supported by their instructors

Transform Your Skills.
Expand Your Opportunities.
Shape Your Career.

Stackable education built for real-world success. Discover the certifications and stackable pathways that help fitness professionals grow their skills, expand their impact, and advance toward long-term education and career goals. 

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Certified Personal Trainer

Begin with CPT to build foundational coaching and exercise science skills. This pathway serves as the launch point into strength training, performance, and entry-level degree credit.

Science of Nutrition

Foundations of Nutrition Science

Start with core nutrition education that prepares you for advanced nutrition specialist programs and degree-level coursework in health promotion and wellness.

Corrective Exercise Specialist

Corrective Exercise Specialist

Build the ability to assess movement patterns and design programs that improve function and reduce risk. This pathway supports roles in recovery-focused coaching and connects to clinical exercise science study.

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Fitness Sales
Specialist

Develop communication, leadership, and business skills essential for guiding gym operations and client engagement. This pathway prepares you for supervisory roles and aligns with fitness management degree tracks.

Facility Management

Facility Management Specialist

Learn core operations, safety, and service principles needed to manage modern fitness environments. This pathway supports leadership advancement and aligns with managerial degree pathways.

Behavior Based Coaching

Behavior-Based Coaching Specialist

Build communication and behavior-change techniques that help clients create sustainable, long-term progress. This pathway complements coaching roles and connects to leadership or psychology coursework.

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Blood & Biomarker Specialist

Learn to interpret key biomarkers that influence training, recovery, and long-term wellness goals. This pathway supports advanced work in performance optimization and future study in human physiology.

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LinkedIn Networking
Specialist

Enhance your professional presence and networking strategy to attract clients and career opportunities. This pathway supports job placement readiness and aligns with degree-level professional development tracks.

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Influencer Marketing: Launch You

Learn to create content, grow audiences, and build authentic partnerships in the wellness space. This pathway expands digital career opportunities and pairs well with coaching and nutrition programs.

Entrepreneur Tool Kit

Entrepreneurship
Toolkit

Develop essential business skills to launch, market, and operate a fitness or wellness brand. This pathway supports independent professionals and integrates with business or leadership-focused coursework.