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Mars Hill University Receives NEH Grant to Plan New Active Learning Center
Mars Hill University will use a nearly-$35,000 federal grant to begin planning for an expansion of the current Rural Heritage Museum into an active learning center to better connect students to the Southern Appalachian region in which the university is...
May 2, 2022, 12:43pm EDT
Mars Hill University Announces $20 Million Campaign for New Campus Center
Mars Hill University will build a new campus center which will bring together many student-focused amenities and departments under one roof. University leaders announced a $20 million capital fundraising campaign for the project during a kickoff event ...
Apr 22, 2022, 6:01pm EDT
Grants Allow Mars Hill University to Upgrade Lighting and Sound in Owen Theatre
Mars Hill University's Owen Theatre is getting a new sound and lighting system. Thanks to generous donations from the Stonecutter Foundation and Dominion Energy, the university will purchase a new sound board, wireless microphones, spotlights, and othe...
Mar 29, 2022, 2:12pm EDT
Banjo, Fiddle, and Appalachian-Irish Dance at Mars Hill University Features Jake Blount and Nic Gareiss
Mars Hill University's Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies presents an evening of banjo, fiddle, and Appalachian-Irish dance featuring Jake Blount, accompanied by Nic Gareiss, in Moore Auditorium on Saturday April 2, 2022, at 7 p.m. The event is co-s...
Mar 11, 2022, 10:25am EST
Trustees Extend Mars Hill University President's Contract
Mars Hill University's board of trustees recently extended the contract of President Tony Floyd through May 2025. "Tony Floyd is strategic, a visionary and has a unique understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing higher education," said b...
Mar 2, 2022, 2:56pm EST
Tracy Parkinson Promoted to Executive Vice President and Provost at Mars Hill University
Tracy Parkinson, Ph.D., provost at Mars Hill University, has been promoted to executive vice president and provost. President Tony Floyd announced the promotion, which came as the Board of Trustees authorized a new contract which will commit Parkinson ...
Mar 2, 2022, 12:20pm EST
New Partnership Provides Path for Mars Hill University Students To More Easily Pursue Graduate Degrees at Lenoir-Rhyne University
Mars Hill University (MHU) students and graduates who want to continue their education with a master's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) now have a direct pathway to do so. The two institutions recently signed a memorandum of understanding tha...
Mar 1, 2022, 4:58pm EST
Gumbo As an Illustration of Diversity and Inclusion
"You don't have to be something you're not, to try to fit in and belong," said Jonathan "Jay" Augustine, J.D., D.Min. "In a diverse America we want you to bring your full and authentic self to the table." Augustine spoke at Mars Hill University's Moore...
Feb 28, 2022, 12:33pm EST
Top North Carolina High School Choral Students Perform at Mars Hill University
The 2022 J. Elwood Roberts/Mars Hill University Choral Festival returned to the campus of Mars Hill University on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The festival choir was conducted by renowned conductor and composer, Rollo A. Dilworth. Dilworth serves as th...
Feb 22, 2022, 2:35pm EST
Mars Hill University Names New Trustees
Three new members and one previous member joined Mars Hill University's board of trustees in January. Jeff Miles of Rabun Gap, Georgia. Miles is a member of the Mars Hill class of 2001 and a former member of the university's board of advisors. He is...
Jan 31, 2022, 2:22pm EST