Recent News
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
Austin Lee Named Chair of Mars Hill University Board of Advisors
Austin Lee of Atlanta, Georgia, has been named the new chair of the Mars Hill University Board of Advisors. He succeeds Anna Renfro, who has been named to the university's board of trustees. His two-year term began January 1, 2022. Lee is a 2003 gradu...
Jan 31, 2022, 11:23am EST
Mars Hill University Joins National Student Exchange
Mars Hill University students have a new way to access opportunities to study at other institutions around the globe. The university joined National Student Exchange (NSE), an organization that provides accessible study-away to undergraduate students. ...
Jan 28, 2022, 2:47pm EST
Mars Hill University Scholarship Program Expands to Additional WNC Counties and to East Tennessee
Mars Hill University is expanding its scholarship program geared to local students to include additional counties in Western North Carolina and offering similar scholarships to East Tennessee students through the Tennessee Neighbor Promise. Established...
Mar 29, 2021, 4:10pm EDT
New Faculty for 2018-19 at Mars Hill University
Mars Hill University began classes for its traditional program on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, and along with new students, the university also welcomed new full-time faculty for the 2018-19 academic year. Sharon Bigger, Visiting Associate Professor of...
Aug 21, 2018, 6:24pm EDT
Convocation Speakers Urge Mars Hill University Students to Move Mountains
"Our world needs you, faculty, students, staff. We need writers. We need newspaper people. We need chemists. We need reporters. Dancers, actors, doctors, teachers. We need coaches." Those words from Mars Hill University President Tony Floyd helped form...
Aug 21, 2018, 4:21pm EDT
Mars Hill University Museum Film About Civil War Incident Is Honored By Film Festival
A film about the Shelton Laurel Massacre has placed as a semifinalist for the 2018 Southeastern International Film Festival. The film was produced to accompany "The Civil War in the Southern Highlands: A Human Perspective," an exhibition curated and di...
Aug 14, 2018, 4:40pm EDT
Two MHU Professors and One Staff Member Awarded For Work With Students
Brett Johnson, an associate professor of sociology, received the 2018 Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award at Mars Hill University. Johnson, who joined the Mars Hill faculty in 2012, was recognized for outstanding performance as a classroom teacher, outstan...
Aug 14, 2018, 3:22pm EDT
Mars Hill University Selects Provost
John Omachonu will join Mars Hill University as provost, effective August 13, 2018. He will be the chief academic officer for all academic and student development programs and report directly to the president. University President Tony Floyd said, "I b...
Aug 7, 2018, 2:08pm EDT
Mars Hill University Director of Athletics To Retire
Mars Hill University Athletic Director David Riggins announced he will retire in December at the end of the fall semester. David Riggins has served Mars Hill for 32 years. He joined the school as head men's basketball coach in 1986, added the title of ...
Jul 27, 2018, 12:20pm EDT