Coming Up at Mars Hill University - April 14-27, 2025

Mars Hill, NC (04/14/2025) — A listing of MHU events which are open to the general public.
Unless otherwise indicated, event admission is free.

For more information, contact Mike Thornhill, Director of Communications, (828) 689-1298, mthornhill@mhu.edu.

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Monday, April 14

Clothesline Project (rescheduled from last week)
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lower Quad
Empowering event designed to provide healing for sexual assault survivors, education about violence and violence prevention. It uses decorated t-shirts displayed on a clothesline to help air the dirty laundry of activities and violence often committed behind closed doors.

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Tuesday, April 15

Spring SLAM
9 a.m.-4 p.m., various venues (opening ceremony in Moore Auditorium)
SLAM stands for Student Liberal Arts Mosaic. It's a day on which classes are canceled so that students may present, or experience other students presenting, their research, creativity, and performance works. Plenary session at 10:45 a.m. is a debate featuring panels of students and faculty, with audience participation, on the topic "Is AI Our Friend?"

Spring Opera Production
7:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
MHU music department, in association with the theatre arts department, presents an operatic production of Henry Purcell's "Dido & Aneas." Free admission; open to the public.

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Thursday, April 17

Healthy Lions Color Walk/Run 5K
4 p.m., Otis Duck Greenway
This event is a 5 km (3.1 mi) walk or run during which participants are cheered on and showered with colored powder at various points along the course. Participants should wear a white shirt.

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Friday, April 18

Good Friday holiday - no classes; most university offices closed

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Tuesday, April 22

True North
11 a.m., Broyhill Chapel
Weekly chapel service for the MHU community.

Earth Day
12:30-2 p.m., Arbor between Marshbanks and McConnell Halls
Hands-on creative and eco-friendly activities. Participants can paint river rocks or take part in Tiny Sprouts, a pot-your-own-plant station.

Faculty Voice Recital - Simone Vigilante
7:30 p.m., Broyhill Chapel
Performance by voice faculty of Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben.

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Wednesday, April 23

Sunset Plant & Lichen Walk
7 p.m., Bailey Mountain Preserve
Celebrate MHU Earth Week with a sunset plant and lichen walk at Bailey Mountain Preserve with Prof. Laura Boggess. Open to community.

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Thursday, April 24

Earth Week Mini Film Festival
6 p.m., Ferguson Health Sciences Building, Room 306
Celebrate Earth Week with MHU's Appalachian Studies and Environmental Studies programs as we screen two films that explore Appalachian biodiversity. The Last Dragons (10 mins, 2014, dir. Jeremy Monroe & David Herasimtschuk) looks at the endangered hellbender salamander; Paradise (71 mins, 2025, dir. Garret Martin) follows Joe Hollis, who lived off of the grid for fifty years at the foot of the highest mountains in the east, on land that "boasts over a thousand different species, including many that can't be found anywhere else in the country." The films will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

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Friday, April 25

Moon Tree Ribbon Cutting
2:30 p.m., In front of Carter-Humphrey House at intersection of Athletic Street and Bailey Street (rain location: Ponder Atrium of Ferguson Math & Science Center)
Ceremony for MHU's Moon Tree, which was part of NASA's Artemis I mission which tested effects of microgravity on germination and other plant traits. Mars Hill University was among the first 150 institutions selected out of more than 1,300 applicants nationwide to receive an Artemis Moon Tree from NASA. The Moon Tree program features trees grown from seeds that traveled to space aboard the Artemis I mission in November 2022.

Bailey Mountain Cloggers Spring Concert: Romeo & Juliet
7 p.m., Moore Auditorium
The greatest love story retold through a show of clogging and dance. Join us for three nights in Moore Auditorium and fall in love with Romeo and Juliet through modern day music and dance. Tickets are $15 (free for MHU students, staff, and faculty).

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Saturday, April 26

Lion Life
9 a.m., Ferguson Math & Science Center (check-in)
Lion Life is designed to provide new students with an introduction to life at Mars Hill University. Enrolling students attend one of four sessions offered in the spring and summer. At Lion Life, they will receive important information to prepare for the fall semester, connect with faculty and staff, receive their fall class schedules (after completing the class schedule questionnaire), and meet some of new classmates.

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Sunday, April 27

Bailey Mountain Cloggers Spring Concert: Romeo & Juliet
3 p.m., Moore Auditorium
The greatest love story retold through a show of clogging and dance. Join us for three nights in Moore Auditorium and fall in love with Romeo and Juliet through modern day music and dance. Tickets are $15 (free for MHU students, staff, and faculty).

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Mountain Lions Athletics Home Events
Ticket prices, policies, and other information: https://marshilllions.com/athletics/tickets

Tuesday, April 15
Baseball vs. Belmont Abbey, 2 p.m.

Friday, April 18
Women's tennis vs. Lander, 2 p.m.
Baseball vs. Emory & Henry, 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 19
Baseball vs. Emory & Henry (double-header), 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Softball vs. Virginia-Wise (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22
Baseball vs. Emmanuel, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23
Men's lacrosse vs. Limestone, 4 p.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Limestone, 7 p.m.

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Upcoming

Lions' Choice Awards
Tuesday, April 29
Moore Auditorium or Meares Stadium
The Lions' Choice Awards are the annual awards ceremony that recognize the academic and athletic accomplishments of Mars Hill University student-athletes. Awards range from Male and Female Highest GPA, as well as Highest Team GPA, to Man and Female of the Year. The LCA's recognize stellar athletic performances with the Performance of the Year Award as well as Male and Female Athlete of the Year. Celebrating community engagement and support from the Mars Hill University faculty/staff are also key honors recognized at the event.

Golden Lion Awards
Friday, May 2
Owen Theatre
Performances and awards for theatre arts.

Nursing Pinning and Lamp Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, May 8, 2 p.m.
Graduating nurses will receive a pin which signifies their transition from the student role to the medical practice role. The tradition is said to have originated in the 1860s with Florence Nightingale, who presented medals of excellence to the graduating nurses of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England.

Health Sciences White Coat Ceremony
Friday, May 9, 10 a.m.
White Coat Ceremony for graduating seniors in Allied and Integrative Health Sciences.

Spring Commencement
Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m.
Moore Auditorium
Graduation ceremony for students completing their degree requirements in spring 2025. Members of the class of 1975 (50-year reunion class) will lead the procession of graduates into the auditorium.

Friends of Bailey Mountain Spring Meeting
Monday, May 12, 5 p.m.
Renfro 307
This community group convenes to support stewardship of Bailey Mountain including preservation, management and access. We meet quarterly and are open to all. The Chair reports any recommendations and concerns to the Town Manager of Mars Hill.