Mars Hill University

Mars Hill University's Delaney Taylor was named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team.

The North Carolina Epsilon Chapter 120 of Alpha Chi Honor Society at Mars Hill University inducted seven new members in the spring semester of 2019. Members of the honor society must be juniors and seniors with grade point averages in the top 10 percent of the student body.

Mars Hill University recognizes 334 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2019 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Mars Hill University graduated 167 students during spring commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

Mars Hill University recognizes 313 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Mars Hill junior swimmer Lorna Doorman will represent Zimbabwe at the World Short Course Swimming Championships held in Hangzhou, China from December 11th through the 16th.

Mars Hill University recognizes 342 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Among the graduates in retiring MHU President Dan Lunsford's final commencement were the university's first master of management grads.

Olivia Hokanson of the Mars Hill women's lacrosse team was named to the 2018 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Zag Sports Division II Academic Honor Roll, as announced Monday afternoon. To be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

Six Mars Hill University students were among more than 120 students from 24 colleges and universities who debated the topic of "Ethics and the Future of Community" at the 2018 NCICU Ethics Bowl.

Mars Hill third baseman Casey Stanek was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference preseason first team.

Five Mars Hill Lions baseball players earned 2018 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Preseason All-Conference team honors.

Mars Hill University's Shahnika Williams was tabbed as the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested Jan. 8 - 14.

Mars Hill University recognizes 361 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the Fall 2017 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a minimum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C.

Fifteen students were inducted into the Mars Hill University chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society in fall 2017.

Mars Hill University conferred bachelor's degrees on 63 undergraduates who completed their degree requirements in August or December. Among the graduates, the most popular majors were business administration, criminal justice, and social work.

Mars Hill volleyball's Lauren Hochstetler was named to the 2017 Academic All-America Division II Volleyball Team as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on December 12, 2017. Hochstetler was named First Team for the first time in her career. Hochstetler is the first volleyball player in program history to earn a First Team Academic All-American selection and the first volleyball player since 1985 to get recognized by CoSIDA (Denise Groh, Honorable Mention). She is also the first female student-athlete in Mars Hill history to earn a First Team selection. Head Coach Tony Fontanelle said of his senior outside hitter, "It has been an honor to have Lauren as part of the Mars Hill volleyball program. The example that she has set for fellow teammates and student-athletes, both on and off the court, has been something to behold." Hochstetler holds a 4.00 GPA while studying chemistry with minors in biology and pre-professional studies.