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Mars Hill University Seeks Input on Search for New President

As the committee working to find the next president of Mars Hill University moves into the next phase of its search, it is seeking public input to help it develop... [READ MORE]


Lunsford Festival Turns 50

This is a milestone year for western North Carolina’s second oldest folk music festival. The 2017 edition of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival will be the... [READ MORE]


Southern Appalachian Chamber Singers to Perform

The Southern Appalachian Chamber Singers will make their fifteenth appearances for Charleston SC’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival on May 27. This coming Saturday, May 20, the ensemble will be presenting a... [READ MORE]


TO ALL CONTINUING/RETURNING STUDENTS:

I hope you’ve had a good and restful break and are ready and excited to start spring semester at MHU. Some important information to take note of: Check-in is REQUIRED... [READ MORE]


MHU Grad Awarded Foundation of the Carolinas – Carolina Panthers Stadium Corporation Graduate Scholarship

The Carolina Panthers professional football team will recognize Carl Mattox at a game this August as a recipient of the Foundation of the Carolinas – Carolina Panthers Stadium Corporation Graduate... [READ MORE]


A Benefit for Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre (SART): Hard Travelin’ With Woody

Hard Travelin’ With Woody, a critically acclaimed multimedia solo show with the music and artworks of Woody Guthrie, written and performed by Randy Noojin, will be presented as a benefit... [READ MORE]


Mountain Science Exploration

July 17-21, 2017 at Mars Hill University Madison County (NC) and Mars Hill University are hosting a weeklong summer program for high school students. This camp includes activities to expose... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Holds Spring Commencement

Mars Hill University conferred 155 bachelor’s degrees and three master’s degrees during its spring commencement ceremony on May 13, 2017. Social work was the most popular major among the graduates,... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Adds Two New Degrees and a Certificate Program

Mars Hill University’s third graduate degree is one of three new programs approved by the university’s board of trustees at its meeting on May 12, 2017. The master of arts... [READ MORE]


MHU Staff Present on First Year Experience

Staff from the Center for Student Success—Ryan Bell, Amy Carraux Price and Lisa Wachtman—along with Director of Institutional Research, Dr. Suzanne Klonis, in collaboration with Dr. Jason Pierce, former Interim... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Theatre Department Postpones Performances of Ruthless! The Musical

Due to illness of a cast member, the performances of “Ruthless! The Musical” by the Mars Hill University theatre arts department scheduled for April 27-30, 2017, have been postponed. The... [READ MORE]


Coming up at Mars Hill University March 20-27

TUESDAY, MARCH 21 Crossroads Chapel Service 11:00 a.m. Broyhill Chapel Communion and prayer service MHU Conversations 3:00-5:00 p.m. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies ( inside Renfro Library) Eudaimonia—“human flourishing” What... [READ MORE]