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New Vice President Named for Mars Hill University

Mars Hill University opened the 2019-2020 academic year with a new vice president leading its student development division. Dave Rozeboom joined the university in August. He previously was vice president... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Offers Half Off Tuition Through Local Lion Promise Scholarship

Students from four Western North Carolina counties get a 50 percent discount on tuition at Mars Hill University, thanks to a new scholarship program. The Local Lion Promise guarantees scholarships... [READ MORE]


Mountain Heritage Students Awarded Scholarships to Mars Hill University

Mars Hill University presented scholarships to four graduating seniors at Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville during the high school’s Evening of Excellence ceremony. Among the recipients is Alyssa Jamerson,... [READ MORE]


MHU Trustee Given Key To the City

The Town of Forest City, North Carolina, proclaimed Saturday, May 18, 2019 as Max E. Burgin Day. Burgin is a Mars Hill University trustee. In a ceremony at First Wesleyan... [READ MORE]


Class of 2019 Urged To Live, To Love, and To Be Loved

“I urge you to bet on love. Gamble on fullness of life, the reality of calling, and the adventure of purpose. Wager that it matters.” That charge to the Mars... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Names New Director of Athletics

Rick Baker, Mars Hill University’s longtime sports information director and assistant athletic director, has been named director of athletics. He has served as interim athletic director for several months and... [READ MORE]


Malik Anderson Receives Student Teacher Award

MHU’s Teacher Education Program recognized its student teachers. Eighteen students received certificates for completion of their student teaching. Malik Anderson, a graduating senior from Dahlonega, Georgia, received the Outstanding Student... [READ MORE]


Mountain Mover – Zach Benton

Our latest Mountain Mover is a familiar face on the Mars Hill University campus and in the community. We talked to Zach Benton on the day after World Down Syndrome... [READ MORE]


Two New Exhibits In Glass Gallery

The Glass Gallery in the Moore Fine Arts Building lobby currently has two exhibits on view simultaneously. Katherine Maloney, an artist in residence here at MHU, is showing some beautifully... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill Co-hosts 42nd Annual Appalachian Studies Conference

Engage, sustain, and innovate. Words that often are associated with Asheville, but which sometimes run counter to stereotypes of the wider Appalachian region. Organizers of the Appalachian Studies Association Conference,... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill Theatre Arts Department Presents Disney’s “Freaky Friday: A New Musical”

Mars Hill University’s Theatre Arts Department is honored to premiere Disney’s “Freaky Friday: A New Musical” both in North Carolina and as the first collegiate production. Performances are at 7:30... [READ MORE]


Fall 2018 Dean’s List at Mars Hill University

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... [READ MORE]