News /
What's Happening

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... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Team Up for Lion Life

Some students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians got a chance to experience college life while they’re still in high school. The “Lion Life” program at... [READ MORE]


Iconic Mars Hill Educator Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Virginia Hart, the longtime coach and professor who founded the Mars Hill University’s women’s varsity athletics program, received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.... [READ MORE]


Criminal Justice Students Will Help in Fight Against Human Trafficking

Students in Mars Hill University’s criminal justice program will have an opportunity this fall that their peers at other schools won’t have. They’ll be working with the federal government’s Human... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Nursing Students Spend the Summer on the Job

Three nursing students in Mars Hill University’s Judge-McRae School of Nursing will spend the summer learning from and working with nurses at the Veterans Administration hospital in Asheville. Katie Williams... [READ MORE]


Nine New Members Inducted Into MHU Honor Society for Adult Students

Mu Kappa Lambda, the Mars Hill University honor society for nontraditional and adult students, inducted nine new student members during a ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018. New members are:... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Graduates First Master of Management Grads in President Lunsford’s Final Commencement

Spring commencement 2018 at Mars Hill University was a day of endings and beginnings. It was President Dan Lunsford’s last commencement as the university’s president. It was the day of... [READ MORE]


MHU’s First Class of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students Graduates

The largest class of nursing students yet to graduate from Mars Hill University did so on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Of the 27 nursing graduates, 16 of them are the... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Honors Retirees

During its annual Faculty-Staff Recognition and Appreciation Luncheon on May 10, 2018, Mars Hill University recognized 14 employees who are retiring in or at the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic... [READ MORE]


David Costner Receives Baptist Heritage Award from Mars Hill University

Mars Hill University presented its 2018 Baptist Heritage Award to David Costner of Leicester, North Carolina. Each year at the Baptist Heritage Awards Banquet, North Carolina Baptist entities honor people... [READ MORE]


Graduating Seniors Recognized During Senior Convocation

Mars Hill University acknowledged the achievements of its graduating seniors during Senior Convocation on May 1, 2018. The university holds Senior Convocation near the end of each semester to recognize... [READ MORE]


More Than 50 New Mars Hill University Students Get a Sneak Preview of College Life

Mars Hill University welcomed 57 new students on Saturday, April 28, 2018, for the first of four First Year Pre-Orientation days of the year. First Year Pre-Orientation, or FYPO, gives... [READ MORE]