Mars Hill University Recognizes Students and Employees for Service to the Community
May 11, 2022
Mars Hill University presented awards to several students and employees for their service to the university and to others. The awards were given during the annual University Awards & Recognitions... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University To Honor Graduates and Oralene Simmons at Spring Commencement
May 6, 2022
Mars Hill University’s spring commencement ceremony will honor not only nearly 175 bachelor’s and master’s level graduates, but also the university’s first African American student. Oralene Simmons, who broke the... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Receives NEH Grant to Plan New Active Learning Center
May 2, 2022
Mars Hill University will use a nearly-$35,000 federal grant to begin planning for an expansion of the current Rural Heritage Museum into an active learning center to better connect students... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Announces $20 Million Campaign for New Campus Center
April 22, 2022
Mars Hill University will build a new campus center which will bring together many student-focused amenities and departments under one roof. University leaders announced a $20 million capital fundraising campaign... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Celebrates Achievements of Faculty
April 13, 2022
MHU celebrated ten professors who’ve published articles, stories, or books in the past year. This is the 12th year the library committee has held the Celebrating Scholarly and Creative Achievements... [READ MORE]
Larry Davis announced as new head men’s basketball coach
April 4, 2022
Mars Hill Athletics has announced Larry Davis as the new head men’s basketball coach. “I’m grateful to President Floyd, Rick Baker, and the rest of the selection committee for entrusting... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Sets Giving Day Fundraising Record
April 4, 2022
Mars Hill University hit a new high in its fundraising efforts Thursday, bringing in the largest-ever total of donor contributions for its annual Day4MHU one-day fundraising event. The 2022 Day4MHU... [READ MORE]
Grants Allow Mars Hill University to Upgrade Lighting and Sound in Owen Theatre
March 15, 2022
Mars Hill University’s Owen Theatre is getting a new sound and lighting system. Thanks to generous donations from the Stonecutter Foundation and Dominion Energy, the university will purchase a new... [READ MORE]
MHU adds Olympic Weightlifting, Carter named head coach
March 3, 2022
Mars Hill University will add Olympic Weightlifting as a club sport in the fall of 2022 and has announced Jared Carter as the head coach. Carter was originally hired in... [READ MORE]
Tracy Parkinson Promoted to Executive Vice President and Provost
March 2, 2022
Tracy Parkinson, Ph.D., provost at Mars Hill University, has been promoted to executive vice president and provost. President Tony Floyd announced the promotion, which came as the Board of Trustees... [READ MORE]
March 1, 2022
Mars Hill University (MHU) students and graduates who want to continue their education with a master’s degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) now have a direct pathway to do so. The... [READ MORE]
Fort San Juan Exhibit Opens at the Rural Heritage Museum
February 23, 2022
If the European settlement at Fort San Juan, in modern-day Morganton, North Carolina, had succeeded, it could have changed the history of the eastern seaboard of the United States, according... [READ MORE]