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Mars Hill University Opens Doors for Adult Learners with Scholarship Contest

Mars Hill University is excited to extend a helping hand to someone pursuing their college dream. For a second year, the university is holding a contest to award one full-tuition... [READ MORE]


Introducing Our 2023-24 Laurel Scholars

Mars Hill University announces its second class of scholars to receive the university’s most prestigious academic award, the Laurel Scholarship. The Laurel Scholarship was established in 2021 and covers the... [READ MORE]


Spring 2023 Dean’s List Announced

Mars Hill University recognizes 332 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]


Graduating Nurses Recognized During Pinning Ceremony

Mars Hill University honored the 2023 graduates of the Judge-McRae School of Nursing during a pinning ceremony on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 2pm in Broyhill Chapel. The spring 2023... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Confers Degrees on 159 Spring Graduates

“Today is not the end; just the end of classes for a while.” With those words, keynote speaker Doug Buchanan encouraged the Mars Hill University class of 2023 to keep... [READ MORE]


Four New Members Inducted Into Mars Hill University Honor Society for Adult Students

Mu Kappa Lambda, the Mars Hill University honor society for nontraditional and adult students, inducted two new student members and two honorary members in a ceremony on Monday, May 1,... [READ MORE]


Spring 2023 Commencement Scheduled

Mars Hill University will hold its spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. in Moore Auditorium. About 160 students are expected to graduate, receiving either bachelor’s... [READ MORE]


Former AD David Riggins Dies at 71

David Riggins, the retired long-time Director of Athletics at Mars Hill University, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, following a period of declining health. He was 71. Riggins began his 32-year... [READ MORE]


Alumnus Mike Kelly Selected for SAC Hall of Fame

Mars Hill University is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni, Mike Kelly of Mason, Ohio, will be inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame with... [READ MORE]


Grammy-Award Winner Dom Flemons to Perform at Mars Hill University’s Owen Theatre

The Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies at Mars Hill University is excited to announce an upcoming concert featuring Dom Flemons on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:30pm at... [READ MORE]


MHU Students Cast as Extras in Hallmark Movie at Biltmore

Several Mars Hill University theatre students and a professor had the opportunity to work in the production of a TV movie being filmed on Asheville’s Biltmore Estate and the surrounding... [READ MORE]


Fall 2022 Dean’s List Announced

Mars Hill University recognizes 339 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2022 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]