December Commencement Celebrates Mars Hill University’s Summer and Fall Graduates
December 12, 2025
As Mars Hill University conferred degrees on its graduates of the summer and fall of 2025, the chair of the university’s board of trustees acknowledged the challenges they faced along... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University To Celebrate Graduates on December 12
December 2, 2025
Mars Hill University will recognize its summer and fall graduates during its commencement ceremony on Friday, December 12, 2025. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Moore Auditorium and... [READ MORE]
Registration Opens for 2026 Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
December 1, 2025
Registration for the 34th Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week at Mars Hill University opened December 1, 2025. The week-long camp will be held June 7–13, 2026. Blue Ridge Old... [READ MORE]
November 6, 2025
November 8 marks National First-Generation Student Celebration Day, an annual event that recognizes and celebrates college students who are the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college... [READ MORE]
Finding Calling in the Darkness
November 6, 2025
Mountain Mover: Allie Jones Bailey ’23 by Teresa Buckner, Director of Publications As a nurse in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit of Mission Hospital, Allie Jones Bailey ’23 sees people... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Inducts New Alpha Chi Members
October 31, 2025
Mars Hill University inducted 9 new members into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Members of the honor society must be juniors, seniors, or... [READ MORE]
Wayne Higgins Named 2025 Alumnus of the Year
October 15, 2025
Wayne Higgins was named Mars Hill University’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year during homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 11. The university recognized Higgins, a member of the class of 1975,... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Esports Player Signs With Pro Team
September 24, 2025
A former Mars Hill University esports athlete has turned pro, signing earlier this month with the Miami Heretics of the Call of Duty League. Nicolás Monaco, known in competition as... [READ MORE]
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival Returns in New Indoor Format
September 24, 2025
Mars Hill University will welcome the return of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025, with a new indoor evening concert format. The event will... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University President Tony Floyd to Retire in May 2026
September 16, 2025
Mars Hill University announced today that President Tony Floyd, J.D., will retire at the conclusion of the 2025–26 academic year, following Spring Graduation. He announced his plans via a personal... [READ MORE]
President Floyd’s Retirement Message to the Mars Hill Community
September 16, 2025
To my Lions and the Mars Hill University Community, After much thought, prayer, and reflection, I am writing to share with you my decision to retire from my role as... [READ MORE]
Kevin Barnette ’84 Named Head Football Coach
August 12, 2025
Mars Hill University Names Kevin Barnette as Head Football Coach Mars Hill University announced the promotion of Kevin Barnette to head football coach, continuing a remarkable Mars Hill story that... [READ MORE]