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]
Top North Carolina High School Choral Students Performed at Mars Hill University
February 22, 2022
The 2022 J. Elwood Roberts/Mars Hill University Choral Festival returned to the campus of Mars Hill University on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The festival choir was conducted by renowned conductor... [READ MORE]
MHU to Participate in Nationwide Challenge to Perform 500,000 Random Acts of Kindness
February 17, 2022
Challenge accepted! Mars Hill University students will join their peers at 300 other colleges and universities on February 17, 2022 to participate in “Delight-Ful,” a nationwide event designed to celebrate,... [READ MORE]
Trustees Extend Mars Hill University President’s Contract
February 7, 2022
Mars Hill University’s board of trustees recently extended the contract of President Tony Floyd through May 2025. “Tony Floyd is strategic, a visionary and has a unique understanding of the... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Joins National Student Exchange
January 26, 2022
Mars Hill University students have a new way to access opportunities to study at other institutions around the globe. The university joined National Student Exchange (NSE), an organization that provides... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
January 13, 2022
Mars Hill University recognizes 362 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2021 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Students and Professor Inducted Into Honor Society
January 5, 2022
Mars Hill University inducted two students and a professor into its chapter of a national honor society for nontraditional and adult students at the end of the fall semester. Students... [READ MORE]
MHU Student Receives Criminal Justice Scholarship
January 4, 2022
Mars Hill University criminal justice major Nicola Shelton has been awarded a scholarship by the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association (NCSA) and North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). Nicola is... [READ MORE]