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Bailey Mountain Cloggers Invited to Perform at Festival in Greece

The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill University’s precision dancing team, have been invited to perform at next summer’s Festival Days in Greece. The international folklore festival will be held June... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University To Celebrate Graduates on December 17

Mars Hill University will recognize about 60 summer and winter graduates during its commencement ceremony on December 17, 2021. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Moore Auditorium. The... [READ MORE]


Bailey Mountain Cloggers To Perform in Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

Fresh off their 29th national championship performance, Mars Hill University’s Bailey Mountain Cloggers are heading to the Windy City to showcase their dance skills for an international audience. Fifteen members... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Alumna Named North Carolina Choral Teacher of the Year

T.C. Roberson High School choral director Aleisa Baker was named the 2021 High School Choral Section Teacher of the Year by the North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA). Baker is... [READ MORE]


Bailey Mountain Cloggers Celebrate 29th National Championship

The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill University’s precision dancing team, won its 29th national title at the America’s Clogging Hall of Fame National Championships in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the weekend... [READ MORE]


Landry Phillips of Spruce Pine Selected for Nursing Scholarship

James Landry Phillips of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is the fall 2021 recipient of the Arthur Everett Wood Endowed Nursing Scholarship at Mars Hill University. Phillips is a senior in... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class

The Mars Hill University Athletic Department has named Mike Owens, Jon Stoehr, and Tony Fontanelle to the 2021 Hall of Fame Class. Mike Owens was the head men’s and women’s... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Inducts Members of Alpha Chi Honor Society

Mars Hill University recently inducted eight new members into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. The installation also included the installation of new officers for the 2021-2022 academic year.... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Student Receives UPS Scholarship

Belmont native, Jordan Lathe, a senior at Mars Hill University majoring in Business Administration, has received a $3,200 UPS Scholarship for the current academic year. The scholarship is provided by... [READ MORE]


Longtime MHU Employee Awarded Honorary Alumnus Status

It was a very special weekend for one person who has attended MHU Homecoming events for years, and this year did so for the first time as an honorary alumna.... [READ MORE]


David Holt Honored With Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award

Grammy-winning entertainer David Holt is the recipient of this year’s Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award. The award has been given yearly since 1980 to “an individual who has made significant contributions... [READ MORE]


Lunsford Festival Canceled

Organizers of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival say they have canceled this year’s event because of health concerns. The decision comes as COVID-19 numbers remain high and the... [READ MORE]