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Email to December 2020 Graduates Regarding Graduation

The following message was recently sent out to our December 2020 Graduates regarding commencement updates: December 2020 Graduates, You have encountered historic challenges this past year, from a complete campus... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Holds Commencement Ceremony for Spring and Summer Graduates

Mars Hill University’s spring graduates finally got the chance to walk across the graduation stage as the university held a socially-distanced in-person commencement on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Graduates and... [READ MORE]


MHU Student Named 2020-21 recipient of the Arthur Everett Wood Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Rebecca Dallman of Franklin, Tennessee, is the 2020-21 recipient of the Arthur Everett Wood Endowed Nursing Scholarship at Mars Hill University. Dallman is a senior in the pre-licensure Bachelor of... [READ MORE]


9/16 Campus Update from Dr. Parkinson and Dr. Rozeboom

Good afternoon, We want to update you on our COVID-19 response.  We learned this morning that we now have two confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in our campus community. Both... [READ MORE]


President Floyd’s Update to Parents Sept. 15

Dear Parents, Your students have been attending class, in-person, for exactly one week now. I want to let you know how things are going as we have reached the midterm... [READ MORE]


Mountain Mover – Lauryn Higgins

MHU alumna lands dream job amid pandemic by Shannon McBride Ever since Lauryn Higgins was five years old, she dreamed of being a news reporter. Intrigued by Nancy Drew novels... [READ MORE]


Two MHU Professors and One Staff Member Awarded For Work With Students

Lucia Carter, professor of history, and Jimmy Knight, director of the Cothran Center for Career Readiness, received the 2020 Snow Caring Awards from Mars Hill University. Marty Gilbert, associate professor... [READ MORE]


Mountain Movers – Cassidy Allen

To say that we are living in unprecedented times is an understatement. As of August 2020 the CDC and WHO reports say that there have been over 18 million confirmed... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Postpones Fall Sports Seasons

Mars Hill University announced today that all fall sports are postponed, with plans to compete during the spring semester. The decision comes following a meeting and vote this morning of... [READ MORE]


Alex Griggs named head cross country coach

Alex Griggs was named as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach in the summer of 2020.  Griggs served as assistant coach during the 2019 season. Griggs, a native... [READ MORE]


August 5 Update to Fall Semester

Advising Reminder The Advising/Registration Adjustment period is now underway as of August 3rd for seniors, August 4th for juniors, and August 5th for sophomores. Incoming first-year students will have advisors... [READ MORE]


Mars Hill University Professor Publishes Research Investigating Coronavirus Structure

Researchers worldwide are currently engaged in a race against time with life and death implications for many of the world’s people. Their aim is to defeat or at least stem... [READ MORE]