New Faculty for 2018-19 at Mars Hill University
August 22, 2018
Mars Hill University began classes for its traditional program on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, and along with new students, the university also welcomed new full-time faculty for the 2018-19 academic... [READ MORE]
Convocation Speakers Urge Mars Hill University Students to Move Mountains
August 21, 2018
“Our world needs you, faculty, students, staff. We need writers. We need newspaper people. We need chemists. We need reporters. Dancers, actors, doctors, teachers. We need coaches.” Those words from... [READ MORE]
Two MHU Professors and One Staff Member Awarded For Work With Students
August 14, 2018
Brett Johnson, an associate professor of sociology, received the 2018 Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award at Mars Hill University. Johnson, who joined the Mars Hill faculty in 2012, was recognized for... [READ MORE]
Museum Film About Civil War Incident Is Honored By Film Festival
August 14, 2018
A film about the Shelton Laurel Massacre has placed as a semifinalist for the 2018 Southeastern International Film Festival. The film was produced to accompany “The Civil War in the... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Selects Provost
August 7, 2018
Omachonu To Lead Academics and Student Development John Omachonu will join Mars Hill University as provost, effective August 13, 2018. He will be the chief academic officer for all academic... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Director of Athletics To Retire
July 27, 2018
Mars Hill University Athletic Director David Riggins announced he will retire in December at the end of the fall semester. David Riggins has served Mars Hill for 32 years. He... [READ MORE]
Join us for the 51st Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival
July 19, 2018
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New Director of Alumni Relations Announced
July 19, 2018
We are pleased to welcome to the Mars Hill University community Mr. Kohl Friery as our new Director of Alumni Relations. Kohl comes to MHU from Lenoir Rhyne University where... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Team Up for Lion Life
July 13, 2018
Some students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians got a chance to experience college life while they’re still in high school. The “Lion Life” program at... [READ MORE]
Iconic Mars Hill Educator Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
July 10, 2018
Virginia Hart, the longtime coach and professor who founded the Mars Hill University’s women’s varsity athletics program, received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.... [READ MORE]
July 6, 2018
Mars Hill University recognizes 342 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]
Criminal Justice Students Will Help in Fight Against Human Trafficking
July 3, 2018
Students in Mars Hill University’s criminal justice program will have an opportunity this fall that their peers at other schools won’t have. They’ll be working with the federal government’s Human... [READ MORE]