Bailey Mountain Cloggers Director To Receive Lunsford Award
September 25, 2024
A highlight of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival is the presentation of its namesake award. This year’s recipient of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award is Danielle Buice... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Ranks Among the Best Colleges in the Region for Undergraduate Teaching
September 24, 2024
The annual college and university rankings from U.S. News and World Report are out, and Mars Hill University received high marks in several categories, including Best Colleges for Undergraduate Teaching... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Honors Benefactors
September 16, 2024
Mars Hill University honored several key supporters of the university during its annual President’s Recognition Reception, held Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Crest Center in Asheville. This year’s honorees... [READ MORE]
Lunsford Festival Gearing Up for 57th Year
September 13, 2024
The 57th edition of Western North Carolina’s second-oldest folk music festival returns to the town of Mars Hill and the Mars Hill University campus the first weekend of October in... [READ MORE]
College Completion Scholarship Contest Winner
September 3, 2024
The recipient of Mars Hill University’s third annual College Completion Scholarship Contest is a sheriff’s deputy who wants to further his career. Hamza Khan started down a traditional education path,... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Welcomes Largest Freshman Class Since 2017
August 22, 2024
Nearly 500 new students are enrolled at Mars Hill University for the fall 2024 semester, including the university’s largest class of first-year students since 2017. Those students began arriving today... [READ MORE]
Spring 2024 Dean’s List Announced
June 11, 2024
Mars Hill University recognizes 384 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the spring 2024 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]
Obituary for Dr. Virginia Hart
June 11, 2024
Dr. Virginia Hart died on June 1, 2024, in Mars Hill, NC at the age of 101. Coach Hart was born on May 16, 1923, in Charleston, SC to Mr.... [READ MORE]
Virginia Hart, Iconic Mars Hill Educator Passes Away at 101 years old
June 1, 2024
Virginia Hart, the longtime coach and professor who founded the Mars Hill University women’s varsity athletics program, passed away on June 1, 2024. Hart graduated in 1943 from Mars Hill... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Confers Degrees on 195 Spring Graduates
May 11, 2024
“The beautiful and hardest thing about our time here is that it inevitably ends,” said Mars Hill University graduate Lauren Sermersheim, delivering a student address to her fellow graduates. “In... [READ MORE]
Theatre Students Recognized During Golden Lion Awards
May 6, 2024
The Mars Hill University theatre arts department held its annual Golden Lion Awards on Friday, May 3, 2024, and recognized the following students, staff, and alumni for their work during... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Recognizes Students and Employees for Service to the Community
May 1, 2024
Mars Hill University presented awards to several students and employees for their service to the university and to others. The awards were given during the annual University Awards and Recognitions... [READ MORE]