Former AD David Riggins Dies at 71
April 19, 2023
David Riggins, the retired long-time Director of Athletics at Mars Hill University, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, following a period of declining health. He was 71. Riggins began his 32-year... [READ MORE]
Alumnus Mike Kelly Selected for SAC Hall of Fame
March 10, 2023
Mars Hill University is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni, Mike Kelly of Mason, Ohio, will be inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame with... [READ MORE]
Grammy-Award Winner Dom Flemons to Perform at Mars Hill University’s Owen Theatre
March 10, 2023
The Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies at Mars Hill University is excited to announce an upcoming concert featuring Dom Flemons on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:30pm at... [READ MORE]
MHU Students Cast as Extras in Hallmark Movie at Biltmore
February 8, 2023
Several Mars Hill University theatre students and a professor had the opportunity to work in the production of a TV movie being filmed on Asheville’s Biltmore Estate and the surrounding... [READ MORE]
Fall 2022 Dean’s List Announced
January 19, 2023
Mars Hill University recognizes 339 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2022 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]
MHU Holds First MLK Breakfast Celebration
January 16, 2023
More than 60 people turned out for Mars Hill University’s first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast Celebration. Attendees included MHU students, faculty, and staff, as well as Madison... [READ MORE]
New Members Join Mars Hill University Trustee Board
January 5, 2023
Mars Hill University welcomes five new members to its board of trustees. The new members all are alumni of the university and began their terms on January 1, 2023. New... [READ MORE]
December 16, 2022
“Our voices, together, can change the world.” That was the message graduate Ciara Mitchell shared with her classmates during Mars Hill University’s commencement ceremony on Friday, December 16, 2022. The... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University and Southwestern Community College Create Mountain Lion-Southwestern Promise
December 16, 2022
Graduates of Southwestern Community College who want to take the next step by earning a bachelor’s degree now have a direct pathway to do so at Mars Hill University. Mars... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill receives reaffirmation of SACSCOC accreditation
December 9, 2022
Mars Hill University has received reaffirmation of its accreditation for the next 10 years from its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The... [READ MORE]
Bailey Mountain Cloggers win 30th National Championship
October 27, 2022
Mars Hill University’s Bailey Mountain Cloggers (BMC) have won their 30th national title at the America’s Clogging Hall of Fame (ACHF) National Championships, held October 22-23 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The... [READ MORE]
Amazing Alumni: Carl Mattox Learns What He Is Capable Of
October 19, 2022
Profile of Carl Mattox ’17, M.M. ‘18 Hometown: Athens, Georgia. Mars Hill University Business Administration class of 2017. Mars Hill University M.M. class of 2018. Valdosta State University Langdale College... [READ MORE]