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Mars Hill University Students Excel at NATS District Competition, Advancing to Regional Level

Mars Hill University music students recently showcased their talents at the National Association of Teachers of Singing North Carolina District Competition in Greensboro. Most of the students who participated earned... [READ MORE]


Dean’s List Fall 2024

Mars Hill University recognizes 482 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2024 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]


Weizenblatt Gallery Presents Pete Candler’s “A Realism of Absences” Exhibition

Mars Hill University’s Weizenblatt Gallery will showcase Asheville photographer Pete Candler’s work in the “A Realism of Absences” exhibition. Candler works in black and white film photography as well as... [READ MORE]


MHU Team Competes in Ethics Bowl

Mars Hill University students joined their counterparts from 18 other private colleges across North Carolina for the 2025 Ethics Bowl, exploring the theme of Ethics in Health and Wellness. Hosted... [READ MORE]


MHU Recognized as one of Top NCAA Schools for Service

Mars Hill University student-athletes’ efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene helped the university to a top-three finish for the NCAA Division II Award of Excellence. The award was announced... [READ MORE]


New Member Joins Mars Hill University Trustee Board

Mars Hill University announces Cornell Sweeney of Simpsonville, South Carolina, has joined its board of trustees. Sweeney, a 1978 graduate of the university, began his four-year term on January 1,... [READ MORE]


MLK Day Breakfast Planned at MHU

Mars Hill University will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event starts at 8 a.m. in Redway Dining Room of... [READ MORE]


64 Grads Honored at December Commencement

During Mars Hill University’s commencement ceremony on Friday, December 13, 2024, the university conferred degrees on 62 undergraduates and two master’s graduates who completed their degree requirements in August or... [READ MORE]


MHU Esports Wins 11th Tournament Championship

Mars Hill University’s esports program continued its winning ways in the fall semester, as the Call of Duty team took an unbeaten run through the ECAC Campus Series Fall 2024... [READ MORE]


Peter Plougmand named National Player of the Year

by Adam Williams, Director of Athletic Communications Mars Hill senior forward Peter Plougmand was named the 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners of America (D2CCA) Ron Lenz National Player of the... [READ MORE]


Gallery Adds Exhibition Related to Helene

Weizenblatt Gallery has added a new exhibition that will be related to the storm. Ghosts from Helene will feature works salvaged after the hurricane as an homage to the survival... [READ MORE]


Fall 2024 Alpha Chi Inductees

Mars Hill University inducted 13 new members into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on October 24, 2024. Mars Hill’s chapter, North Carolina Epsilon Chapter 120, was formed in... [READ MORE]