Wright Named VP for Finance and Administration at Mars Hill University
February 5, 2024
Mars Hill University announced the appointment of Daniel B. “Bo” Wright as its new Vice President for Finance and Administration. Wright brings over 15 years of senior finance experience, marked... [READ MORE]
Choral Festival Features World Premiere for 75th Anniversary
February 1, 2024
75th Anniversary Festival choir comprises 350 high school singers from across North Carolina Mars Hill University will welcome several hundred high school music students to campus on February 9 and... [READ MORE]
Transfer Agreement Benefits Future Entrepreneurs
January 30, 2024
Future Entrepreneurs to Benefit from Mars Hill University and Blue Ridge Community College Transfer Agreement Entrepreneurship graduates of Blue Ridge Community College now have a certain pathway to earn a... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Announces New Trustees
January 25, 2024
Mars Hill University begins 2024 with new leadership on its governing body. The university’s board of trustees welcomes two new trustees, two trustees serving their second consecutive term, and two... [READ MORE]
Fall 2023 Dean’s List Announced
January 22, 2024
Mars Hill University recognizes 393 students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students... [READ MORE]
Documentary About Cherokee Language Features Discussion with Filmmakers
January 11, 2024
Mars Hill University will present a film screening and discussion with the filmmakers of “ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak),” a documentary about efforts to preserve the Cherokee language. The event will... [READ MORE]
Commencement Set for December 15
December 6, 2023
Mars Hill University will recognize about 63 summer and fall graduates during its commencement ceremony on Friday, December 15, 2023. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Moore Auditorium... [READ MORE]
Grant Will Fund Gallery Renovations and Ceramics Program Upgrades
November 3, 2023
The Windgate Foundation awarded Mars Hill University more than $108,000 to renovate Weizenblatt Gallery and upgrade facilities for its Center for the Ceramic Arts and associated academic program. The grant... [READ MORE]
Bailey Mountain Cloggers Dance Their Way to 31st National Championship
October 25, 2023
The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill University’s precision dancing team, is a national champion for the 31st time. The team won the title for its 8-Couple Southern Appalachian Hoedown in... [READ MORE]
MHU and South Piedmont Community College Create Mountain Lion Promise
October 25, 2023
Graduates of South Piedmont 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.... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Receives $2 Million Grant to Improve Student Success
October 16, 2023
Mars Hill University has been awarded a grant of nearly $2 million as part of the Strengthening Institutions Program of the U.S. Department of Education. “This is a highly competitive... [READ MORE]
Pulitzer Winner Named Mars Hill University Alumna of the Year
October 12, 2023
Lauryn Higgins, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has been named Mars Hill University’s 2023 Alumna of the Year. She graduated from Mars Hill with a degree in business administration in... [READ MORE]