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Music Department to present Homecoming Concert
The performance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel-Auditorium and Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMVNU students share summer research findings
Twelve Mount Vernon Nazarene University students participated in the Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, working alongside faculty mentors to explore a wide range of questions.
Read MoreDaugherty, Smith and Hebrank to be inducted into Cougar Wall of Fame
The induction will take place at the halftime of the men’s basketball game on Homecoming night, Nov. 13, against St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (7:30 p.m. tip-off).
Read MoreMVNU to host Honors Choir Festival featuring students from 31 schools
The 2026 District 10 Ohio Music Education Association Honors Choir Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSPUR program leads undergrad researcher to perfect grad school acceptance rate
Howie credits her success to the intensive research training and professional development she received through SPUR, which she participated in from 2024 to 2026.
Read MoreSPUR research on hellgrammites offers clues to stream health
The study, “Small-Scale Habitat Relationships of Corydalus cornutus Hellgrammites in Central Ohio Riffles,” by Dr. Jon P. Bossley, Division of Health and Life Science, and student Hanna E. Humphrey, along with Dr. Peter C. Smiley Jr. of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, was published on April 10, 2026, in Insects.
Read MoreFredericktown educator receives MVNU Mentor Teacher Award
MVNU senior Aubree Bailey, left, nominated Fredericktown third-grade teacher Amber Parry, center, for the 2026 Mentor Teacher of the Year award, which is given annually by the MVNU Education Department. Dr. Elizabeth Napier, right, said Parry stood out among 50 mentor teachers.
Read MoreMVNU Board extends Dr. Castleman’s contract through 2031
The Board of Trustees announcement of the four-year contract renewal will extend his presidency through June 2031.
Read MoreMVNU Community Music School to host Summer Youth Band for middle school musicians
Middle school musicians have the opportunity to grow their musical skills and perform in a live concert.
Read MoreMVNU Mourns the Passing of Dr. Lora Donoho
Mount Vernon Nazarene University was saddened to learn of the passing of Lora “Doc” Donoho on Monday, May 4, 2026, at age 95.
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