Posts by MVNU Communications
Music scholarship recipients featured in recital
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (February 13, 2023) — Talented musicians and vocal performers will be featured during Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s music scholarship recipient’s recital on Feb. 21. The concert will feature several instrumental and vocal performances and will include a variety of musical styles. The public is invited to attend this free event beginning at…
Read MorePresident Spaulding announces retirement
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (February 10, 2023) — Mount Vernon Nazarene University President Dr. Henry W. Spaulding II has announced he will retire as the University’s seventh president at the close of the May 6, 2023 Commencement ceremonies. He informed the Board of Trustees, “It has been the great joy and honor of my life to…
Read MoreKenyon, MVNU collaborate for art exhibit
GAMBIER, Ohio (January 13, 2023) — Kenyon College’s Bulmash Exhibition Hall in the Chalmers Library presents Revolution: Mark Our Words! This Spring Semester exhibit is a collaboration between students in Professor Eliza Ablovatski’s Kenyon College History seminar HIST 338: Revolt, Rebellion, Revolution, and students in Professor Laura Tabbut’s Mount Vernon Nazarene University Graphic Design class…
Read MoreMVNU’s summer research program spurs scientific exploration
Through Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s new Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) program, 12 MVNU students conducted eight weeks of faculty-mentored scientific research during the summer of 2022. This was the first year for the program.
Read MoreFormer MVNU professor remembered with memorial bench
A bench has been installed along the Heart of Ohio Trail in memory of Virginia “Ginny” Cameron. She was a vocal and choral music professor at Mount Vernon Nazarene University for 42 years until her retirement in 2012. Cameron went home to see her Savior on Oct. 29, 2021.
Read MorePitts returns to MVNU for Homecoming Concert
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (November 4, 2022) —The Music Department at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will perform its annual Homecoming Concert on Saturday, Nov. 12. The concert will include a variety of repertoire featuring the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Goliards Chamber Choir, Treble Singers Women’s Choir, Jazz Band, and Collegians Chorale. The ensembles will combine for the finale,…
Read MoreSherlock Holmes comes to the stage at MVNU
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (October 31, 2022) — Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s theatre programs presents The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes adapted by Jon Jory, Nov. 10-12. This adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic takes the audience on a journey through four of the detective’s most beloved adventures: The Blue Carbuncle, The Five Orange Pips, The Devil’s…
Read MoreMVNU hosts journalism, media students for OSMA workshop
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (Oct 27, 2022) —Mount Vernon Nazarene University and its Communication Department welcomed over 300 high school journalism/media students to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 18 for the Ohio Scholastic Media Association (OSMA) Region 5 workshops. Visiting students were able to sit in on three sessions throughout the day. Dr. Yvonne Schultz, MVNU’s Associate…
Read MoreHendrickx returns to MVNU with gallery exhibit
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (October 24, 2022) — Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Schnormeier Gallery is proud to present Landscapes and Crosses, a solo exhibition by Jim Hendrickx. Landscapes and Crosses is an exhibition presented by Hendrickx, a retired MVNU Art faculty member. Living and working in rural Knox County gives easy access to many intriguing landscapes. These…
Read MoreWilliams, Hoag lauded by MVNU peers
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (October 21, 2022) — Faculty and staff at Mount Vernon Nazarene University celebrated the contribution of peers during the Excellence Beyond the Call awards reception held Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Foster Hall. Honorees were Vickie Williams and Heather Hoag. Williams has been employed at MVNU for over 20 years and currently serves…
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