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25 Years of Learning: Esther Jetter Preschool celebrates milestone

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For 25 years, Esther Jetter Preschool at Mount Vernon Nazarene University has helped young learners take their first steps into education. Through play-based learning, Christian values, and a close-knit community of teachers and families, the preschool has shaped nearly 2,000 children across Knox County. Now, the program celebrates a quarter century of nurturing curiosity and building strong foundations for the future.

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MVNU athletics presents inaugural Chet Foraker Legacy Award

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Foraker played a central role in the early development of athletics at MVNU. When the university opened in 1968, he served as the first head coach of the men’s basketball program from 1968 to 1971, the first baseball coach from 1969 to 1971, and the institution’s first athletic director from 1970 to 1971.

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