Manchester University

Congratulations to Manchester University students who earned a place on the Fall 2024 Dean's List for their academic achievements.

Manchester University's Model United Nations (UN) team took home five awards at the 2024 Model UN Conference held at Indiana University Kokomo on Nov. 14-16. Karmen Brown was one of the four students who earned awards.

Manchester University senior Arturo Casas has been selected to represent the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) on the NCAA Board of Governors Student-Athlete Engagement Committee. He is one of only three Division III students in the country who will serve on the Committee.

Manchester University salutes nearly 250 students who graduated in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Manchester University fifth-year student Enriqe Salazar was named the Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year.

Manchester University students have been placed across the United States with summer internships in a variety of fields. Ty Lynas is among those students, interning with World Baseball Academy, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Manchester University student Jaela Faulkner of Bourbon was named Queen of Lakes during the 77th Mermaid Festival's annual scholarship pageant.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced the spring honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.

Bryant Smith was named U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Division III National Players of the Week, the USBWA announced on Tuesday, December 19. It is the first time a Manchester men's basketball player has been selected by the USBWA as the National Player of the Week.

Manchester University's 25th annual Student Research Symposium on April 28 will include Michael Thompson and a presentation on "Treatment of glutaminase inhibitors reduces chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice." Thompson is in the pharmacy doctoral program.

Art by Manchester University senior Hope Gebhart is featured through spring semester in Link Gallery at Manchester University.

Erica Ortiz, a first-generation college student at Manchester has been awarded a Realizing the Dream scholarship from the Independent Colleges of Indiana. She is a sophomore from Servia, Indiana, majoring in nursing.

Manchester University students and Assistant Professor of Biology Cassandra Gohn hosted a multi-station science lab on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the North Manchester Public Library.

Membership in The Rho Chi Society is a privilege accorded to the very few who distinguish themselves by their academic and professional achievements and who aspire to the mission and vision of the society. Congratulations to Almedina Pargan Alijagic, who is among Manchester University students inititated into the pharmacy honor society.

Students have been enrolled in the highly competitive four-year doctoral (Pharm.D). degree program at Manchester University.

Diana Wilson has been working this summer as a student researcher with Jennifer D. Robison, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana. Wilson is studying the problem of excess nitrogen in fresh water and is researching how to naturally eliminate it without chemicals, focusing on native Indiana plants.

Kendall Brown has been hired as the peace studies coordinator at Manchester University for the 2022-2023 school year. Brown graduated from Manchester in May with a Bachelor of Arts in peace studies and Spanish, with minors in religious studies and TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages).

Six Manchester University students placed in the top 10 of the "Elevate Your Pitch" national sales competition sponsored by the Florida Press Association. Manchester's Jakob Armstrong placed first overall, Lainey Shock placed second and Braden Sayre placed fourth. Other students who placed in the top 10 were Edna Eben Ebai (sixth), Ethan Erb (ninth) and Justin Major (10th).

The Harry H. Henney '35 and Jeanette Henney Department of Education at Manchester University held the Pinning Ceremony at its end-of-year Celebrate Education event. The ceremony is a symbolic way of welcoming senior education majors into the field of education. These seniors are McKinley Adams, Miranda Bieghler, Kaitlyn Burger, Rebecca Colbert, Megan Engelhardt, Haley Fellabaum, Drew Gavit, Maria Hayward, Kaitlynd Heiden-Moore, Logan Hochstetler, Darren Lathrop, Jalen Masden, Erica Mohr, Connie Nelson, Dylan Olson, Anna Ousley, Madison Shepard, Elizabeth Smith, Sadie Spencer, Joshua Stephenson, Jeffrey Tsang, Noah Vanhorn and Zachary White.

Five Manchester University students were selected to perform with the 2022 Indiana Intercollegiate Band. The concert took place during the Indiana Music Education Association professional development conference Jan. 13-15 in Fort Wayne.

Andrea Knutson, a third-year student pharmacist at Manchester University, volunteered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for President Biden's COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative.

Manchester University has selected 41 first-year students to join Honors Program.

Ruben Gonzalez has spent the past academic year navigating COVID-19 regulations on Manchester University's campus. He was excited this morning to get his vaccine while surrounded by classmates.