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Manchester University celebrates major milestone in expansion of Fort Wayne location
Manchester University celebrated a major milestone in the ongoing expansion of its Fort Wayne location. University officials held a small beam-raising ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 26 to commemorate the placement of the location's final structural beam a...
Oct 2, 2023, 8:51am EDT
Tanglewood Marionettes to perform 'The Dragon King' at Manchester University Homecoming & Family Weekend
Tanglewood Marionettes will perform their award-winning production "The Dragon King" on Saturday, Oct. 7, during Manchester University's Homecoming & Family Weekend. Performances are at 4 and 6:30 p.m. in Wine Recital Hall at the North Manchester camp...
Sep 28, 2023, 9:51am EDT
Manchester University dean sworn in as chair of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
W. Thomas Smith, professor and dean of pharmacy and graduate life sciences at Manchester University, has recently been sworn in as the chair of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Council of Deans, effective immediately. The AACP C...
Sep 26, 2023, 12:20pm EDT
Drag performers to explore coming out experiences at Manchester University
Manchester University will host a performance and conversation with drag queens Neon Van Ryan and Dixxxie Licious as part of the Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series. The program is Monday, Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. in Cordier Auditorium at the North Manch...
Sep 25, 2023, 8:34am EDT
Emmy-winning filmmaker to screen documentary at Manchester University
Manchester University will host a screening of the documentary "After Zero Tolerance" and a conversation with its Emmy-winning director, Oscar Guerra, as part of the University's Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series. The screening is Monday, Sept. ...
Sep 11, 2023, 8:51am EDT
Manchester University Homecoming and Family Weekend is Oct. 6-7
Manchester University's Homecoming and Family Weekend 2023 is Friday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 7 at the North Manchester campus. Reunions this year are for the classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018. Scheduled events ...
Sep 7, 2023, 9:17am EDT
Manchester University to host presentation on intersection of sports, politics
Manchester University will host sportswriter and podcast host Dave Zirin for "The Kaepernick Effect: War, Racism, and the 21st Century Sports World." The presentation is 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 in Cordier Auditorium at the North Manchester campus. I...
Sep 5, 2023, 8:48am EDT
Manchester University names Kyle Grubbs Staff Member of the Year
Kyle Grubbs, senior assistant director of admissions, has been named the 2023 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University. Garber was assistant vice president for operations at the University at the time of his death in 201...
Sep 4, 2023, 7:34am EDT
Alumna plans $1.1 million gift to Manchester University
Michele Piller, a 1979 graduate, considers her time at Manchester a "transformative experience," and has planned a $1.1 million gift to her alma mater. Piller spent the first few years of her career as an attorney before becoming executive director of...
Aug 14, 2023, 9:16am EDT
Manchester University announces fall Values, Ideas and the Arts series
Manchester University offers more than a dozen programs in its Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series for Fall 2023. Presentations are at 11 a.m. Mondays in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus unless otherwise noted. They are free and op...
Jul 24, 2023, 10:07am EDT