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With about 6,000 residents, North Manchester is one of the smallest communities in the nation with its own symphony orchestra. Residents of Wabash County and what was then Manchester College founded the symphony in 1939. That partnership continues today with a carefully crafted collaboration of professional and community musicians, as well as selected MU, faculty, staff and student musicians.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra celebrates season with Gloria!

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra presents "Gloria!" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 in Cordier Auditorium at Manchester University North Manchester. The winter concert features "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach, "Les Eolides" by Ces...

Nov 8, 2022, 3:50pm EST

Manchester is a national leader in pharmacogenomics education and research. It has on-campus and online master’s degree programs in PGx, offers a dual degree in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and pharmacogenomics (MS in PGx), as well as a graduate certificate in PGx. Its pharmacogenomics program is based at Manchester University Fort Wayne.

Manchester University, GenXys partner for pharmacogenomics awareness, education

GenXys, the global leader in precision prescribing software with embedded pharmacogenetic (PGx) data, is teaming up with Manchester University in northeast Indiana for pharmacogenomics awareness and education. Pharmacogenomics is a breakthrough scienc...

Nov 2, 2022, 8:53am EDT

Spartan Smash tourney expected to draw 200 high school players

Spartan Smash 2022 set for Saturday, Nov. 19 at Manchester University is expected to draw as many as 200 high school players to North Manchester, Indiana. At the one-day invitational, players will compete in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament fo...

Oct 27, 2022, 5:02pm EDT

Manchester University launches $45 million 'Bold' campaign

Manchester University is investing in its students and building for the future with a bold $45 million capital campaign. "We are calling the campaign Manchester Bold: The Future is Ours because we are boldly declaring that the world needs more Manches...

Oct 22, 2022, 3:37pm EDT

Starring Ted Swartz and Michelle Milne, "We Own This Now" is a play by Alison Casella Brookins that looks at love of land, loss of land, and what it means to “own” something.

Live on stage: 'We Own This Now' is Nov. 10 at Manchester University

What if the land you love was stolen? Starring Ted Swartz and Michelle Milne, We Own This Now is a play by Alison Casella Brookins that looks at love of land, loss of land, and what it means to "own" something. The live performance is 7:30 p.m. Thurs...

Oct 13, 2022, 8:00am EDT

Manchester invites high school students to Spartan Smash tourney

Spartan Smash 2022 is set for Nov. 19 at the North Manchester campus of Manchester University. At the invitational, high school players will compete in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament for scholarships and bragging rights. Entry in the tourname...

Oct 12, 2022, 10:53am EDT

Manchester University offers Fall Career Fair Oct. 20

Manchester University is gearing up for its Fall Career Fair. It is Thursday, Oct. 20 in the Jo Young Switzer Center on the North Manchester, Indiana, campus. Businesses and organizations with opportunities for full-time and part-time employment, int...

Oct 7, 2022, 9:46am EDT

Brady Forman, front, works on the new Oak Grove student gathering site on College Avenue.

Forman named maintenance and grounds director at MU

Brady Forman, Manchester University grounds supervisor, has been promoted to director of maintenance and grounds. "Brady has provided excellent leadership with the grounds employees and student workers, and he has stepped in as needed to assist with t...

Sep 21, 2022, 3:37pm EDT

Debra Lynn is conductor and artistic director of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra.

'Peter and the Wolf' launches Manchester Symphony Orchestra season

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra opens its 84th season Oct. 9 featuring "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokoev. "This is the quintessential work classical music buffs think of when searching their memory banks for symphonic storytelling works. It's l...

Sep 20, 2022, 8:00am EDT

Manchester to launch UN Sustainable Development Goals series

Manchester University will host Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr for "Power and Knowledge in UN Development Agendas: The Sustainable Development Goals" 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26 in Cordier Auditorium. The program on the North Manchester campus is free and ...

Sep 12, 2022, 12:14pm EDT

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Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Indiana, delivers innovative, hands-on education to enhance student knowledge and personal growth. Manchester respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.