APPLY MAKE A GIFT QUICK LINKS SOCIAL MEDIA HUB Manchester University For New Students Athletics Men's Sports Women's Sports Facilities After Manchester Alumni Relations Career Services Outcomes About Manchester News » Media Relations Home » Office of Strategic Communications Related Links News Releases Pharmacy Program News Campus Calendar Sports Information Facts and Figures @manchester e-newsletter News Archives (pre-2011) Office of Marketing Manchester University / About Manchester / News Manchester in the News Need to reach someone in Media Relations? Click here. For student stories, student profiles and releases in the Merit newsroom, visit https://manchester.meritpages.com/. Holiday happenings Tree Lighting on the Mall is Nov. 22. Most Manchester offices to be closed Nov. 24-26 for Thanksgiving break Lessons & Carols is at Manchester Church of the Brethren on Dec. 3 MU presents It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play is Dec. 4-5 MU holiday concert is on Dec. 10 Manchester Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert is on Dec. 12 Most Manchester offices to be closed Dec. 18 through Jan. 2. Original sleigh art by Jeff Diesburg. November Couple champions nursing with labs, scholarships Manchester Symphony Orchestra whips up Holiday Concert Music Department offers holiday concerts Link Gallery offers art focusing on an indigenous identity Manchester esports Smash team wins championship MU offers full-ride Multicultural Excellence in Leadership Scholarship Manchester adds nutrition sciences major in fall 2022 Tree Lighting on the Mall is Nov. 17 MU presents It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play Winter checklist: Prepare before you hit the road October MU to celebrate Founders Day with Nov. 5 parade MU takes on U Can Crush Hunger 2021 Step Afrika! kicks off November VIA series Board of Trustees adopts Anti-Racism Statement Theatre Society offers ‘The View’ psychological thriller VIA to focus on Afghan refugee crisis Students organize event to recruit and promote diversity and inclusion Manchester University Monster Mash is Oct. 28 New pharmacy students receive white coats Beam named associate dean of graduate life sciences September Homecoming Concert is Oct. 8 Manchester to name Academic Center in honor of first Black students Alumnus to speak at Manchester about growing sustainability Manchester Symphony Orchestra issues Invitation to the Dance La Orquesta Sinfónica de Manchester hace una Invitación a la Danza Collins joins Manchester as director of institutional effectiveness Manchester ties for top undergraduate teaching school in Indiana Diesburg features farms in Manchester exhibit, presentation Cunningham, Ganger to perform Sept. 18 Manchester Symphony Orchestra announces 83rd season Custodial staff wins Garber Staff Member of the Year Award August Rolle named director of student diversity and inclusion Manchester esports team doubles, moves to larger arena Manchester to require masks, effective immediately July Manchester to build tower for Chime’s 100th anniversary June Spring 2021 Undergraduate Dean's List North Manchester fireworks are July 3 at high school Manchester, Indiana Tech partner on dual pharmacy MBA program Manchester awards first full-ride Multicultural Excellence scholarship May $1.2 million bequest to provide scholarships at Manchester Manchester student researches remote learning formats during COVID MSO concert offers music from around the world Magical Melodies concert features operatic soprano, tenor Manchester University to honor Robinson, Ford at Commencement April Alumni join Board of Trustees Lynn arrangement to premiere at Caribbean Lyric Festival Manchester University Giving Day is April 21 Manchester University Theatre Society offers ‘No Exit’ #StopAsianHate message from President Dave McFadden Manchester names department for Marvin Bittinger Manchester University Esports Smash wins first championship Manchester to host COVID vaccine clinic Manchester sets in-person graduation ceremonies March Manchester hosts virtual, in-person events for prospective nursing students Manchester plans to open fully for fall semester SJ Henderson joins Manchester as CARE director Manchester launches two nursing programs Manchester University choirs perform March 18 Jazz, symphonic bands perform March 12 MSO offers Beethoven's belated birthday bash March 14 Manchester offers remote learning pathway for pharmacy students 32 organizations sign up for Manchester virtual career fair Manchester students named to Dean’s List for fall 2020 Spring break 2021 February 2021 MLK speaker Glynn Hines featured on WBOI Presents Huntington honored with Professional Excellence award Penguin Point fundraiser aids Manchester University January 2021 Manchester Spring Convocation: Challenges of fall can guide success in the spring Employers invited to Manchester Virtual Career Fair Manchester waives fall 2021 pharmacy enrollment deposit MLK speaker focuses on Black experience, organizing Manchester waives enrollment deposit for fall 2021 Hamer gift to add endowed music professorship at Manchester Bhupinder Singh is named founding director of physical therapy doctoral program December 2020 Norwell senior Colleen Caylor wins full-ride Honors Scholarship Manchester says ‘thank you’ to health care professionals WPTA: Manchester's Trent Towne answers COVID-19 vaccine questions Manchester Giving Tuesday pulls in record $75,108 First-gen student at Manchester is Realizing the Dream in STEM field Lynn to conduct ‘A Family Portrait’ at Carnegie Hall November 2020 Manchester honors class (re)imagines leadership in Dec. 8 program Manchester freezes tuition for 2021-22 academic year MU communication findings featured at national conference Manchester adds Fortnite to varsity-level eSports Manchester wins 2020 U Can Crush Hunger campaign Jazz, percussion ensembles perform Nov. 19 New MU scholarship honors Multicultural Excellence in Leadership Manchester Symphony Orchestra offers ‘Winter Air’ Nov. 16 Manchester joins ‘The Year We Left Home’ author for statewide virtual event October 2020 MU fall choral concert is Nov. 1 Manchester creates full-ride Honors Scholarship 2020 trick-or-treat canceled; can collection continues Manchester eliminates tuition costs for many incoming Indiana undergrads Doss joins MU as student diversity and inclusion coordinator Cancer Services nominates Calinski for leadership award Lahman writes classroom chapter in ‘The Handbook of Listening’ September 2020 $1 million grant to help add doctor of physical therapy Hetrick named staff member of the year We're No, 1! Manchester wins spirit award U.S. News and World Report: Manchester is among the best colleges in the Midwest Virtual 5K kicks off Manchester 2020 Homecoming Manchester honors top pharmacy preceptors August 2020 Pollonais named director of diversity and inclusion at Manchester Princeton Review names Manchester a ‘Best in the Midwest’ university Role grows for Manchester pharmacy dean Manchester names Rospond as department chair, associate dean in Pharmacy Programs Spartans United Pledge Manchester University announces reopening plan Manchester eSports joins Great Lakes conference July 2020 HCAC decision leads to changes in Manchester athletics programs Intern from Fort Wayne aids Boston adults seeking transition from no job or underemployed to lasting careers Manchester student from Rochester has summer internship helping clients in West Virginia public defender’s office University presidents gather with Indiana state, city and civic leaders in virtual summit on anti-racism and community safety Case named dean of arts and sciences at Manchester 417 on Dean’s List at Manchester University Longtime Manchester University professors retire June 2020 Manchester offers online COVID-19 summer course for incoming students Manchester announces faculty promotions, tenure decisions North Manchester July 4 fireworks move to high school Dargo named program director of Master of Athletic Training Manchester University sets record on Giving Day 2020 Celia Cook-Huffman joins Manchester as VP for academic affairs May 2020 Manchester responds to COVID-19 with free tuition plan Manchester University announces plan to open in fall 2020 Twomey named to endowed chair in MU College of Business Manchester to launch population health major in fall April 2020 Students at Oak Leaves win statewide press awards Manchester pharmacogenomics students volunteer at Patients Choice Laboratories MU dance marathon goes online to aid Riley Hospital for Children COVID-19 pandemic fast tracks Manchester pharmacy graduation Manchester University pharmacy camp goes online Manchester University moves 2020 Commencement to fall Campus pantry delivers food to Manchester students in time of COVID-19 Manchester undergrads get pass/no pass option for semester March 2020 MU donates 2,000 gloves for COVID-19 response Manchester waives enrollment deposit for fall Manchester University donates masks, gowns to Parkview Wabash Hospital Manchester University expands COVID-19 response (March 17) MU dance marathon to aid Riley Hospital for Children Pollonais to perform Songs of the Islands, celebrate Caribbean culture February 2020 Taste of Africa offered March 7 at Manchester University Manchester University to honor Steve Ford at 2020 Commencement Speaker explores Harry Potter, The Hunger Games through lens of peace studies Manchester offers online graduate PGx certificate for health care professionals Five join Manchester University Board of Trustees Manchester University Theatre Society offers variety show MU stages collegiate debut of Stewart Copeland opera, offers VIA Spartan Smash high school eSports tourney is Feb. 29 January 2020 Manchester hosts Tournées international film festival Manchester hosts Polar Plunge to aid Special Olympics Humphries is top Collegiate Music Educator in Indiana Workplace fatigue in summer camp is seminar topic Voice for grassroots organizing is MLK speaker at Manchester Martin Luther King Jr.'s last address on a campus was at Manchester Employers invited to register for Manchester Career Fair 389 on fall 2019 Dean’s List at Manchester University Kaopuiki joins Manchester as vice president for enrollment, marketing Spartan Regiment marching band to take the field in 2020 Manchester University starts spring semester with ‘brilliant’ challenge Manchester invites high school students to submit compositions Hundreds of students to compete at Manchester Science Olympiad December 2019 Young promoted to assistant vice president at Manchester University 3 at MU elected to AACP leadership roles Lilly Endowment gives Manchester $100,000 planning grant First-generation scholarship winner Allred is ‘Realizing the Dream’ Manchester offers Pharmacy Camp for high school students Manchester senior Francois selected as Schwarzman Scholar Manchester announces plan for academic program changes November 2019 Schilling to speak about how she lives the Manchester mission MU celebrates the season with December musical performances Pollonais named to diversity and inclusion role at Manchester Senior Chris Francois is named Ambassador for Peace Manchester offers ‘Curious Incident’ play Nov. 15-17 Tree-lighting ceremony is Nov. 20 at Manchester Grant awarded to Dennis Brown for MS research at Manchester October 2019 ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ brings horror of war to Manchester Manchester pivots toward programs that appeal to today’s career-focused students Ready for that family gathering? Program at MU offers skills to deal with conflict Manchester to add master’s degree in nutrition with DNA twist Maryland Delegate Lily Qi receives Alumni Honor Award Special Olympics is passion for Young Alumni honoree Carol Fike Manchester celebrates Day of the Dead with tributes, panel Human rights activist John Prendergast to speak at Manchester Comedic Down the Street play debuts at Manchester Manchester Monster Mash is Oct. 30 and can collection is Oct. 23 Manchester invites students, parents to Nov. 16 Spartan Day Manchester ranks among top 10 colleges for jobs in Indiana Saylor makes $100,000 challenge gift for Manchester stadium Manchester University preps for eSports teams Symphony offers Family Fright Night at Manchester Martin Jones performs contemporary music for solo piano Chamber Singers and Cantabile offer autumn concert September 2019 Session at Toyota Round works toward a more welcoming North Manchester MU receives $300,000 grant for sexual violence prevention, response initiative Manchester welcomes community to Homecoming 2019 Henney Department of Education is ‘game changer’ for teaching program Jackson Katz speaks at Manchester about men’s role in preventing violence against women Manchester speaker explores how the Constitution stays relevant today Manchester University hires director to start nursing program Manchester mourns professor emerita Lana Groombridge Manchester program explores pacifism of poet William Stafford Eberly named staff member of the year at Manchester August 2019 Manchester speakers explore Egypt, mind of Marx Goetcheus named MU director of civic engagement, Title IX coordinator Manchester soprano Emily Lynn offers art songs, arias Classes begin Aug. 28 at North Manchester campus Manchester University promotes faculty and grants tenure, emeritus status Manchester hosts regional conference on health care for vulnerable, underserved populations Princeton Review names Manchester a ‘Best in the Midwest’ university Manchester University mourns Professor Emeritus Jim Adams July 2019 Chris Francois is Mouse intern for STEM program in New York Manchester University Pharmacy Programs honor faculty members Exhibit at Manchester offers works by conservationist artists Kendall Brown coordinates bilingual summer program Genevive Skeans serves as infectious disease health care intern 388 Manchester University students on Spring 2019 Dean’s List Manchester University celebrates student leaders June 2019 Free children’s carnival, car wash is July 9 at Manchester University Manchester mourns Art Gilbert, professor emeritus of accounting Eichenauer honored with prestigious Pi Gamma Mu scholarship Manchester preps for new academic year Manchester University hosts 2019 Independence Day Celebration May 2019 Manchester University College of Business hits Best Value triple play Finance major at Manchester University is top value in Indiana Accounting major at Manchester named best value in Indiana 331 graduate from Manchester University Marketing major at Manchester University is ranked No. 1 in Indiana Junior Haley Farris is Behnke scholarship winner Notre Dame gift aids pharmacogenomics program Gilbert and Sullivan’s 'Trial by Jury' is May 11, 12 April 2019 Symphony ends 80th season with an ‘1812’ bang Manchester students create health campaign focusing on alcohol use Manchester University Commencement is May 18 Manchester offers public forum about DNA and Your Medicine MU 2019 Giving Day is April 17 Manchester University hosts Youth Triathlon on May 5 Manchester offers coding, LEGO®, robotics day camps April programs feature Manchester University students Manchester student picked for Indiana health and physical educators scholarship Manchester hosts 21st Annual Student Research Symposium Manchester University Easter Egg Hunt is April 14 March 2019 Expert panel, documentary explore improving health care through lifestyle medicine Jordan Lee Dooley to speak April 5 International Buffet is April 7 Plain White T’s to take stage at Manchester Peace Week 2019 is the first week of April Manchester student to receive Indiana Pharmacists Association scholarship Recital features compositions by MU’s Debra Lynn McFadden signs letter seeking stronger language in Indiana hate crimes bill The Servant of Two Masters is March 29-31 Manchester offers dramatic thriller play, Why Did You Leave Me? Student Senate approves “Refugees Welcome” Resolution Manchester chooses Sodexo as new dining partner Maxcey returns with advice: How to become a scientist in psychology and neuroscience Manchester speaker offers game plan to take dreams to reality Immigration attorney to speak at Manchester University campuses February 2019 Appeals court to hear case at Manchester University Walgreens $5,000 diversity donation aids pharmacy students Van Vlerah joins Manchester as vice president for student affairs Film, speaker at explore changes in attitudes, lives of those labeled with intellectual disabilities Manchester University makes 2019 Best Value School ranking Delicate doll fragments gain new life in Oke exhibit at Manchester Mundra receives New Investigator Award for cancer research New health sciences initiatives begin with pursuit of nursing program March brings Friday night music to Cordier Auditorium MSO celebrates 80th year with guest pianist Pamela Haynes Works by Manchester University senior artists is on display Discussion Day explores ‘Race in America: A Unfinished Project?’ January 2019 Cold cancels classes, activities at Manchester University North Manchester campus launches Spartan Safe Walk program Fall 2018 Pharmacy Program Dean's List Fall 2018 Undergraduate Dean's List Manchester University achieves Premier Blood Partner status Employers invited to register for Manchester Career Fair Manchester offers community health worker course, certification prep Founder of Jim Crow Museum to speak at MU on holding difficult conversations about race McFadden to focus on ‘Abundance’ at Manchester Spring Convocation Pharmacy Today: 23andMe releases pharmacogenomics test that doesn’t require prescriptionThree join Manchester University Board of Trustees Previous New Releases 2018 News Releases 2017 News Releases 2016 News Releases 2015 News Releases 2014 News Releases 2013 News Releases 2012 News Releases 2011 News Releases Manchester Magazine Online ManchesteRx 2021 Manchester University Facebook Youtube Twitter Instagram Pinterest Linkedin Booking an Event? 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