Category: Alumni

16th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Jan. 18, 2022

MNU’s 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration at MidAmerica Nazarene University will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan in Olathe. The public is invited to join students, faculty and staff at this event.

Biology Major Puts Her Sights on Med School

While most college sophomores are still deciding what to major in, Hadley Copeland is already planning her application to medical school next semester.

Alumni Updates: Summer 2021

News, Births, Marriages, Condolences

Student Center To Be Named After Cunninghams

When MNU’s Bright Futures: the campaign for MNU was announced last month, many were delighted to hear that the new Student Center would be named after two of the most loyal and enthusiastic supporters of the university. After all, if not for the vision of Dr. Paul Cunningham, and the prayerful support of Dr. Connie Cunningham, MNU might never have been located in Olathe, Kansas.

LIFE & COMMUNITY

Next Steps for 2021 Seniors: Rebecca White

MNU is a community of Christian faith and learning. Here you’ll grow in relationship with others and with God. Whether you live on campus or commute, you’ll find a close campus community where there’s always something fun going on.

Impossible Dream of Attending MNU Comes True

Annetty Ledesma, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, did not expect the changes that were in store for her when she arrived in Kansas City.

2021 President’s Honors Virtual Experience

Like so many events this year, President’s Honors 2021 will look different due to COVID-19. The entire event will be virtual from MNU’s campus April 16, 2021, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Next Steps For 2021 Seniors: Clayton Cook

Senior accounting major, Clayton Cook (’21), summarizes his reason for choosing MNU with one word: community.

Pioneers’ First Moot Court Competition

Students Jeremy Thorpe, a junior business administration major, and Elizabeth Krohn, a senior marketing major, are the first MNU students to compete with the American Moot Court Association (AMCA), the largest intercollegiate moot court organization in the United States.

Police Chief Faces Challenge With Humility and Confidence

Shawn M. Reynolds (’04, MA ’06), CEO of Temple, Texas, Police Department, is not only a two-time MNU alum, he also served the university as an adjunct professor teaching the criminal justice course Policing in America.

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