MNU News

Another investment in the student experience happened today in MNU’s first large-scale iPad Pro launch to students in science, math, health science and humanities majors. The goal is to put access to research and technology tools in the students’ hands wherever they go and enhance options for learning in the classroom. Essentially, the use of this technology changes learning and teaching simultaneously, according to program leadership. Dr. Nancy Damron, vice president for academic affairs, said the move is all about change, innovation and growth for students....

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....

MidAmerica Nazarene University’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed an extension of the relationship with its fifth president, Dr. David J. Spittal, during its annual meeting November 17.  Rev. Jim Bond, chair of the Board of Trustees characterized the annual meeting as engaging and encouraging as he offered comments on Spittal’s presidency. ...

The Student Success Team in the Academic Success Center (ASC) at MNU, led by Gieselle Taylor, director of persistence, is making student achievement and support their top priority. Taylor comes to MNU from Emporia State University where she led the Academic Center for Excellence and Success. Her newly formed team includes Kay Hall, coordinator of student academic success, and Student Success Coaches Lee Waldron and MNU veteran Dennis Troyer....

Today MidAmerica Nazarene University and Pioneer Athletics announced the retirement of Rocky Lamar as head coach of MNU men's basketball at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. President David Spittal expressed gratitude for a beloved icon of the Pioneer community. "I am deeply grateful for Rocky's years of dedicated service and his commitment to the Lord, his family, and the athletes who have played under his leadership and influence," Spittal said....

Dr. Sarah Miller (’09, MSN ’10) is an adult-learner success story. After earning her associate of science in nursing from Kansas City Kansas Community College, and becoming an RN, Miller went on to earn a BSN and MSN from MNU and a Doctor of Education with an emphasis in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Never one to settle, Miller graduated from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)....

MidAmerica Nazarene University recently announced its President's, Dean's List and Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester.  All students in traditional programs carrying 12 semester hours or more with a term GPA from 3.2 to 4.0 may qualify for one of these academic honors. Neutral credit hours are excluded from the calculation and reduce the course load used to figure the honor. The President’s List is a 4.0 grade point average for the semester; Dean’s List ranges from 3.5 to 3.99; and the Honor Roll is 3.2 to 3.49. ...

Recently someone asked me if life seems to be moving more rapidly than ever before, and my answer was an immediate “Yes.” Amid a pandemic with all its ramifications, it is evident that change... ...

With gratitude for sacrificial giving from diverse donors in Phases I and II of the Bright Futures campaign, the campaign executive committee has  expanded and extended the effort into a third phase... ...

MNU and Kansas State University have forged a new partnership allowing MNU undergraduates to take advanced animal health science courses at K-State’s Olathe campus...  ...