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Manchester University to hold first-ever December commencement ceremony
This December, Manchester University will hold its first December commencement ceremony, celebrating the students who completed their degrees during the fall semester. Fifty students from six different programs are expected to cross the Cordier Auditorium stage on...
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Manchester University collects 12,000 pounds of food for U Can Crush Hunger
Fort Wayne, Ind. Energized by NIPSCO and the NISource Charitable Foundation, Community Harvest Food Bank’s 12th Annual U Can Crush Hunger Food Drive Campaign has come to an end! The final weigh-in on November 12 totaled 116,780 pounds of food. The competition ended...
Manchester University MAT students win IATA Quiz Bowl
Students from Manchester University's Master of Athletic Training program won this year's Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Student Quiz Bowl. They will move on to compete in the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association Quiz Bowl in March. The IATA began...
MU welcomes hundreds for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2026
Manchester University held its Homecoming and Family Weekend 2026 festivities on Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17. At the Alumni Honor Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday evening, five alumni were recognized with awards, and two alumni and one...
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Manchester University Homecoming and Family Weekend 2026 is Oct. 16-17
Celebrate Manchester University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend 2026 on Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 with events at the North Manchester and Fort Wayne campuses. Reunions this year are for the classes of 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026. Friday events that are open to the public include: Virtual 5k throughout the week leading up to Homecoming Alumni Honor Award Recipient Q&A Panel at 1:15 p.m. in Wine Recital...
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Manchester University announces 2026 Alumni Honor Award recipients
Manchester University will celebrate five alumni at its annual Alumni Honor Awards banquet on Friday, Oct. 16 during Homecoming 2026. The five recipients are: Keith Strauss ’74 – Alumni Honor Award Strauss, a medical physicist, was instrumental in the creation of the Image Gently Alliance, which is committed to providing safe, high-quality pediatric imaging and changing practice until imaging doses are optimized at the point of care. Image Gently, the first in a now worldwide network of campaign partners, has become a...
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Manchester University Ratified for NAIA Membership; A Win for Spartan Student-Athletes and Families
Manchester University has been officially ratified for membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) following a vote on September 27, 2026. Manchester University will complete the 2026-27 season in NCAA Division III and begin NAIA competition on July 1, 2027, with affiliation in the Crossroads League Conference. “This is an exciting moment for Manchester University. Throughout this process, we were looking for partners who share our values and our belief that athletics should be an extension of an...
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MU alumna, board member receives Distinguished Service Award from Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists
Manchester University alumna and Board of Trustees member Harriet Hamer, MD, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 ISA Distinguished Service Award by the Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Hamer has dedicated decades of service to anesthesiology, organized medicine, and the patients and physicians of Indiana. A longtime ISA leader, she served as ISA President from 2006-2008, along with her many years as an active board member, delegate, and committee chair. Her leadership included extensive involvement in membership development,...
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Manchester University invites prospective students to fall visit days
Manchester University invites high school students to visit campus this fall on one of many special visit days. High school seniors who visit Manchester University through the Office of Admissions will earn a $500/year visit incentive scholarship, totaling $2,000 over four years. Join us on one of these scheduled visit days: Sept. 19: Tours and Tailgates Tour campus, hear from admissions, meet current students and tailgate. Later, cheer on the Spartans as they take on The University of Olivet during the second home football game of the season. Before the game, there will be a...
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MU communication studies professor earns endowed position
Manchester University is pleased to announce that Dr. Janine Armstrong has accepted the position of Robin D. and Jeanette M. Lahman Endowed Scholar in Communication Studies. Armstrong joined Manchester University’s faculty in Fall 2025 as a visiting assistant professor of communication studies. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Ozarks, her master’s from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. Her areas of expertise include intersectionality, race, gender and sexuality, faith and interpersonal communication. She is a member of Manchester’s Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) committee. She was...
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How to Find Your People at Manchester University
Starting a new semester? Discover simple ways to meet new people, get involved and find your community at Manchester University.
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