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Manchester University Commencement is May 16, Dave Haist to give address
Dave Haist will address the graduating class and receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at Manchester University’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16. Haist graduated from Manchester in 1973 with a degree in accounting and economics. In 1977, he...
Manchester University offers youth esports summer camps
Manchester University will host its third-annual esports summer camp this June, open to community youth. Two camps, focused on Super Smash Bros., will be offered: a day camp for rising 3rd through 6th graders on June 27, and an overnight camp for rising 7th through...
Manchester University names Rick Espeset Staff Member of the Year
Rick Espeset, director of athletics and head baseball coach, has been named the 2026 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University. The award is named in honor of Chris Garber, who was Manchester’s assistant vice president for operations at...
MU, CFWC hold groundbreaking for phase one of Manchester Mile
Representatives from Manchester University, the Community Foundation of Wabash County, JPR, and the Manchester Mile committee held a groundbreaking for the first phase of the Manchester Mile on Wednesday, May 6. The Manchester Mile will stretch from the corner of...
MU Esports to add Mario Kart World to lineup in Fall 2026
Manchester Esports will add Mario Kart World to their list of supported titles for Fall 2026. Mario Kart World is one of the largest games in the Indiana High School Esports League (IEN) and will be supported by the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) in Spring...
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MU to host Dr. Zachary Elewitz for presentation on data and AI
Manchester University will welcome Dr. Zachary Elewitz for a presentation about what CEOs at Fortune Brands Innovations want to achieve with artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. in Wine Recital Hall. Elewitz is Head of AI Lab at McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare company, and has 15 years of experience leading data and analytic organizations across Fortune 500 businesses. In his presentation, Elewitz will highlight what major enterprises are attempting to achieve with AI, how CEOs think about...
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Manchester University announces lineup for Spring 2026 speaker series
Manchester University offers more than a dozen presentations in its Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series for Spring 2026. Presentations are at 11 a.m. on Mondays in Wine Recital Hall at the North Manchester campus unless otherwise noted. They are free and open to the public. Feb. 2: James Kelly, historian, film consultant, lecturer and historical interpreter, discusses museums, memory and the moral vision of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This event commemorates the 1968 visit of Dr. King to Manchester’s campus—his last campus visit before his assassination two months later. ...
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Manchester University is first Indiana university to offer accelerated programs in applied accounting and business management
Manchester University is introducing online, 90-credit bachelor’s degrees in Applied Accounting and Applied Business Management this March. The accelerated programs align curriculum and timelines with employer demand while maintaining academic rigor. Graduates can finish a year earlier and save an average of $20,000 compared with traditional degree pathways. Manchester University continues to forge groundbreaking pathways in higher education to best prepare students for careers with new accelerated degree programs in Applied Accounting and Applied Business Management. The undergraduate programs focus on preparing individuals for the job market in three years...
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Manchester University to host historian for MLK Commemoration program
Manchester University will host James Kelly, historian and historical interpreter at the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana, for his presentation, “Reckoning with the Past: Museums, Memory, and the Moral Vision of Dr. King,” on Monday, Feb. 2. The program will be held at 11 a.m. in Wine Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public. Kelly is a historian, film consultant, lecturer and former community college administrator. His work focuses on the intersections of slavery, public memory and the Civil War. His research has been...
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President Young featured in Journal Gazette’s ‘Five Questions’ series
Manchester University President Stacy H. Young was featured in The Journal Gazette‘s “Five Questions” series on Jan. 11, 2026. President Young highlights Manchester’s strategic focus on accessibility and student success, including programs that allow high school students to earn college credit at reduced cost and new accelerated bachelor’s degree programs that can be completed in three years, saving students both time and money while preserving valuable experiential learning opportunities. She also reflects on Manchester’s role in preparing graduates with the...
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Four join Manchester University Board of Trustees – Jan. 2026
Four new members, including three alumni, have joined Manchester University’s Board of Trustees. D. Randall Brown ’87 of Fort Wayne, Ind., returns to Manchester’s Board of Trustees after 10 years off. He spent three years as Board Chair. Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and business from Manchester in 1987, before completing his Juris Doctor at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. He is now litigation department chair and Fort Wayne managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg. He also serves on the boards of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership,...
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