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Manchester University’s nutrition program earns full accreditation
Manchester University’s cutting-edge master’s program in nutrition and dietetics has earned full accreditation through 2033 from the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. Earning full accreditation allows the program to expand enrollment...
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Tish Kalita selected for Institutional Leadership for Vocation Seminar
Tish Kalita, executive director of experiential learning and external relations at Manchester University, was selected to participate in the inaugural Institutional Leadership for Vocation Seminar through the Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) Network for Vocation...
MU runner Gavin Byerly named HCAC 2025-26 Male Athlete of the Year
Manchester University senior Gavin Byerly, of Huntington, Ind., has been named the 2025-26 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s (HCAC) Male Athlete of the Year. The HCAC consists of 10 universities that compete in a conference championship at the end of each...
MU professor emeritus named pioneer in social work
Dr. Brad Yoder, professor emeritus of sociology and social work, was one of three Hoosiers recognized as a Pioneer in Social Work by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASW) at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in early June. Yoder was inducted into...
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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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MU Students to Volunteer at NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal & Semifinal Rounds in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne will once again play host to NCAA events, this time for the Division III Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds on March 19 & 21, 2026 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne has hosted five Division III Men’s Basketball Championships since 2019 welcoming four teams to Fort Wayne annually. This is the year that NCAA has planned for all division Championships to be held together in Indianapolis with the Men’s Final Four, Division II &...
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