Manchester University

Chapel Event Series - March 2026
2026-03-30 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Petersime Chapel, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, 46962, United States
Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, join us for a weekly chapel time starting on March 9th where we will discuss a variety of topics relating to faith and religion.
– Mar. 2: Chapel Service with Father Koehl – Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church.
– Mar. 9: What is Truth? – With Pastors Luke Hunt and Paul Rupert.
– Mar. 23: Worship Night – Hosted by Simply Brethren.
– Mar. 30: Monday Night Chapel Service – Hosted by the Psychology Department.

Good Friday Holiday 2026 - No Classes
2026-04-02 18:00 - 2026-04-06 08:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Classes will be dismissed at 6 p.m. on April 2 and will resume at 8 a.m. on April 6.

Protecting What Matters
2026-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Wine Recital Hall
Protecting What Matters: Civil Liberties, Democracy, and the Planet We Share
Andrea Warnke ‘79 was associate director of the ACLU of Vermont. She was recognized with the organization’s highest honor, which now bears her name. She is active with the organization Third Act, joining her concerns for the environment with her civil liberties background to safeguard our climate and democracy.

Appeals on Wheels
2026-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Jo Young Switzer Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States
“Appeals on Wheels” is an outreach program of the Indiana Court of Appeals that brings live appellate oral arguments to communities across the state. By holding sessions in high schools, colleges, and civic venues—and engaging audiences in Q&A discussions—the Court offers the public a rare, firsthand look at how an intermediate appellate court works. The program promotes transparency, strengthens civic education, and helps citizens understand how appellate decision-making differs from the trial court proceedings they may be more familiar with.

Refreshers
2026-04-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Jo Young Switzer Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States

Empty Bowls Painting - 2026
2026-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Jo Young Switzer Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States
Join us on April 14th in Haist Commons from 6 to 8 p.m. to paint bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser! Empty Bowls is a joint effort between the Campus Interfaith Board and Student life to raise funds for World Central Kitchen. World Central Kitchen provides food for victims of natural disaster, conflicts, and humanitarian crises around the world.
The bowls painted on April 14th will be cured/sealed and can be bought on April 26th in the Petersime Chapel! Purchasing a bowl will also include complimentary soup.

Tom Nielson - Resistance as Love
2026-04-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Wine Recital Hall
Resistance as Love: Music as Social History
Tom Neilson is an award-winning folk musician and activist whose songs—rooted in his upbringing on a dairy farm and shaped by decades of international work in education, public health, and community organizing—give voice to movements for justice around the world. He draws on experiences from Colombia to Kenya, Somalia to Nicaragua, weaving humor, political insight, and storytelling into music that has been performed in more than twenty countries. Tom combines art and activism through concerts, residencies, and community engagement, offering audiences both sharp social critique and a generous dose of wit.

Empty Bowls Fundraiser - 2026
2026-04-26 12:30 - 15:00 | Petersime Chapel, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, 46962, United States
Empty Bowls is a joint effort between the Campus Interfaith Board and Student life to raise funds for World Central Kitchen. World Central Kitchen provides food for victims of natural disaster, conflicts, and humanitarian crises around the world. The bowls painted on April 14th will be cured/sealed and can be bought on April 26th in the Petersime Chapel! Purchasing a bowl will also include complimentary soup. The event runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and will have live music!

Mike Staudenmaier - White, Black, Brown
2026-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Wine Recital Hall
White, Black, Brown: The Past, Present and Future of Puerto Rican Chicago
The global fame of Bad Bunny has raised popular awareness of Puerto Rico and its people, millions of whom live in the United States. In Chicago, the Puerto Rican community has played a pivotal role in shifting understandings of identity and belonging over the past century. This talk will demonstrate how Chicago and the whole Midwest have generated elements of culture and politics that helped pave the way for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl moment, and it will suggest a possible future path for Puerto Ricans and their relationship with the USA.

Acorns to Oaks: Manchester Giving Day
2026-04-28 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
So much has changed since your days on campus. Careers have evolved. Homes have expanded and contracted. Life has taken you in directions you may never have imagined.
But some things never change.
The friendships you formed.The values that shaped you.The confidence you gained.The pride you still feel when you say, “I went to Manchester.”
Those experiences didn’t end at graduation. They became part of the foundation you’ve built your life on.
On April 28, Manchester’s Giving Day brings our community together again. It’s a chance for alumni of all ages to give back to the place that gave us so much.
A gift of just $20 honors your degree and helps ensure today’s students experience the same support, opportunity, and lifelong connection that defined your Manchester years.

Donate on Giving Day

Scholars Day
2026-04-29 15:00 - 17:00 | MU Fort Wayne
Please save the date for Scholars Day 2026, a special event held on our Fort Wayne campus dedicated to celebrating student scholarship, research, and academic achievement across our program.
The afternoon will feature student poster presentations, a keynote address by Dr. Frank Aerts, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, and recognition of outstanding student accomplishments.
📅 Tentative Schedule
3:00 – 4:00 PM – Student Poster Presentations
4:10 – 4:30 PM – Keynote Address: Dr. Frank Aerts
4:30 – 5:00 PM – Student Awards Ceremony
📌 Poster submission deadline: April 15, 2026
Additional details regarding submission guidelines, event logistics, and participation will be shared in the coming days.
We look forward to celebrating your hard work and achievements together.

MAY DAY 2026
2026-04-30 - 2026-05-02 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Spartans,
Get your teams ready! It’s time to get signed up for our 105th May Day celebration!
Events for May Day include: Kickoff Bonfire on April 30th, Trike Race and Airband on May 1st, Mud Volleyball and the Drag Show on May 2nd.
Please note: Only one person needs to sign the team up and you can only be on one team per event!
Sign up by 4/22 for a May Day t-shirt!
Email MUOMAC@manchester.edu with any questions!

Psychology Data Blitz
2026-05-07 12:30 - 15:30 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Get a Closer Look at Psychology within MU
During the Data Blitz, current psychology students will offer 5-minute oral presentations about their advanced research projects with topics ranging from motivation in the classroom to maladaptive eating habits in college. This high-energy event offers fast-paced overviews of student research accompanied by visually compelling and concise PowerPoint presentations.

Reserve Your Spot

End of Spring Semester Classes - 2026
2026-05-08 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Manchester University classes are complete as of May 8, 2026. Join us for graduation on May 16.

Go Gray in May - 2026
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Please join us for the student-organized Go Gray in May 5K Walk/Run on May 9, 2026, on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University!
With your $15.00 registration, you get a t-shirt and a portion goes to support the mission of the Elizabeth Schillng Adjust Your Sails Foundation, INC., a non-profit focused on (1) empowering people to face difficult challenges with a positive mindset AND (2) raising money for brain cancer research.
Register Here!

Undergraduate Reading Day - Spring 2026
2026-05-11 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
No classes or exams.

Arcade Games on Campus
2026-05-11 - 2026-05-14 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Enjoy free arcade games around the JYSC on May 11-14!

Final Examinations - Spring 2026
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-15 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Undergraduate Final Exam Schedule:

First class meeting: Monday at 8 a.m.

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 13th – 8 to 9:50 a.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 9 a.m.

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 12th – 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 10 a.m.

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 12th – 3:30 to 5:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 11 a.m.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 14th – 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 12:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 13th – 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 1:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 13th – 3:30 to 5:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 2:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 14th – 3:30 to 5:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Monday, May 11th – 6:30 to 8:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Final Exam: Monday, May 11th – 7 to 8:50 p.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 14th – 8 to 9:50 a.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 12th – 8 to 9:50 a.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 13th – 1 to 2:50 p.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 12th – 1 to 2:50 p.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 14th – 1 to 2:50 p.m.

First class meeting: Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 12th – 6:30 to 8:20 p.m.

First class meeting: Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 13th – 6 to 7:50 p.m.

Exams are given in the regular class meeting location.
Final exams for 0.5, 1 or 2 semester-hour courses are given during the last week of classes.
Only final exams for courses worth 3 or more semester hours are given during final exam week

Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies
2026-05-16 | Cordier Auditorium
Schedule of Events
10 a.m. | Cordier Auditorium | Undergraduate & Concurrent UG and Master of Business Administration
2 p.m. | Cordier Auditorium | Graduate & Professional
Immediately following each ceremony, graduates, family, friends and faculty gather on the mall to celebrate together.
Additional Information
ADA Compliance
Facilities for Commencement are fully accessible. Those needing special seating should call 260-982-5050.
Photography
Professional photographers will record Commencement and take individual photographs of students with their diplomas. Information on these individual photos will be sent to students’ families. Other photography of students on stage with their diplomas during the ceremony is strongly discouraged. Manchester University is proud of the graduating class and will be capturing photographs and video for publicity and advertising. By attending, you may be photographed and/or filmed, and waive the rights to any claims for compensation in connection with these materials.
Shopping
The University Gear Shop, located in the Jo Young Switzer Center, will offer two shopping options:
University Store: 9am – 4pm
Pop-Up Store: 11am – 2pm
Prohibited
No latex balloons or noisemakers allowed.

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Alumni Book Club - The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
2026-06-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Jo Young Switzer Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States
Join MU’s very own Shakespearean expert and enthusiast Dr. Stacy Erickson-Pesetski, Professor of English and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, for three weeks of discussion of Twelfth Night (1601), one of Shakespeare’s most read and performed comedies. We’ll have fun digging into the fun and chaotic plot — shipwreck! mistaken identity! unrequited love! — and also learn a bit about the play’s 400+ performance history, including contemporary social commentary.
Dr. Erickson-Pesetski has taught Shakespeare (and other classes!) at Manchester since 2007; she spends her summers reading Shakespeare with incarcerated adults and juveniles at the Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne and Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility in Logansport.
This event will be in-person and virtual. We’ll meet in the Hoff room in upper Jo Young Switzer Center on June 11, 18, and 25 at 10:30 a.m. and the link to join us virtually is shared when you register.
Register Here!

Alumni Book Club - The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Meeting
2026-06-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Jo Young Switzer Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States
Join us for a three-week exploration of Twelfth Night (1601), one of Shakespeare’s most widely read and frequently performed comedies. Together, we’ll dive into its lively and chaotic plot—shipwrecks, mistaken identities, and unrequited love—while also touching on the play’s more than 400-year performance history and its relevance to contemporary social themes.
Sessions will take place on June 11, 18, and 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the Hoff Room (upper Jo Young Switzer Center). A virtual attendance option is also available, with access details shared upon registration.
The series is led by Dr. Stacy Erickson-Pesetski, Professor of English and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Manchester University. Since joining the faculty in 2007, she has taught Shakespeare extensively and brings additional perspective from her work leading Shakespeare discussions with incarcerated adults and juveniles at the Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne and the Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Register Here!

Black & Gold Day 2026
2026-06-26 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Black & Gold Day Return to Manchester | Get Ready Spartans!
This summer orientation experience helps you arrive in the fall prepared, confident, and ready to succeed. During Black & Gold Day, you’ll receive a schedule of classes, learn what to expect academically, complete key next steps, and connect with advisors and fellow students. You don’t need to have everything figured out yet—Black & Gold Day focuses on what you need now, while Welcome Week in the fall continues your transition through community-building and campus life experiences. By the end of the day, you’ll have a clear academic plan, important tasks completed, and at least one connection to support you as you begin your college journey.

Register for Black & Gold Day

Opening Convocation
2026-08-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
President Stacy Young welcomes the student population to the new school year.

Regional Student Environmental Conference
2026-09-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Regional Student Environmental Conference

Earth Charter Indiana
We are excited to announce the first Regional Student Environmental Conference hosted by Manchester University’s Center for Environmental Resilience and Social Engagement and Earth Charter Indiana.

This regional student conference aims to connect and engage students in environmental stewardship, education, and action. The day will include sessions to inspire students, to have meaningful dialogue and connect, and to share and discover actionable ways to address environmental issues.

This event requires registration in advance. Registration is free and open to all high school and college students in the northeast Indiana region.

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Conference Agenda

DAY AGENDA9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:45 a.m. Sessions to INSPIREHigh school and college students will share success stories of environmental stewardship and community-wide initiatives such as campus gardens and restoration, community-cleanups, plastic reduction, conservation service, and more!
11 a.m. Plenary Session, entomologists and award-winning educators, Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker, a.k.a The Bug Chicks!12 p.m. *UPDATE* Lunch will be provided as a generous donation from our sponsors for all conference attendees. Local groups will also be tabling throughout the day and lunch is the primary time for checking out the tables.
1 p.m. Sessions to ACTIVATE – Subject matter experts and local organizations will share their work and how you can get involved, work with legislators, school administrations, environmental careers, how to initiate environmental stewardship projects, and more!
2 p.m. Optional campus tour and outdoor learning workshop

Conference Sponsorship

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Homecoming 2026
2026-10-16 08:00 - 2026-10-17 17:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Manchester University Homecoming 2026
Welcome home Spartans. Get ready for Manchester University’s annual gathering of alumni, faculty, staff, and students on North Manchester’s campus.
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Schedule of Events

Matthew West in Concert
2026-10-16 18:00 - 23:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Live in Cordier Auditorium | Matthew West | Oct 16

Location – Manchester University | North Manchester, IN
VIP Access 5:15 p.m.
Doors Open 6:15 p.m.
Show Starts 7 p.m.

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