Manchester University

Hall Crawl
2025-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | IN
2025 Hall Crawl
Hosted by Spartan Choices and ResLife, the Hall Crawl visits all residence halls as well as the Schwalm U.

Test Your Driving
Enjoy Mocktails
Games
Food
Take the Party Bus to each location!

ACS Potluck - 2025
2025-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Science Center, 604 College Avenue, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 46962, United States
Join Manchester University’s chapter of the American Chemical Society in their fall potluck event. Enjoy food made by the Chemistry/Physics department Faculty! The potluck will be held in room 203 in the Science Center

Music @ Manchester | Merry, Merry, Manchester
2025-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Cordier Auditorium
Join us for Merry, Merry, Manchester! Featuring performances from our Choirs, Jazz Ensemble, Handbell Choir, Theatre Society and Brass Quintet, this program will surely leave you with festive cheer.
This event is at 7:30 p.m. in our Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester Campus. The program is also free and open to the public!
Livestream Here!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
2026-02-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Reckoning With the Past: Museums, Memory, and the Moral Vision of Dr. King
Jim Kelly, historian and historical interpreter at the Whitney Plantation and consultant on numerous film projects, will discuss the way history is written and represented, and the lessons we may take from this today

What Fortune 500 CEOs Want
2026-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
What Fortune 500 CEOs Want from AI: Value, Risk, and Practical Execution
Dr. Elewitz, who heads the Enterprise AI Lab at McKesson (a Fortune 10 pharmaceutical distribution company, presents on what major enterprises are trying to achieve with AI. His presentation will highlight how CEOs think about value, how to build AI products with reasonable risk, what AI/data scientists really do and how they spend their time, and identifying legitimate concerns with AI.

Probability and Our Intuition
2026-02-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Our ability to correctly determine the probability, or likelihood, of a particular outcome occurring guides the many choices we make each day. This talk will explore examples of where our innate intuition about the world and these probabilities can lead us astray. Dr. Kyle Besing is the Associate Provost for Curriculum and Instruction and an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Health Sciences Career Conference
2026-02-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joshua Kline ’98 is the Chief Medical Officer for Parkview Physicians Group. Join us for this Health Sciences Career Conference.

Gen Z Rising
2026-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Generation Z Rising: Youth Power and Political Change in Nepa
Dr. Anuj Gurung and MU students of Jan 26 This presentation, led by MU students who have visited Nepal, explores the unprecedented role of Nepal’s Generation Z in challenging entrenched political systems and catalyzing a change of government. Drawing on on-the-ground accounts, social media campaigns, and youth-led organizing, it examines how a digitally connected, socially conscious generation transformed frustration into coordinated action. We will trace the movement’s origins, tactics, and leadership, highlight the cultural and political context that gave rise to it, and consider its implications for democratic participation, governance, and intergenerational power dynamics across South Asia and beyond.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra
2026-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, North Manchester, IN, 46962, United States
Manchester Symphony Orchestra: Invocation

Redefining Religion
2026-03-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Challenging Eurocentric Narratives through Conjure
Love argues that reexamining Conjure traditions exposes how African American spiritual practices have been sidelined in Eurocentric religious studies. Highlighting Conjure’s history of resistance and Black women’s agency, the essay challenges Western categories that separate religion, magic, and science. Love ultimately urges a decolonized approach that honors the resilience and creativity of African American folk traditions.
Guest speaker: Naomi Love

Megan Pierce and The Joker
2026-03-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Where does (s)he get those wonderful toys?
MU senior, Megan Pierce shares a 10-year journey of collecting memorabilia of the DC Comic’s villain, The Joker. As of 2025, Megan’s collection was officially recognized by Guinness World Records, as being the “Largest collection of the Joker memorabilia.

Life Imitates Art
2026-03-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Life Imitates Art: A Couple’s Journey to Creativity
Kate Black and Bob Haluska A look backstage at the community theatre experience. Travel with Kate Black and Bob Haluska through auditions, casting, rehearsal, and performance. Consider how the work resonates over time.

Protecting What Matters
2026-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
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.

Howard Zinn's "Marx in SoHo"
2026-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Cordier Auditorium
Performed by Bob Weick | Marx in SoHo
Marx in Soho is Howard Zinn’s one-person play in which Karl Marx returns to modern-day New York’s Soho to defend his ideas, critique contemporary capitalism, and show the human side of a figure often reduced to caricature.

Appeals on Wheels
2026-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Manchester University, 604 E College Ave, 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.

Tom Nielson - Resistance as Love
2026-04-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
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.

Mike Staudenmaier - White, Black, Brown
2026-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Cordier Auditorium
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.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra - Take Flight
2026-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Eagles Theatre, Wabash, IN
Manchester Symphony Orchestra: Take Flight
Join us at the Eagles Theatre, located in Wabash Indiana at 3pm.
