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Manchester University offers reduced credit bachelor’s degree programs

7/8/2025 5:31:37 PM

Manchester University is breaking new ground in higher education as the first institution in Indiana approved to offer reduced credit applied bachelor’s degree programs, an innovative step toward faster, more affordable academic pathways.

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MU Professor Jennifer Simmers named Howard and Myra Brembeck Endowed Professor of Business

7/3/2025 3:49:56 PM

Jennifer Simmers, professor of accounting at Manchester University, has been appointed as the Howard and Myra Brembeck Endowed Professor of Business.

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Manchester University, Ivy Tech partnership streamlines student transfers

6/26/2025 6:48:15 PM

Manchester University and Ivy Tech Community College signed an agreement providing a direct pathway from Ivy Tech to Manchester for more than 40 transfer pathways at the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana annual meeting on Wednesday, June 25.

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Manchester University Spring 2025 Dean's List

6/26/2025 3:06:02 PM

Congratulations to the 365 Manchester University students who have earned a place on the Spring 2025 Dean's List for their academic achievements.

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VP Van Vlerah selected for Council of Independent Colleges’ Executive Leadership Academy

6/23/2025 3:02:30 PM

Manchester University Vice President for Student Life Abby Van Vlerah was selected to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges’ Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) in Washington, D.C.

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Calinski named Academic Leadership Fellow

by User Not Found | Jul 11, 2023

Diane Calinski, Ph.D., has been selected as one of 35 participants in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows Program.

Calinski is chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Graduate Life Sciences and an associate professor at Manchester University Fort Wayne.

In 2018 she received the AACP New Investigator Award for her proposal on synthetic cathinone-mediated inhibition of the cytochrome P450 CYP2D6.
Living the mission: Pharmacy volunteers box up free meals

by User Not Found | Jun 20, 2023

WANE-TV in Fort Wayne did a story about a free food giveaway, with help from Manchester pharmacy volunteers. Full story
Spring 2023 Undergraduate Dean's List

by User Not Found | Jun 14, 2023

Manchester University congratulates 347 undergraduate students who were named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List.
Salazar Earns All-American Honors

by User Not Found | May 31, 2023

Spartan Enrique Salazar brought home All-American honors from the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a 5th place finish in the men's 10,000m run on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the Polisseni Track & Field Complex. Full story
Gordon inducted as Distinguished Fellow

by User Not Found | Apr 06, 2023

The National Academies of Practice (NAP) announced the election of Sarah Gordon as a Distinguished Fellow in the Pharmacy Academy. Class of 2023 Fellows were welcomed into the National Academies of Practice during the awards and induction ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 1.

Gordon is an associate professor of pharmacy practice. assistant dean of pharmacy curricular affairs and interprofessional education coordinator at Manchester. Here's what NAP said about her.

Manchester University Mission Statement and Values

Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.

Celebrate student achievements

Have your students demonstrated leadership with a project? Have they landed great internships? Have they been selected for special honors? These achievements are worth noting, and Manchester has a place for that. Check out our Merit pages. Send your information to stories@manchester.edu and put "Student Achievement" in the subject line. Students workers and interns might help format these for use, so please keep submissions brief and to the point.

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Events calendar prevents scheduling conflicts

There's nothing like planning an event, only to find out there is a competing event at the same time. To help prevent scheduling conflicts, add your event to the Manchester University online calendar, click here, look for the SUBMIT AN EVENT button and fill in your information. An email then goes to a member of the communications team, who will complete the update. It’s easy! Because details for an event might change between the time it is submitted and the actual event, please send any changes to stories@manchester.edu and put "Calendar Change" in the subject line.

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We ask those who write for University publications, the website and other nonacademic material to follow The Manchester Style. Although the guide is not comprehensive, it does include terms and names unique to Manchester. It also addresses punctuation and Athletics guidelines. With intentional use, these guideline help tell the One Manchester story in a consistent way.

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