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News and Stories

Senator Lynne Walz '94 Selected for 2019 Alumni Achievement Award

Senator Lynne Walz '94 Selected for 2019 Alumni Achievement Award

October 3, 2019
Lynne Walz loves helping people. As a teacher, social worker, realtor, legislator and mother of three, Walz has dedicated her life to helping serve others. A 1994 Midland University graduate, Walz is being recognized with an Alumni Achievement Award. No matter where her career has taken her, Walz’s...Read more

Tyler Erwin '00 Selected for 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award

Tyler Erwin '00 Selected for 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award

October 3, 2019
Rich McGill watched as the quarterback got pancaked to the cold turf over and over on that bitter night in Laurel in 1994. It was the Class C2 state championship game and Cambridge jumped on Laurel early and often, blitzing almost every play in a game that ended 73-28. But the quarterback never...Read more

Midland University Deploys Apple iPad Initiative for Creative Innovation, Digital Learning

Midland University Deploys Apple iPad Initiative for Creative Innovation, Digital Learning

September 23, 2019
Midland University has launched a campus-wide digital learning initiative that puts Apple devices in the hands of more than 1,000 full-time undergraduate students this semester. For the roll-out of Midland 1:1, the university created a special tech-oriented space on the Fremont campus, complete...Read more

2019-20 Midland University Speaker Series

2019-20 Midland University Speaker Series

September 5, 2019
Midland University will be holding a speaker series on diversity and inclusion during the 2019-2020 academic year. The series plans to start Sept. 17 with a talk from Guy Nave, Luther College professor of philosophy and religion, titled “Defining the Issues: Diversity, Equity, Privilege and...Read more

Innovative Investments Yield Record Enrollment

Innovative Investments Yield Record Enrollment

September 5, 2019
In an environment where enrollment trends are declining nationwide, Midland has seen consistent growth by way of its non-traditional approach to higher education. The University’s most recent enrollment number of 1,408 students, representing 15 countries and 41 states, is the largest in its 136-...Read more

Midland Students Partner with Roots to Wings

Midland Students Partner with Roots to Wings

June 28, 2019
Some of our students who are studying Special Education recently partnered with Roots to Wings, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Nebraska. Roots to Wings provides authentic life experiences for young adults living with a disability and helps them transition from high school into...Read more

Midland University's New 1:1 Program in Collaboration with Apple

Midland University's New 1:1 Program in Collaboration with Apple

June 11, 2019
Midland University announced its collaboration with Apple and an intentional program investment to create digital solutions for innovative teaching and learning as part of the new Midland 1:1 program in 2018. Rooted in the university’s relentlessly relevant vision, the program initiative aims to...Read more

Remembering Marv Welstead

Remembering Marv Welstead

May 29, 2019
A man known for his benevolence, community involvement and undaunted fight against Alzheimer’s disease has died. Marvin Welstead died Saturday at Methodist Fremont Health. He was 98 years old. Welstead was one of the founders of the Fremont Area Community Foundation, which has provided funds for a...Read more

Moxness Honored as 2019 Fritz Award Recipient

Moxness Honored as 2019 Fritz Award Recipient

May 22, 2019
Jon Moxness, Associate Professor of Business, was recently honored as the recipient of the 2019 The Stephen E. Fritz Excellence in Teaching Award. This award was established in 2010 by Dr. Thom and Barbara Christensen to recognize excellence in teaching as personified by our former Midland...Read more

Jon Clifton Named 2019 Commencement Speaker

Jon Clifton Named 2019 Commencement Speaker

April 22, 2019
Global Managing Partner and Gallup board member, Jon Clifton , will cross the country next month to speak at Midland University’s 136th annual commencement ceremony. Clifton will be the principal speaker in the ceremony’s morning program, which will take place on campus in Fremont at the Wikert...Read more

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