News and Stories

News and Stories

Midland University Opens its Innovative Omaha Location

Midland University Opens its Innovative Omaha Location

March 8, 2017
Midland University officially opened its newest location today in the heart of Omaha. With more than 10,000 square feet, the new facility in the Old Mill business district will be the home of the university’s expanding slate of graduate and adult learning programs. Designed with flexibility in mind...Read more

Liz Murray Keynote Highlights All Minds Matter Conference

Liz Murray Keynote Highlights All Minds Matter Conference

March 1, 2017
Liz Murray has been called a “bootstrapper” – people who pull themselves out of a desperate situation. The term seems to fit. She grew up in a home with drug-addicted parents and became homeless as a teenager and stopped going to school. A life-changing experience drew her back to school and...Read more

Parrott Takes Flight for Spot with Harlem Globetrotters

Parrott Takes Flight for Spot with Harlem Globetrotters

February 21, 2017
James Parrott, a former Midland University basketball player and 2012-13 NAIA All-American, has joined the Harlem Globetrotters as "Torch." Parrott, now 26, has embraced his role on his new team and plans to make one more run at playing professionally at the conclusion of the Globetrotters season...Read more

Snow Named Director of the School of Human Performance

Snow Named Director of the School of Human Performance

February 21, 2017
Midland alumnus Mark Snow has been named Director of the School of Human Performance, effective March 1st. Mark will oversee the graduate and undergraduate programs in the School of Human Performance. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Midland in 1996 and Master of Arts in Kinesiology from...Read more

Midland Students to Help Produce Super Bowl Halftime Show

Midland Students to Help Produce Super Bowl Halftime Show

January 30, 2017
Midland Univerity students BaeLeigh Leech and Michaela Millikan will be heading to the Super Bowl this weekend to help with Lady Gaga's halftime show. "It's definitely because of Midland that we get this opportunity," Leech said. Read more in the story by Harold Reutter of the Grand Island...Read more

McCarthy Strikes Up National Recognition

McCarthy Strikes Up National Recognition

January 12, 2017
Midland alumna Erin McCarthy, who was selected to Team USA in 2015, won this year's United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials. She and men’s winner Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, will represent the U.S. at the QubicaAMF World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico, in November. Read more about McCarthy...Read more

Local Author Seeking Luther Academy and Luther College Stories

Local Author Seeking Luther Academy and Luther College Stories

December 30, 2016
Susan Erickson of Mead, Neb. hopes to resurrect the memory of Luther Academy and Luther College. For the past year, Erickson has been developing the idea write historical books loosely based on factual events of the two colleges. She has spent time researching the colleges' archives that span from...Read more

Midland Hockey Partners with Team Impact to Sign Jacoby Knop

Midland Hockey Partners with Team Impact to Sign Jacoby Knop

December 19, 2016
The Midland University men's hockey team, in unison with Team IMPACT, have announced the signing of eight-year old Jacoby Knop. Team IMPACT is a national organization, based in Boston, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through...Read more

Midland Mourns the Passing of Hall of Fame Coach, Jim McMahon

Midland Mourns the Passing of Hall of Fame Coach, Jim McMahon

December 14, 2016
Long-time Midland University track/cross country coach and NAIA Hall of Famer, Jim McMahon has died. A noted educator and legendary coach, McMahon served the Warriors for nearly 40 years. “Coach McMahon spent a lifetime preparing young leaders to excel in competition and in life,” said Midland...Read more

'The Star of Bethlehem' Planetarium Show Returns to Midland

'The Star of Bethlehem' Planetarium Show Returns to Midland

December 7, 2016
A longtime holiday tradition is returning to Midland University’s Lueninghoener Planetarium this December. Two special showings of “The Star of Bethlehem” will be presented. Presentations are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. Seating is limited to 70 per show...Read more

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