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Midland University News

Midland University is excited to announce Dr. Aly Williams as the university’s 17th president. Williams will assume her new role on April 10, 2025. Current Midland President Jody Horner is set to retire from Midland after providing outstanding leadership as president since January 2015. Williams serves as Vice President of Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, and Chief Academic Officer at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. She is an experienced executive with over 25 years of dedicated service in higher education and extensive experience as a faculty member and leader...Read more

News and Events

The Midland University Booster Club and Performing Arts Society each work to provide relevant opportunities for students participating in extracurricular activities. The Booster Club has provided money to directly support student-athletes at Midland, including retention scholarships to provide financial support, helping support operational needs for athletic programs, athletic facility upgrades, and helping support the Warrior Skills program. Midland University boasts the largest athletic program in Nebraska with 33 varsity sports. Nearly 900 students at Midland are involved in athletics. Two...Read more

“Having a scholarship is a huge contribution to further my education, and I am grateful for the opportunity and to my scholarship donor.”

Eny Bravo Torcios, Criminal Justice Major

— Upcoming Events —

Apr
12
SAVE THE DATE! The 100 Year Anniversary Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Registration for this event will open this fall. In...
Apr
25
Register today to celebrate 80 years of Kappa Phi at Midland! Friday, April 25, 2025 Wikert Event Center Campus Tour | 4 PM Social Hour | 5 PM...
May
09
The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday May 9, 2025, at 7 PM. Visit the Commencement page for more details.

Recent Class Notes

'69
Jack Dunn ’69, recently had a new planetarium in Kosova named in his honor. Jack supplied equipment for the planetarium and worked closely with Pranvera Hyseni over the past nine years in preparation for the new facility. To learn more about the planetarium and Jack’s role in the project, see the...
'81
Having been a nurse since 1981, with the last 24 spent as a school nurse for Lincoln Public Schools, Kay will retire May 23. Kay was honored to be awarded the Nebraska School Nurses Association School Nurse of the Year this May.
'15
Jalen Hueser was recently named as the next head coach of the Fremont High School boys basketball team. His familiarity with Fremont stems from his four years with the Midland, in which he played in every game under head coach Todd Eisner, helping the Warriors make three-straight national...