News and Stories

News and Stories

Distinguished Family Award: McMahon Family

Distinguished Family Award: McMahon Family

October 16, 2023
For 45 years, the McMahon family has been an integral part of Midland University. Midland is honoring the McMahons with the Distinguished Family Award during the Alumni & Legacy Awards Brunch Sunday, October 22nd at the Wikert Event Center. It all began when the late Jim McMahon was hired as a...Read more

Speaker, Educator, and Coach Jim Carbaugh, and Midland University Alum Graces TEDx Stage at Cherry Creek High School

Speaker, Educator, and Coach Jim Carbaugh, and Midland University Alum Graces TEDx Stage at Cherry Creek High School

September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023 - Jim Carbaugh's presentation is now available on YouTube. August 10, 2023 - Denver, Colorado - Cherry Creek High School is thrilled to announce that Jim Carbaugh, a distinguished speaker, educator, and coach, will deliver a captivating talk at the upcoming TEDx event on August...Read more

Midland University Online Honored with Omaha Choice Award

Midland University Online Honored with Omaha Choice Award

August 1, 2023
The people have spoken, and Midland University Online was named a winner for Adult Education in the eighth annual Omaha Choice Awards . Omaha Choice Awards honors top area businesses and services throughout the Omaha community in 14 different categories. Voting was conducted by the public over a...Read more

Peregrine Test Reveals Midland University Business Students Prepared for the Future

Peregrine Test Reveals Midland University Business Students Prepared for the Future

July 24, 2023
In a knowledge-based assessment that helps reveal how business students are prepared for the next phase of their careers, Midland University Dunklau School of Business students posted impressive results taking the Peregrine Test. The Peregrine Test is a practical, knowledge-based exam that...Read more

Midland University Lueninghoener Planetarium Set for Pair of Shows on July 22

Midland University Lueninghoener Planetarium Set for Pair of Shows on July 22

July 12, 2023
Midland University will host a pair of shows at the Lueninghoener Planetarium on Saturday, July 22, at 1:30 and 3 p.m. The events are free and open to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Each program lasts approximately one hour. The program is led by Dr. Ken Murphy,...Read more

Tanzanian Travels Provide Life Changing Experiences for Martin Russell ‘86

Tanzanian Travels Provide Life Changing Experiences for Martin Russell ‘86

June 19, 2023
This story was originally published in the 2022 Midland Magazine . In his time as a pastor and through his work with the Opportunity Education Foundation, Martin Russell ‘86 has made more than 75 trips to Tanzania. But it’s the first trip he made to the East African country in 1999 that still...Read more

Sharlay Michel '10 Has Worked Hard to Ensure Better Lives for Others

Sharlay Michel '10 Has Worked Hard to Ensure Better Lives for Others

June 12, 2023
This story was originally published in the 2022 Midland Magazine . The spirit of helping others was instilled in Sharlay Michel (Butler) at a young age. It was instilled by a single mother, trying to raise a young family in the most difficult situation. A 2010 Midland University graduate, Michel...Read more

What Started as a Hobby Has Become a Way of Life for Scott Flanagan '07

What Started as a Hobby Has Become a Way of Life for Scott Flanagan '07

June 5, 2023
This story was originally published in the 2022 Midland Magazine . Scott Flanagan was dealt some misfortune in 2017, but that hasn’t stopped the 2007 Midland University graduate from becoming a renowned quilt pattern designer and national speaker. Flanagan, a native of Longmont, Colo., woke up on...Read more

Alumni Spotlight: Alex France ‘22 Excels at Boston Marathon

Alumni Spotlight: Alex France ‘22 Excels at Boston Marathon

May 23, 2023
Two days before competing in the world's most celebrated road race, Alex France ‘22 began to gain perspective of what finishing the Boston Marathon would feel like. “I was at a banquet that Saturday night with some of the other paralympic athletes,” France said. “One of the speakers said that when...Read more

Midland Helped Pave Path for Audrey Arbuckle's Career in Law Enforcement

Midland Helped Pave Path for Audrey Arbuckle's Career in Law Enforcement

May 15, 2023
This story was originally published in the 2022 Midland Magazine . She had always planned on becoming a cop. What Audrey Arbuckle ‘13 didn’t plan on was the first step in her journey toward a career in law enforcement being a lifechanging event. Arbuckle fixated on two things while growing up in...Read more

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