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News and Stories

Kneisel '04 Faces Daily COVID-19 Challenge

Kneisel '04 Faces Daily COVID-19 Challenge

May 6, 2020
From a small town in Iowa to the front line of a pandemic. That’s been the journey for Jodi Kneisel. For the past 16 years, Kneisel ‘04, has served as a nurse in an Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in New York City. But since early March, Kneisel’s life, like many others, has been greatly impacted...Read more

Skinner ‘93, Finding ‘Fur-Ever’ Homes for Four-Legged Friends

Skinner ‘93, Finding ‘Fur-Ever’ Homes for Four-Legged Friends

April 23, 2020
It was keeping Karl Skinner awake at night. He couldn’t wrap his hands around why so many animals were unable to make their way out of shelters around Nebraska. “I started doing research and I came across the number of animals who were being put down each year,” Skinner ‘93 said. “It was making me...Read more

Midland University featured in a The Chronicle of Higher Education article on COVID-19

Midland University featured in a The Chronicle of Higher Education article on COVID-19

April 9, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently highlighted Midland University's handling of the COVID-19 situation. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging and troubling time for people and families across the globe. Midland University has unfortunately been faced with difficult decisions since...Read more

Tyler Ripperger '17, Lending Hand in COVID-19 Studies

Tyler Ripperger '17, Lending Hand in COVID-19 Studies

April 2, 2020
In one way or another, nearly every person in the United States has been impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Midland University alum Tyler Ripperger is discovering ways he can have his own impact on the virus. Ripperger, ‘17, is one of several researchers at the University of Arizona...Read more

Nick Pate '17, Places 3rd at Go Bowling! PBA Indianapolis Open

Nick Pate '17, Places 3rd at Go Bowling! PBA Indianapolis Open

March 5, 2020
Nick Pate made the most of his first television appearance in a Professional Bowlers Association event. Pate, a 2017 Midland University graduate and former Warrior bowler, placed third at the Go Bowling! PBA Indianapolis Open on February 29th at Royal Pin Woodland. It was the highest PBA showing...Read more

Perry Crowell IV '14, Places Fourth at U.S. Open

Perry Crowell IV '14, Places Fourth at U.S. Open

February 28, 2020
In the days following the crowning achievement of his bowling career, reality had yet to sink in for Perry Crowell IV. A 2014 Midland University graduate and three-year member of the Warrior bowling team, Crowell was still riding high after his fourth-place finish at the U.S. Open on February 23 at...Read more

Dr. Huang, Family Receive President's Volunteer Service Award

Dr. Huang, Family Receive President's Volunteer Service Award

February 17, 2020
Midland University Professor of Mathematics Dr. Ming Huang and his family were recently honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Over a 12-month period, Huang, along with his wife, Jing Chang, and daughters, Chu Yee and Jin Yee, completed about 300 service hours through the Nebraska...Read more

Faculty, Students Seeing Benefits of Midland University 1:1 Program

Faculty, Students Seeing Benefits of Midland University 1:1 Program

January 30, 2020
Since the unveiling of the 1:1 Apple iPad initiative last fall, Midland University students and faculty members have experienced new opportunities for enhanced educational outcomes, both in and out of the classroom. In support of its mission to inspire people to learn and lead in the world with...Read more

The Fabric of Life: Midland Students Aid Animals in Australia

The Fabric of Life: Midland Students Aid Animals in Australia

January 29, 2020
They may be half a continent away, but Midland University students, faculty members, and friends are doing their part to help some furry friends in Australia. Wildfires have been burning across Australia for several months and have scorched 18 million acres of land, destroying the habitats for...Read more

Midland University to host Equity and Inclusion Summit

Midland University to host Equity and Inclusion Summit

January 16, 2020
Midland University is proud to host the “Together we are Warriors” Equity and Inclusion Summit on Sunday, February 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wikert Event Center. The event is sponsored by Midland University, Methodist Fremont Health, and the Greater Fremont Development Council. The Equity and...Read more

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