News and Stories

News and Stories

Midland Sets Enrollment Record

Midland Sets Enrollment Record

September 10, 2020
For the third consecutive year, Midland University is reporting record enrollment numbers. Midland is announcing a total enrollment of 1,572 students for the 2020-21 school year, increasing nearly 12 percent from the 2019-20 enrollment of 1,408. Midland also enrolled a record number of freshmen...Read more

Midland University Announces Fall Plans

Midland University Announces Fall Plans

July 10, 2020
Midland University President Jody Horner highlights Midland's plan to return for the 2020 fall semester. More information can be found on Midland University's COVID-19 Campus Updates page.Read more

Midland Announces Changes to 2020-21 Academic Calendar

Midland Announces Changes to 2020-21 Academic Calendar

June 15, 2020
Midland University has finalized its plans to return to in-person instruction for undergraduate students on the Fremont campus for the fall 2020 semester. In an effort to limit travel and potential exposure to COVID-19, Midland has made several revisions to its 2020-21 academic calendar as it...Read more

Midland University Statement

Midland University Statement

June 3, 2020
Dear Midland University Community, Romans 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. These words, written thousands of years ago by the Apostle Paul, ring true in our society today. We are enduring difficult times in our nation. In recent months, our world has changed in ways...Read more

Miller Hall Progressing Toward Completion

Miller Hall Progressing Toward Completion

May 29, 2020
The newest addition to the Midland University campus remains on target for an August opening. Construction of Miller Hall continues at a strong pace and the new co-ed residence hall is expected to be ready when students arrive this fall. Ben Gifford, Project Superintendent with Lund-Ross...Read more

Abboud to Serve as Commencement Speaker

Abboud to Serve as Commencement Speaker

May 12, 2020
Josie Abboud, President and CEO of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital, will serve as the keynote speaker for Midland University’s virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16th, at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be livestreamed and can be viewed here . Abboud’s career at Methodist...Read more

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

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