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Friday, December 8th, 2023

Category: Featured News

Winter Commencement 2023

Leah Reagan By Leah Reagan
Post date November 30, 2023
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Kenesta Mack will give the Moment of Reflection at Saturday's Commencement Ceremony.

Over 400 students will walk across the stage during Millersville University’s 2023 Winter Commencement.

Tags Andrew Stocker, Carolyn Bolden, commencement, graduation, Jennifer Craighead Carey, Kenesta Mark, Rebekah Holmes, Samuel Bailey, Winter Commencement

Breathing in Lancaster County

Janet Kacskos By Janet Kacskos
Post date November 28, 2023
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Dr. Greg Blumberg, Keelie Steiner and Emmanuel Owusu

Places like Thailand have the worst air quality in the world, and the hills and valleys of Thailand are a lot like Pennsylvania’s terrain.

Tags air, air quality, Air Quality Index, cataracts, Dr. Greg Blumberg, dry eye disease, Earth Sciences, Emmanuel Owusu, EPA, glaucoma, Keelie Steiner, maculopathy, pollution, smoke, wildfires

Coat Drive on Dec. 1

Hannah Sutton ‘24 By Hannah Sutton ‘24
Post date November 21, 2023
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Coat Drive on Dec. 1 at Ware Center, Osburn Hall, McComsey Hall and McNairy Library.

Tags American Society of Safety Professionals club, Bright Side Opportunity Center, coat drive, coats, Construction Club, Lancaster Food Hub, Lancaster STEM Alliance, Millersville University Applied Engineering students, National Society of Black Engineers, Robotics club, winter apparel, Young Women's Christian Association

MU Helps Girls on the Run Reach Their Goals

Mary Miller '22 By Mary Miller '22
Post date November 20, 2023
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Dr. Mary Beth Williams (front center) and Dr. Gail Gasparich (front left) participated in Girls on the Run 2023.

Girls on the Run: “The organization is really focused on bringing together the community and helping these young girls discover their own superpowers.”

Tags Dr. Gail Gasparich, empower, Girls on the Run, Girls on the Run Lancaster-Lebanon, physical activity, self-confidence, superpowers, women

Advocating for Undergraduate Research

Leah Reagan By Leah Reagan
Post date November 20, 2023
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Dr. Carrie Smith and Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol, along with five students at MU, were accepted to be part of the Council of Undergraduate Research’s Scholars Transforming Through Research program.

The program allows participants to learn and understand how to communicate to stakeholders the importance of their research and scholarships.

Tags Dr. Carrie Smith, Julissa Rodriguez, McNairy Library Music Research Fellows program, Sarah Qundes, Scholars Transforming Through Research, STR, Sydney Rauchut, Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol, Tehya Walters, the Center for Public Scholarship & Social Change, Ty Geiger, Undergraduate Research’s Scholars Transforming Through Research program

Glorious Sounds of the Season Returns for Its 18th Year

Leah Reagan By Leah Reagan
Post date November 16, 2023
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Dr. Barry Atticks (right) performs at Glorious Sounds.

The popular Glorious Sounds of the Season concert will return for its 18th year with three shows in the Clair Performance Hall Dec. 2 and 3.

Tags annual scholarship fundraiser, Chromatic, concert, Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, Glorious Sounds of the Season, holiday, Scholarship, season, Tell School of Music, VilleHarmonics

Toys for Tots Returns to MU

Mary Miller '22 By Mary Miller '22
Post date November 13, 2023
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Photo courtesy of the Manheim Township Police Department.

Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to win a reserved parking pass for donating to Toys for Tots.

Tags charity, donations, MUPD, parking pass, toys, Toys for Tots, University Police

‘Ville’s Emergency Managers

Janet Kacskos By Janet Kacskos
Post date November 9, 2023
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2023 IAEM Conference in Long Beach, CA.

Undergraduate and graduate students joined Millersville University professors at the Emergency Managers Conference.

Tags Adam Bachman, CISA, Duane Hagelgans, emergency management, Emergency Managers, FEMA, IAEM, International Association of Emergency Managers

Honoring Veterans

Janet Kacskos By Janet Kacskos
Post date November 6, 2023
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The Veterans Resource Center is housed in Mercer House on campus.

Millersville University has two events on campus and one at the Ware Center in Lancaster to honor Veterans during Veterans Week.

Tags Honoring Veterans, In Honor, Mercer House, Veteran's Day, veterans, Veterans Appreciation Lunheon, Veterans Values and Voices, Ware Center

Trees of Peace on Campus

Mary Miller '22 By Mary Miller '22
Post date November 2, 2023
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Virginia Brooks and Elder Sheila Hanfen at White Pine Tree Ceremony.

Millersville University recently planted four white pine trees to honor the land’s traditional occupants and caretakers.

Tags A’lice Myers-Hall, Carlos Wiley, diversity, inclusion, Land Acknowledgement, land's traditional occupants, Native American Heritage Month, Shawnee, Tree of Peace, White Pine Tree

University Theatre Presents “Macbeth”

Mary Miller '22 By Mary Miller '22
Post date October 31, 2023
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The 2023-24 University Theatre season, inspired by the works of William Shakespeare, kicks off this November with “Macbeth.”

Tags Dramatics, fencing, Jared Kirby, Jonathan Strayer, Macbeth, production, Shakespeare, stage and screen, University Theatre

Celebrating Our Faculty

Janet Kacskos By Janet Kacskos
Post date October 27, 2023
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Celebrating the faculty at the 'Ville.

The Millersville University campus recently came together to celebrate the scholarship, promotion and tenure of faculty at the University.

Tags Celebrating Faculty, faculty, Jeffry Porter