The first Monday of April 2018 saw the start of a brand new program hosted at Hopwood Memorial Christian Church on Milligan’s Campus–SMART Recovery. SMART, or Self-Management and Recovery Training, is a program that has been around for nearly 25 years and is a scientific, evidence-based approach to recovery from various addictions. The SMART meeting […]
The annual Festival of One Act Plays has successfully ushered in the end of another successful, academic Milligan year. The Festival of One Act Plays encourages students to participate as directors or actors in plays that only last for one act. The plays lasted over the course of two days, with two plays making their […]
Milligan hosted its 23rd annual Juried Art Exhibition, which featured various works of art and photography from Milligan students. The show debuted on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and was free and open to the public. The exhibit will run from April 22-29. Located on the bottom floor of Derthick, the exhibit is still open for […]
Milligan College and Emmanuel Christian Seminary hosted its first Stone-Campbell Conference, which lasted April 6-7. Stone-Campbell Journal is an annual conference for scholars and students alike to take part of and listen to various speakers in an academic setting. The theme for the 17th annual conference was “Theology of Others: Judaism, Islam, and ‘None-of-the-Aboves.’” According […]
On Sunday, students and members of the community alike gathered at the Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Seeger Chapel to listen to Milligan’s Concert Choir and the Highlands Youth Ensemble. The concert was conducted by Dr. Noah DeLong, who has been a part of Milligan’s music faculty since 2011, and Jane DeLoach Morison, who presided […]
On the list of things most people would not do, hiking the Appalachian Trail in its entirety is one of them. But to Milligan couple Branden and Anna Jones, hiking the Appalachian Trail is on the top of their list. In merely six months, Branden and Anna plan to trek the estimated 2,200 miles of […]
With the end of the school year fast approaching, a long-held Milligan tradition is right around the corner. Milligan’s Student Government Association is hosting the anticipated spring formal, more popularly known as That Big Party. That Big Party is held annually for Milligan students and features a banquet for seniors followed by a dance open […]
This week has been a busy one for Milligan spring athletics, with competitions ranging from baseball and softball games to tennis and golf matches. To start off the week, the women’s tennis team won their third straight match at Bluefield in Blacksburg, Va., 5-4. On March 19, Milligan’s baseball team won the last game against […]
During the spring break week of March 4, four Milligan students and two faculty traveled to Rockport, Texas, to volunteer renovating and repairing homes after Hurricane Harvey hit mid-August of 2017. Campus minister Brad Wallace and campus activities director Jason Onks drove 22 hours with seniors Becca Guthrie and Abby Weinberger, junior Keila Trevino and […]
Now that the weather is beginning to warm up, students will begin coming out of their rooms once again after the long winter. While there are sporting and campus events at Milligan in the spring, you may be looking for extra inspiration in finding something to do off campus. This short list will hopefully give […]