Vespers, a weekly student-led Christian worship service on campus, has announced that they will be selling t-shirts. All proceeds from the t-shirt sales will go to El Ayudante, a Christian humanitarian organization. The t-shirts will cost $19.99, and they will be available to purchase throughout the semester. El Ayudante was established in 200l, and it […]
Pen Madness is a library event that allows students, faculty, friends and alumni to vote for the annual library pen color. Since 2011, participants have voted between 32 various color combinations in a bracket style competition similar to the NCAA March Madness bracket. This year, the pen competition has been changed to only involve Milligan […]
Milligan announced its plans to celebrate Black History Month in an email on Friday, with students having significant input into the planning process this year. “This is about our students and our campus,” said Gwen Ellis, director of multicultural engagement. “It’s really important this year for students to pick.” Goah Diversity scholars are hosting an […]
The Milligan Student Government Association held their biweekly meeting in lower Seeger on Thursday evening. In student event news, SGA voted on three themes for That Big Party. The themes include New York Fashion Week, Black Tie, and Arabian nights. In the following weeks, SGA will post various polls on all their social media platforms, […]
Milligan University’s Campus Activity Board (CAB) invited students to ski or snowboard at Beech Mountain Ski Resort on Feb. 4. More than 30 students participated in the school trip, and although levels of experience varied amongst the group, the event was a fun way to start the semester. Dakota Topp, a junior and member of […]
The Stampede team is excited to announce that the StampedeTV program will be back in action. Due to COVID-19 precautions last semester, the team decided not to film episodes in the studio to limit close contact exposure. However, The Stampede has created a plan to safely access the studio this semester, and return to recording […]
Reverend Joel Tooley, a consultant with the National Immigration Forum, lectured on how Christians should approach immigration as it has been a polarizing topic in the United States in recent years. He argued that people should understand that God cares about the vulnerable, and that many immigrants and refugees are women and children, lacking voice […]
Dr. Michael Blouin, Associate Professor of English and Humanities, has been newly minted as Milligan’s first Director of the Debate Team. As of next semester students will be able to join the team to compete at a collegiate level in parliamentary debate. “I was interested in starting a debate team because it felt to me […]
Deadlines for Milligan University’s study abroad programs are Feb. 15 for 2021 travels and Oct. 15 for 2022 trips. Milligan offers a multitude of programs that allow students to travel abroad. These include both faculty led and approved affiliate organization options. Faculty led programs include two humanities tour options, an international field work course, a […]
On Tuesday evening, the Milligan Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the first phase of discussions for their Critical Conversations series. These conversations will be conducted in three phases over the course of the next couple weeks. The exact dates of the remaining phases have yet to be determined. According to a statement from SGA, the […]