Broadway actress Jessica Molaskey visited Milligan on Oct. 2 and 3 to work with the Musical Theatre Department and teach a Masterclass. The event had over 20 attendees, including six students who performed for Molaskey on stage. Molaskey has starred in 12 different broadway musicals including “Cats,” “Tommy,” “Falsettos” and “Oklahoma!.” She also was a […]
Milligan hosted the Elizabethton Police Department in Derthick Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for National Coffee with a Cop Day. In the second-floor lobby, students were invited to enjoy coffee and donuts while getting to know those serving the community on the police force. The Coffee with a Cop event began four years ago as […]
Milligan’s Counseling Center will be hosting weekly group discussions every Monday throughout the month of October. These meetings will be held in the Jeanes Community Room, and they will focus on topics concerning the basic human desire to belong. Some possible topics include relationships, sense of belonging, friendship, dating and community. The focus group was […]
Milligan College’s faculty has planned two service-learning trips to Poland and China during the 2020 spring break. These trips will allow students and faculty to learn, serve and experience new countries and cultures. The China trip will also allow students to earn academic credits. “The trip to China is nine days during the spring break […]
Milligan’s new photography professor, Will Major, will have his own photography exhibit in the basement of Derthick’s art gallery at the Oct. 26-Nov. 14. “It’s something Will has been working on since he was in his master’s program at Georgia,” said photography assistant A.J. Trabold. “He is very excited to bring it to Milligan.” Trabold […]
Milligan professors Dr. Lee Blackburn Junior, associate professor of history and humanities, and Dr. Michael Blouin, associate professor of English and humanities, are co-hosting a new podcast called “Black and Blou: A Humane Review.” The Stampede interviewed the co-hosts, and here is an introduction, in their own words, to their new project. Q: Where did […]
Milligan’s Student Government Association is already hard at work this semester. With big events on the horizon, the SGA staff has begun the preparation process for students, family and friends. The Events Committee plans SGA’s campus events, and each member of the committee has to coordinate at least one function on campus solo. The members […]
Milligan College’s Campus Activity Board has organized events for students staying on campus over fall break, Oct 10-11. The trips include a hike at Grandfather Mountain and visiting Linville falls Thursday and Friday, respectfully. “Since we have a student population that does not leave over a short break, like fall break, and likely have limited […]
For the first time, graphic design majors joined communications, business and fine arts students for their annual fall trip to New York. The trip, which was worth one credit hour, showed students the iconic city, and there they learned valuable skills that applied to their majors. Assistant Professor of Communications Art Brown helped lead the […]
On Sept. 24 ladies gathered in Hart Hall to attend the first meeting of Breaking Bread. The new bible study is led by junior nursing major, Ana Upchurch and sophomore biology major, Emily Harper. Breaking Bread meets on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. in Upchurch and Harper’s suite. “We both went to the Bread of […]