SR Education Group, an online organization designed to help students find schools best suited for them, recently published their “2020 Best Online Colleges,” and Milligan placed tenth. 1,941 online colleges were researched nationwide. The SR Education Group is headquartered in Kirkland, WA and was founded in 2004 by CEO Sung Rhee. The company’s purpose is […]
Christmas carols playing, the scent of baked goods and wall to wall crafts; the Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Center was packed full on Nov. 8-9 during the city’s annual arts and crafts fair. The Elizabethton Women’s Club hosts the arts and crafts fair, and the event is used as a fundraiser to fund their other […]
Nov. 8-10 the inaugural film festival took place in downtown Johnson City. Current students Taylor Williams, Travis Kyker and 2019 Milligan graduate Erin Donovan had their films featured in the festival. Freshman Travis Kyker’s film “The Richest Man in the Wood” was selected for the festival. Senior Taylor Williams had two films, “Lady Umbrella” and […]
The town of Erwin, Tennessee now has a new place to eat! The Garden Basket, a bakery/eatery opened on Nov. 1. The bakery is owned and run by Heather Higgins and her daughter Kirsten Phillips, who is a senior at Milligan. According to Phillips, they came up with the name, The Garden Basket, because they […]
One of Milligan’s sister schools, Cincinnati Christian University, announced that they would be closing their doors at the end of the fall 2019 semester. On Oct. 29, Milligan released information about a “teach-out” agreement to assist CCU students. CCU announced the closing of their campus on Oct. 28 due to possible loss of their accreditation […]
The Langston Center, formerly known as Langston High School, is reopening its doors to the public on Nov. 17. The project was spearheaded by Langston Education & Arts Development (LEAD). LEAD was founded by alumni of Langston High School, and according to their website, they are “committed to providing responsive educational and multi-cultural opportunities designed […]
Students from the class “Human Health and Disease” (BIOL 385) volunteered at the RAM free health clinic on Nov. 1. RAM stands for Remote Area Medical, and according to their website, their mission is, “to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free quality healthcare to those in need.” The organization organizes medical professionals and […]
Milligan’s annual trunk or treat celebration took place from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday night. A few trunk themes included Toy Story, Candyland, a carnival, and Milligan professor and faculty impersonators. Linking Individuals to the Needs of the community, or LINC, hosts the event every year. Becca Fissel, a junior student worker for LINC, was in charge […]
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the 90th anniversary of the Johnson City Sessions took place in downtown Johnson City. This event is celebrating the Johnson City sessions, which are commercial recording sessions that happened here in October of 1928 and 1929,” said Ted Olson, a staff member for the event. “At those sessions some very important […]
The Student Nurses Association (SNA) is sponsoring a food drive from Oct. 15 to Nov. 3. Several bins have been placed around campus in Welshimer Library, the main floors of Derthick and Hardin Hall and the lobby of Sutton. They are asking for non-perishable items such as canned foods, peanut butter and bottled water. With […]