@manchester news

$2.5 million Jarvis gift supports Academic Center
Manchester has received a $2.5 million gift from Mike Jarvis ’68 and his wife Sandy. The gift will help underwrite the $9 million Academic Center. … read more

Drake’s Rospond will lead Pharmacy
Raylene Rospond, deputy provost of Drake University in Iowa, will become dean of the College of Pharmacy this summer when current dean Dave McFadden becomes University president.. ... read more

MU prepares graduates for jobs
The Manchester Class of 2013 has posted an impressive 97 percent job and career placement rate. … read more

Mike “Doc” Emrick ’68 calls 2014 Olympic hockey
Mike “Doc” Emrick ’68, a familiar voice to Manchester University, was lead announcer for the NBC Sports broadcasts of ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. … read more

Seminary, steel leaders join trustees
John W. Gilmore ’74, senior vice president and COO of Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey, and Richard P. Teets Jr., co-founder, executive vice president for steelmaking, and president and COO of Steel Operations for Steel Dynamics Inc., have joined MU’s Board of Trustees. ... read more

Peace Studies hits the waves on NPR’s Latino USA
Students in Katy Gray Brown’s ’91 Peace Issues January session course were interviewed by NPR’s weekly show Latino USA while visiting the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. ... read more

Junior jumper Rowe soars into national spotlight
High-jumper Bridgette Rowe became MU’s first All-American in women’s indoor track and field on March 15 at the NCAA Division III Championships. … read more

We’re 95 percent to Students First! goal
The last 5 percent of any campaign can be the most challenging. Join us in putting students first with scholarships, new learning spaces, a stronger endowment, or support for The Manchester Fund. Make your gift here.

Register now for Alumni Days!
Celebrate the times of your life and some of your most enduring friendships. We’re looking forward to seeing you on May 28 and 29. … read more

Join us for great times this summer
A Cubs-Cardinals baseball game at Wrigley Field, Minor League games, theater at the Wagon Wheel in Warsaw, and zoo days in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis spell fun for the whole family. … read more