posted Oct 15, 2012 11:43 AM in CAMPUS EVENTS
Students in theatre are often taught that stage lighting is most effective when the audience forgets about it completely. But "Black Comedy" – being performed at McPherson College Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 – proves a significant exception.
posted Oct 11, 2012 04:38 PM in CAMPUS EVENTS
This year marks 125 years since the founding of McPherson College, and the college is celebrating the milestone in a big way with a Homecoming weekend full of new events and activities.
posted Oct 10, 2012 01:59 PM in ACADEMICS
McPherson College automotive restoration will be the featured subject this month of a full episode of "Chasing Classic Cars" – a nationally distributed program on the Velocity Channel by Discovery.
posted Sep 24, 2012 02:59 PM in
Respected. Ready and willing. Talented. Passionate. Ready with a smile. Extraordinary. Loving. Loved. As the McPherson College family learned Sunday of the tragic death of Paul Ziegler, a sophomore from Elizabethtown, Pa., these are just a few of the words that students, faculty, staff and members of the community used to describe him.
posted Sep 21, 2012 03:53 PM in ACADEMICS
McPherson College has an exciting new statistic among its annual enrollment numbers – graduate students.
posted Sep 18, 2012 04:15 PM in ACADEMICS
The student branch of the National Education Association has honored a McPherson College student with the Jeffrey "J.D." Miler Outstanding Underclassman Award.
posted Sep 04, 2012 04:39 PM in CAMPUS EVENTS
"Dark of the Moon" by Howard Richardson and William Berney will show Sept. 13-15 and tells the story of a boy from the realm of the supernatural named John who makes a deal to become human if he can convince his love, Barbara Allen, to marry and be faithful to him for a year.
posted Aug 24, 2012 09:50 AM in CAMPUS EVENTS
The blend of realism and abstraction in Michaela Groeblacher's ceramic busts has garnered her national attention and awards – among them the National All Media Craft Show in Wichita; first place in the "Real People" national show in Woodstock, Ill..; and a Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association "Master's exhibition" in Topeka.
posted Aug 16, 2012 01:18 PM in CAMPUS EVENTS
McPherson College theatre’s 2012-2013 season boasts two Kansas premieres of modern plays, one of the most popular and controversial Broadway musicals, and lineup of innovative edgy productions.
posted Aug 06, 2012 03:36 PM in ACADEMICS
Dr. Josh Norris has joined the McPherson College faculty this fall as the new director of the McPherson College Choir and McPherson College Singers and as professor of music.
posted Aug 06, 2012 03:18 PM in ACADEMICS
McPherson College has recognized its highest academic achievers in their spring 2012 honor roll and honorable mention students.
posted Jul 06, 2012 11:22 AM in ACADEMICS
Kansas Campus Compact has again recognized McPherson College, naming Dr. Dustin Wilgers, assistant professor of biology, as one of four "Engaged Faculty Fellows" – giving him a $6,000 grant to integrate service learning and civic engagement in the classroom.
posted Jul 06, 2012 11:15 AM in ACADEMICS
Thanks to an agreement signed between McPherson College and Fort Hays State University, MC will be able to follow an innovative approach to its new graduate-level courses in education while allowing those credits to apply for critical school leadership certification.
posted Jul 02, 2012 09:13 AM in ACADEMICS
Claire Krizek, McPherson College senior, McPherson, Kan., was recently named the recipient of a prestigious scholarship given to only one student in Kansas every year.
posted Jun 15, 2012 10:16 AM in ACADEMICS
During 10 days in Panama, the student winners of an innovative competition at McPherson College planted the seeds for future partnerships with the college, grew together as a group and blossomed as the experience directed their lifes' paths.