There are over 78,000 confirmed cases and over 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus epidemic as of Feb. 23 according to the World Health Organization (WHO), a group that helps organize international health efforts. The disease has been officially named the “coronavirus disease 2019,” or “COVID-19” for short, according to the Center for Disease Control and […]
Making The Difference, E-Sports, TBP, and more!
Milligan is the first in the region to offer a collegiate robotics team. Students who are on the pioneering team are given tools to construct remote operated vehicles (ROVs) capable of underwater navigation. Milligan’s robots will be going up against other ROVs created by middle and high school students in the region during the 2020 […]
Milligan hosted family weekend Feb. 14-16. Several athletic, academic and artistic events were offered around campus that appealed to both students and their parents according to Jason Onks, director of campus activities. Onks is in charge of scheduling the date of family weekend as well as organizing other events for entertainment. He typically targets weekends […]
Guest speaker at Milligan, new restaurant in Johnson City, sports recap, and more!
Family Weekend, Crashes, Dos Gatos Art Show and more!
Dos Gatos Coffee Bar is currently hosting an art exhibit featuring Milligan students’ work. The opening night and reception was Feb. 7 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., but the exhibit will be up until Feb. 24. The exhibit held an open call for art, graphic design and photography students to submit up to two works […]
On Feb. 6, Milligan hosted a student organized panel on voting from a Christian perspective. The event took place in Hyder auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Panelists included Dr. Lee Blackburn, associate professor of history and humanities; Dr. Amy Edmonds, associate professor of political science and faculty advisor of Student Government Association; and Rep. Timothy Hill, […]
Students now have two new places in the area to get their coffee fix. Bebettes Beignets and Coffee and Still Waters Coffeehouse both recently opened for business. Bebettes is located in Johnson City, about a 12 minute drive from Milligan’s campus, Still Waters Coffeehouse is located in Gray, approximately a 20 minute drive from campus, […]
Three Milligan athletes earned Appalachian Athletic Conference honors this week. Kaely Gose, of women’s basketball, Tim Thacker, of men’s indoor track and field and Sterling Burnett, of men’s swimming. This is Gose’s second consecutive AAC player of the week award. She credits the hard work and talent of her teammates for allowing her to earn […]