Milligan students followed up Easter weekend with a busy two days on campus, with the Inaugural Buffy’s on April 18, and The Senior Banquet and That Big Party on April 19. Both the banquet and That Big Party were held at Grace Meadows Farm, a wedding venue located in Jonesborough, a 25-minute ride from campus. […]
Milligan senior Seth Wright was recently awarded the Ledford Scholars Award, funded by the Appalachian College Association. He was one of 45 students selected for the award, which provides stipends for students wishing to participate in undergraduate summer research. The Appalachian College Association is a non-profit consortium of 33 private four-year liberal arts institutions located […]
Lilly Endowment, Inc. has given Milligan University a grant of $999,230 to support an extensive overview and redesign of its ministerial academic programs at Emmanuel Christian Seminary. The grant will help further prepare church leaders of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ and the greater church at large. Emmanuel obtained this grant last year, as it […]
Milligan’s Musical Theatre program will present “A Grand Night for Singing” beginning February 24 in the McGlothlin-Street Theatre located in the Gregory Center. The musical production features music from Rodgers and Hammerstein, a highly celebrated writing partnership within musical theatre. They are responsible for producing other Broadway classics such as “Cinderella”, ‘“The King and I”, […]
The Milligan Baseball team secured a three-to-one win in a four-game series against USC-Beaufort this weekend. They defeated the Sand Sharks twice on Friday while splitting the doubleheader on Saturday. Hopes for the Buffs’ 2022 season are high after this weekend’s win, as USC-Beaufort earned an at-large berth to the Opening Round of the National […]
The Milligan University swim teams clocked in 16 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) provisional times as they competed in a dual meet hosted by the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, KY on Saturday, January 22. Both of Cumberlands squads are ranked No. 3 in the NAIA, while the Lady Buffs came in at […]
Dr. Susan Higgins, Associate Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Education, Area Chair of Social Learning and Professor of Sociology and Missions, is retiring at the end of the 2021 spring semester. Dr. Higgins has been on the Milligan faculty and staff since 1977. When asked about what her favorite part about teaching […]
The Milligan Music Department held their spring joint concert outside of Derthick Hall at 6:00pm on Monday, April 19. The concert was originally scheduled for 6:00pm on Friday, April 16 but was postponed due to the anticipation of rain. The concert was the first live performance of the school year for both the Concert Choir […]
The Buffs stumbled through the first week of March as they dropped a game to Cumberland University on Tuesday and two to Bluefield College over the weekend. The baseball team first traveled to Lebanon, TN to play a double-header against the Cumberland Phoenix on the 2nd. In Game 1, Braden Spano hit a home run […]
The Milligan Men’s Volleyball team lost their second home game of the season against Midway University last Thursday with a score of 3 sets to 0. The Buffs are now 1-3, with their only win coming in a 3-1 set victory over Tennessee Club Team. Midway jumped out to an early lead with a score […]