In Megan Jastrab’s six years of competitive cycling, she has earned 29 national titles, three world titles and more than 50 medals. Jastrab is not sure exactly how many medals she has earned because she lost track after she hit 50. A 17-year-old nursing major from Apple Valley, California, Jastrab grew up playing sports, spending […]
Milligan hosted the Elizabethton Police Department in Derthick Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for National Coffee with a Cop Day. In the second-floor lobby, students were invited to enjoy coffee and donuts while getting to know those serving the community on the police force. The Coffee with a Cop event began four years ago as […]
Milligan’s Counseling Center will be hosting weekly group discussions every Monday throughout the month of October. These meetings will be held in the Jeanes Community Room, and they will focus on topics concerning the basic human desire to belong. Some possible topics include relationships, sense of belonging, friendship, dating and community. The focus group was […]
Johnson City will host an inaugural film festival on Nov. 8 and 9 in downtown Johnson City. There were 86 films submitted for the festival. Milligan senior Taylor William was among the few that were selected. Along with local filmmakers, there have been submissions from Turkey, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The festival was […]
Protests in Hong Kong have resulted in violence, as a man was shot in the chest at a rally on China Day Tuesday, Oct. 1. According to a report from The Guardians, “violent protests broke out across Hong Kong, overshadowing celebrations in Beijing” on the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party rule. “The protests […]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced a formal inquiry of impeachment on President Donald Trump on Sept. 24. “The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the president’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of the integrity of our elections,” Pelosi said in her […]
Milligan College’s faculty has planned two service-learning trips to Poland and China during the 2020 spring break. These trips will allow students and faculty to learn, serve and experience new countries and cultures. The China trip will also allow students to earn academic credits. “The trip to China is nine days during the spring break […]
Milligan’s new photography professor, Will Major, will have his own photography exhibit in the basement of Derthick’s art gallery at the Oct. 26-Nov. 14. “It’s something Will has been working on since he was in his master’s program at Georgia,” said photography assistant A.J. Trabold. “He is very excited to bring it to Milligan.” Trabold […]
Milligan professors Dr. Lee Blackburn Junior, associate professor of history and humanities, and Dr. Michael Blouin, associate professor of English and humanities, are co-hosting a new podcast called “Black and Blou: A Humane Review.” The Stampede interviewed the co-hosts, and here is an introduction, in their own words, to their new project. Q: Where did […]