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Mount Vernon Nazarene University partnered with StraighterLine , the leading independent provider of low-cost, online general education courses, to provide affordable and flexible degree completion options for college students. With a variety of campus-based and online programs at the undergraduate

Former Mount Vernon and Trevecca Nazarene University dean of students and faculty member John J. Donoho passed away October 22. John and his wife, Lora Donoho, served respectively as dean of students and director of Athletics at MVNU from 1975 to their joint retirement in 1990. John was born March 6

Mount Vernon Nazarene University was recently welcomed as an institutional participant in The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) initiative. The SARA initiative is an agreement among member states that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary

SonFest, Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s annual outdoor Christian music festival, welcomed thousands of fans to the campus Grove on Saturday. Gospel Music Association Dove Award Winner Colton Dixon headlined the event, along with many other bands. “SonFest was phenomenal this year," said Rachel

Mount Vernon Nazarene University's first-time freshmen increased for the fall 2015 semester. University Registrar Mel Severns said MVNU achieved a strong enrollment. “Our freshmen retention rate was over 80 percent for the second year in a row," he said. "Last year the rate was 82.1 percent, and

Mount Vernon Nazarene University recently partnered with Tutor Matching Services to streamline the university’s tutoring process. The Center for Student Success will use TMS to train and certify tutors and to fill the tutoring needs of students on and off campus. Tutoring through the TMS service is

Once again U.S. News & World Report named several Nazarene institutions of higher education among "America's Best Colleges." The publication released their rankings for 2016 this week. Rankings are broken down into specific categories. The first 75 percent of schools in each category are given

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s nursing program has received full approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing. Approval is required for all nursing programs and is awarded based on a quality written report and site visit. MVNU was awarded the maximum approval of five academic years. “The recent

Longtime Mount Vernon Nazarene University contributor and supporter Edith Foster passed away August 16. Foster and her late husband, Dale, were instrumental not only in supporting the MVNU community through word and deed, but also through the initial fundraising for Mount Vernon Nazarene College and

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Thorne Library recently received a donation of more than 700 children’s books from former educator Nancy Short. The gifts, located in the library's Educational Resource Center, are now available for use and have greatly expanded the children’s literacy collection