ACADEMICS

SGA: What to expect next

SGA: What to expect next

By | March 23, 2012 at 11:05 am | No comments

By Taylor Martin Milligan College’s SGA Meeting on Thursday, March 15th covered topics including budget, elections, awards and announcements concerning this semester’s upcoming events. The first main topics were the awards to be given out for the current year. Three...

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SACS visit a success

SACS visit a success

By | March 15, 2012 at 4:13 pm | No comments

Photo Credit: Luke Freeman By Sydney Franklin and Fitzroy Harris Dr. Greer announced the success of Milligan’s SACS visit in chapel yesterday. “I am happy to share with you the news that the visiting team was extremely impressed with Milligan College and had no...

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Milligan Majors in Healthcare

By | February 24, 2012 at 7:59 am | No comments

Milligan is Making Healthy Choices By: Sydney Franklin Of the 30 undergraduate majors and three graduate programs offered at Milligan, the health-related fields have become the most popular in recent years. Students in these majors are refining their skills by...

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Milligan Shifts and Expands to Meet Nationwide Demands in Healthcare (Video)

Milligan Shifts and Expands to Meet Nationwide Demands in Healthcare (Video)

By | February 17, 2012 at 12:32 pm | No comments

Photo Credit: Lindsey Campbell By: Lindsey Campbell With Milligan College’s foundation being liberal arts, the fact that many health related majors are becoming popular has come as quite a shock. As it turns out, nursing and liberal arts work together to produce critical...

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State of the Campus: Doubling Interest Rates

State of the Campus: Doubling Interest Rates

By | February 9, 2012 at 7:40 pm | No comments

By: Syd Bickers You will be paying twice as much interest on next year’s student loans, if Congress does not vote to extend the current rate by July 1, when the rate is set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The change will hit over half of Milligan’s students,...

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Plans to Plant: Students Propose Plan for an On-Campus Community Garden

Plans to Plant: Students Propose Plan for an On-Campus Community Garden

By | February 7, 2012 at 3:17 pm | No comments

By: Gretchen Allie A group of Milligan students have come together to put their dreams and ideas of a community garden at Milligan into a reality.  Helen Biard, Erin Brewer, Katie Cachiaras and Kayla Hatcher have been researching and planning this community garden since the...

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Carter Installed as Servant Leadership Chair

Carter Installed as Servant Leadership Chair

By | November 16, 2011 at 12:24 pm | No comments

By: Candice Schlaegel At Tuesday’s convocation, Dr. Carolyn Carter was installed as the Don and Clarinda Jeanes Chair of Servant Leadership. According to the ceremony’s program, Dr. Carter has been a Milligan professor for 28 years. While at Milligan, she has taught...

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Dr. Garland Young to Serve as Interim Academic Dean Next Semester

Dr. Garland Young to Serve as Interim Academic Dean Next Semester

By | November 11, 2011 at 5:53 pm | No comments

By: Sydney Franklin Dr. Mark Matson is leaving his role as Milligan’s academic dean after next month. Matson, whose official title is vice president for academic affairs and dean, will leave his position on Dec. 31 for a sabbatical when he will take up his research...

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Inauguration: A Community Affair

Inauguration: A Community Affair

By | November 2, 2011 at 8:45 am | No comments

By: Sydney Franklin Friday’s inauguration ceremony ushers in a new time at Milligan A communal warmth filled Seeger Chapel during Friday’s inauguration ceremony as Bill Greer vowed his position as a servant-leader on campus, reaffirming the liberal arts education and...

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Q&A with Bill and Edwina Greer

Q&A with Bill and Edwina Greer

By | November 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm | No comments

President and First Lady, Bill and Edwina Greer, discuss their initial reactions to their new presidency, as well as their interests and favorite parts of Milligan...

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