The University of Mount Union is conducting its annual shutdown from 5 p.m. Friday, December 20 through Wednesday, January 1. The University will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, January 2.

Mount Union sophomore linebacker Hank Spencer (Greencastle, Ind./North Putnam) has been award the NCAA Elite 89 Award Thursday at the NCAA Division III Football Championship in Salem, Virginia.

University of Mount Union junior quarterback Kevin Burke (Westlake/Lakewood St. Edward) has been awarded the Gagliardi Trophy given to the top all-around football player in NCAA Division III.

Board of Trustees Welcomes Three New MembersThe University of Mount Union’s Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at its winter board meeting - John J. Flynn ’71, owner of Keith and Flynn in Kent, OH; Laurence Talley ’91, senior manager, certified public accountant and certified internal auditor at Ernst & Young; and Gretchen L. Schuler ’96, vice president of insurance-risk management and technical documentation at Invacare Corporation. Read more.

No. 1 ranked University of Mount Union plays No. 5 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game -- the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl -- Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 pm at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va.

Dr. Lonnie Lowery, assistant professor of human performance and sport business, and three senior exercise science majors, had the opportunity to travel to Spain in September to present their research from a caffeine study conducted at the University of Mount Union.

State representative Christina Hagan spent Monday afternoon conversing with University of Mount Union students, faculty and staff through the Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement.

The University of Mount Union’s Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement worked with the community to host its annual Community-wide Thanksgiving dinner at The Salvation Army in Alliance on Saturday.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Professor Kevin P. Kern, assistant professor of theatre at the University of Mount Union, was the featured LINC luncheon speaker at the University of Mount Union’s LINC luncheon event on Tuesday.