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ALLIANCE, Ohio— The legalization of marijuana will be discussed by a panel of professionals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18 in Chapman Hall, Room 202 on the University of Mount Union’s campus.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Writer, director and clown David Gaines will present the Myrtie Allen Kershaw Lectureship on Poetry and the Fine Arts at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 13 in the Presser Recital Hall in Cope Music Hall at the University of Mount Union. He will also present an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. in Presser Recital Hall.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union's Department of Music will present a Spring Vocal Showcase at 3 p.m. on March 16 in Presser Hall.

Three professors at the University of Mount Union immersed themselves in Indian culture on a recent trip to Bangalore, India, keeping the invaluable, yet unrenowned, partnership between Mount and Christ University alive.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The annual student art exhibit on display in the University of Mount Union’s Beeghly Hall lobby March 10 through March 31. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. March 13 in Beeghly Hall in honor of the students and their accomplishments.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Thirty Mount Union students enrolled in an introduction to engineering course taught by Dr. Hans Tritico, assistant professor of engineering, designed and programmed robots, which handed out Hershey's Kisses on Valentine's Day.

Alliance, Ohio – Members of Raider Relief, a philanthropic student organization at the University of Mount Union, have announced plans for their third March Makeover. The project will challenge dozens of student volunteers to transform an Alliance area home in a single weekend using donated materials. The event will take place on the weekend of March 29, 2014.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Members of the U.S. Army War College, through the Eisenhower Series College Program (ESCP), will lead a discussion at 5:30 p.m. on March 13 in the East Room of the Hoover-Price Campus Center at the University of Mount Union.

In an effort to battle “brain drain” in the area and keep Alliance’s best and brightest in the city, Dr. Richard F. Giese, president of the University of Mount Union, announced today a new scholarship initiative, Investment Alliance. Initiated in cooperation with the Alliance City Schools, the scholarship program will result in Mount Union awarding full-tuition scholarships to high-caliber Alliance High School graduates.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Fox 8 News Anchor and Mount Union alumna Stefani “Sissy” Schaefer ’93 will lead a moderated discussion with former Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair and Newsweek Tina Brown at the 2014 Schooler Lecture at the University of Mount Union.

Where would you find a music star in the making on a Friday night? Most likely at a gig; so grab a hot cup of coffee, a white chocolate raspberry muffin and a front row seat to hear the natural vocals and acoustic guitar of senior Nick Mock of Newton Falls, OH. English student by day, singer-songwriter by night, passionate artist 24/7; his talent and determination promise to take him far in his future career.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Samantha Basford Damoulakis and Russel Hall visited the University of Mount Union on Tuesday, February 25 to speak about the Feldenkrais Method of injury prevention.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Dr. Melissa Askren-Edgehouse ‘99, assistant professor of education at the University of Mount Union, will be the featured LINC luncheon speaker at noon on Tuesday, February 25 in the Hoover-Price Campus Center on Mount Union’s campus.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Phillip Richards, author and English professor at Colgate University, presented the Mary W. and Eric A. Eckler Endowment in Literature and Drama at the University of Mount Union on Thursday, February 13.

ALLIANCE, Ohio — University of Mount Union Director of Assessment and Program Development Fang Du of Alliance, OH, recently published her first book written in English, “Self-Authorship as a Learning Outcome of Study Abroad.”

Mount Union Professor emeritus Doug Hendel will make his first appearance with Actors’ Summit this week, performing as Dr. Lyman in Bus Stop presented by Actor’s Summit. Hendel recently retired after 30-year teaching career. He has performed with Remy Bumppo Theatre, Chicago and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.