Women of MVNU gathered earlier this month to discuss how they have been empowered, grown and been inspired as women. With the theme of “Proverbs 31 Woman,” the event was meant to inspire young women through sharing issues, times and emotions of life common to the female experience. The session was a panel style, semi-formal event. On the panel were MVNU students Sandra Addo, C’enna Baisch and Madeline Quinn. Staff members Dr. Joyce Miller and Catie Hayes also were a part of t

MVNU’s chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is hosting a book drive through the month of March and into April. The NSSLHA chapter was established during the Fall 2017 semester. NSSLHA vice president Royce Lyons, a communication sciences and disorders major, is part of the team putting on the book drive. “Our goal as an association is to promote literacy within the Mount Vernon community and the book drive is our first step in doing that

Like many MVNU students, I took spring break to recharge and prep for the final stretch of the year. However, while my respite wasn’t restful in the traditional sense, it was restorative in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I spent two weeks in Italy. Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Pompeii, Sorento, Rome. The weather was unusually cold. Some days it was colder than back home. It snowed on our last day in Florence. I have a picture of some snow on a palm tree th

MVNU students were flung far and wide for the spring break service learning trips. A total of 84 students traveled to Belize, Germany, Guyana, Guatemala, Melbourne, Florida and Indianapolis, Indiana. MVNU held a recap on Wednesday to give students the opportunity to share their experiences. The recap was headed by Joe Noonen. “When you graduate you will have an education most people don’t have,” he said of the opportunities the students had. Noonen was also proud of the stude

MVNU’s Drama Club is hosting a Masquerade Ball on Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. in Foster Hall. Co-presidents Breann and Becca Jamison oversee planning. “It started as a Valentine’s dance,” Breann said. The Drama Club is responsible for the Valentine’s dance every year. The Jamisons didn’t want the dance tied to a specific day, so they opted for the more generic masquerade. “We think masquerade is more inclusive,” Becca said. “We wanted themes that attract more people,” Breann add