Category: Mount Vernon Nazarene University

WNZR presents the December 2024 MVNU Presidential Update

MVNU’s President, Dr. Carson Castleman, talked with WNZR for our monthly MVNU Update.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Dr. Castleman shared his thoughts about fall semester at MVNU and plans for 2025.
We covered many topics including:

  • Enrollment numbers for Spring 2025
  • Top priorities for 2025
  • Fundraising campaign updates for the Chapel Project and the “On Deck Campaign” for MVNU Baseball
  • How giving to MVNU changes lives
  • Exciting events coming to MVNU in 2025
  • Dr. Carson Castleman highlights some exciting events coming up on his calendar and the MVNU calendar, including several trips for the Castleman family.
  • He shares special Christmas messages for MVNU students, faculty and staff.
  • He also shares how we can pray for MVNU and his family in the month of December.

Click HERE to stay up to date with news from MVNU.

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Thanksgiving Thoughts with the Big Blue Crew

Happy Thanksgiving from WNZR.
Here are some thoughts about this special holiday for our WNZR Staff. You will hear from our Administrative Staff (Joe, Marcy and Sue), hosts of The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive, Student Leadership Team members and NEW students taking Intro to Radio at MVNU.
Click HERE to hear the conversation or click on the link below.
We hope you enjoy them sharing about traditions, favorite foods and what they are thankful for this year.
Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for YOU!

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The Turkey Trot is back in 2024 to benefit Food For The Hungry

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Scott Burgess from We Run MV about this year’s Turkey Trot.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

The 14th Annual Turkey Trot is scheduled for Thanksgiving morning (11/28) on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Registration starts at 8am. The race starts at 9am.
Participants are asked to bring a food and/or monetary donation to benefit Food For The Hungry.
Scott shares some amazing stats from the past 13 years:

  • Over 2,000 participants
  • 7,600 food items collected
  • Over $14,000 collected

You can keep the legacy alive. Come be a part of the Turkey Trot this year!

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites 11/22/24

Today for our Friday Favorites, we celebrated National Bible Week. Each show host shared their favorite bible verses.

Click HERE to hear from Shawn, Xander and Marcy.

Shawn’s favorite verse – 2 Corinthians 12:9
Xander’s favorite verse – Proverbs 16:9
Marcy’s favorite verse – Proverbs 3:5-6

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MVNU Cross Country hosts the “Before the Bird” 5K Run and Walk

MVNU’s Cross Country Coach, Simon Taylor stopped by WNZR to chat about the team and an exciting event.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the picture below.

The team is hosting the “Before the Bird” 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, November 16th!
Registration is from 8:15am – 8:45am
Race starts at 9am
Where – MVNU Campus Chapel.

All proceeds from the event are donated to MVNU Cross Country.

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MVNU presents Handel’s Messiah on 11/24

Dr. Bob Tocheff stopped by WNZR to share about the upcoming performance of Handel’s Messiah.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the picture below.

The 56th performance of Handel’s Messiah is scheduled earlier than past years, taking place Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for General Admission.
Dr. Bob talks about this year’s performance, the guest singers and the orchestra. He also shares how the Messiah benefits the MVNU Music Program and students.

Click HERE for the all the details of this event.
Click HERE to purchase your ticket for the Messiah at MVNU.

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MVNU Homecoming and Friday Favs!

Today Joe and Morgan were in for Marcy and Shawn, who are in Nashville, TN for the CMBU conference this weekend.

It’s MVNU Homecoming weekend, so we shared Marcy’s Cougar Conversation with former track national champion Mitch Soviak – find it here!

Plus our monthly MVNU Presidential Update with Dr. Carson Castleman – here’s the Soundcloud link:

Plus Friday Favorites for National Children’s Book Week!

Today’s winner of ‘What’s That Sound?’ (drinking water) was Laura from Mount Vernon. Congratulations!

Thanks for listening!

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It is World Communication Week – MVNU Professor Jayme McMillan shares tips for better communication

It is World Communication Week, so The Morning Thing talked about communication today.
MVNU Professor, Jayme McMillan joined us with tips on how to have better and more effective communication.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

He shared why communication is so important in our world today.
He also shared a superpower tip of using “I language”.
Professor McMillan talks about how nonverbal communication plays a big part in our daily lives and ways that we can improve this skill.
He also shared the importance of active listening and how to become a better listener.
Enjoy our conversation about Communication!
It is an art form and takes practice!

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WNZR’s Cougar Conversation with Peyton Heiss

WNZR’s Cougar Conversation today features freshman Peyton Heiss from the MVNU Men’s Basketball Team. He is from Plain City, Ohio.

Peyton started playing basketball at the age of 6. One of his favorite memories is learning the sport with his Dad as his coach. Their strong relationship was built during this special time in his life.

He plays guard/forward for the Cougars and is excited to join a team that plays hard every day.

Peyton talks about the RULECougar culture. He is learning how to put others before himself. RULE stands for Relentless Effort, Unbreakable Spirit, Servant Leadership and Competitive Excellence.

Rapid Fire reveals his favorite superhero, what is on his bucket list and what can instantly make his day better.

Enjoy the Conversation!

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WNZR presents the October 2024 MVNU Presidential Update

MVNU’s President, Dr. Carson Castleman, talked with WNZR for our monthly MVNU Update.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Dr. Castleman shared his thoughts about how fall semester is going for MVNU.

We covered many topics including:

  • Exciting news about MVNU Stats Day, including an update on enrollment. 
  • MVNU Giving Day totals and how the donations will impact students and the overall campus. Dr. Castleman talked about the importance of each gift. You can give a gift at https://mvnu.edu/giving-day-3/ 
  • The closure of Eastern Nazarene College and how MVNU is responding and addressing the needs of those students. He also shares some stats of how many ENC students came to MVNU.
  • Recent transitions with University Advancement, Development and Alumni Relations. He announced the hiring of two new positions for MVNU – Chief Development Officer for the office of University Advancement and Executive Director of Enrollment Systems and Operations.
  • MVNU’s new Gateway Program. Dr. Castleman has prioritized strengthening church relations through this new initiative. MVNU will partner with churches, nonprofits and corporations to increase access to education.
  • He also shares his top priorities for MVNU in the month of October.
  • Dr. Carson Castleman highlights some exciting events coming up on his calendar and the MVNU calendar, including a trip to South Africa.
  • He shares special messages for MVNU students, faculty and staff.
  • He also shares how we can pray for MVNU and his family in the month of October.

Click HERE to stay up to date with news from MVNU.

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