Category: Mount Vernon Nazarene University

WNZR’s Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr

WNZR talked with Mount Vernon Mayor, Matt Starr for our January Spotlight on Mount Vernon. We covered multiple topics this month including how to stay connected to all that is happening in our City.

Topics included:

  • The City’s problems with wastewater and the need for a rate increase
  • News from the Mount Vernon City Council meeting on 1/25 including the plan for adjusting wastewater rates
  • Zoning changes related to accessory structures in the city
  • Staffing changes with the Mount Vernon Police Department
  • Construction and infrastructure projects
  • The Columbia Gas project of replacing gas lines in the city
  • The City’s new plan on how to face winter weather including the addition of a new dump truck
  • Latest projects of the Mount Vernon City Street Department
  • Opportunities for community members to share their opinions
  • The Mayor’s plan to use volunteers on the City’s boards and commissions
  • Update on the recent webinar titled “Who Is My Neighbor”
  • Goals for February

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

You can stay connected to the Mayor’s Office and his administration in multiple ways:
– Website www.mountvernonohio.org
– Facebook – Search “The City of Mount Vernon Ohio” – https://www.facebook.com/The-City-of-Mount-Vernon-Ohio-1416953861968803
– Twitter – Search “citymv1805” – https://twitter.com/citymv1805?lang=en

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Celebrating the Life of Dr. King

This morning on the show we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The history of MLK day can be found HERE. You will also find out how to celebrate this day and make it “a day on” not a “day off.”

Dr. King is also know for his wisdom, speeches, and his great quotes. In the 8 o’clock hour we shared just a few of his great quotes. For the full list of his quotes click HERE.

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December MVNU Presidential Update with Dr. Henry Spaulding

WNZR’s Hunter Sutyak talked with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding for the December Presidential Update.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Dr. Spaulding shared an update from MVNU including these topics:

– COVID-19 Upate

– fiscal update

– update on winter athletics

– details on spring semester 2021

– goals for the University in 2021

– special Christmas messages for students, faculty, and staff

To stay up to date with MVNU, go to – https://www.mvnu.edu/news

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The 10th annual Turkey Trot returns on Thanksgiving morning!

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Scott Burgess of We Run MV about the 10th Annual Turkey Trot.

Scott shared details about this year’s event and how the team has worked hard to protect participants and volunteers.

New COVID-19 procedures will be followed including 3 different start times.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

We hope to see you and your family on Thanksgiving morning in the Chapel parking lot at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

You can stay connected to the FFTH calendar in a few ways online:

Website – www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Facebook – Food For The Hungry of Knox County
Twitter and Instagram – FFTH Cares

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MVNU President Dr. Henry Spaulding provides our November Presidential Update

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Dr. Henry Spaulding for our monthly MVNU Update.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Dr. Spaulding shared updates from Mount Vernon Nazarene University including:
– How the campus is attacking the rise of COVID-19 cases
– How MVNU will use over $397,000 in coronavirus relief funds from the State of Ohio
– Agenda items for the fall meetings with the MVNU Board of Trustees
– Update on plans to turn the former church on Edgewood Road to “The Gathering Place”
– Special messages for students, faculty and staff as we approach the end of fall semester

Dr. Spaulding also shared some inside information on how his wife Sharon gets into the holiday spirit. 😊

To stay up to date on what is happening with Mount Vernon Nazarene University, go to https://www.mvnu.edu/news

To stay up to date on how MVNU is approaching COVID-19 issues, go to https://www.mvnu.edu/stayinformed

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Are there Unanswerable Questions?

This morning on the show we kicked off with a brief conversation with Knox county auditor Jonette Curry about the reappraisal process. If you would like to hear that click HERE.

The Knox county auditor website can also be found HERE.

Wesley and Hunter also got the braining thinking with questions that claimed to be unanswerable. They did their absolute best to answer them, if you want to explore any of those questions click HERE.

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WNZR shares an MVNU Update with Dr. Henry Spaulding

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Dr. Henry Spaulding for the October MVNU Presidential Update. Dr. Spaulding shared the latest COVID update from campus, including the current case numbers and how MVNU will begin new campus-wide COVID testing soon.

He also shared the calendar changes coming to the fall and spring semester, fall enrollment stats and encouragement for students, faculty, and staff as MVNU face the second half of the fall semester.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Click HERE to stay up to date on COVID-19 cases at MVNU.

Click HERE to stay up to date on MVNU’s Calendar.

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September MVNU Presidential Update with Dr. Henry Spaulding

The Morning Thing brings you an update from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with Dr. Henry Spaulding. He shares an update on COVID-19 from campus, talks about enrollment numbers for this school year and tells us how COVID-19 is impacting Cougar Sports.

Click HERE to hear Dr. Spaulding’s conversation with WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart

Click HERE to stay updated on COVID-19 at MVNU.

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MVNU’s Vice President for Student Life talks about Move In Day

8/15/2020 is a special day at 800 Martinsburg Road in Mount Vernon, OH. It is Move In Day for Mount Vernon Nazarene University!

WNZR talked with Tracy Waal, MVNU’s Vice President for Student Life. Tracy has been leading the campus team that prepared MVNU’s “Return to the Vern” reopening plan. He shared some insight into this difficult and ever-changing process. Tracy also talked about specific steps MVNU is taking to keep students, faculty and staff safe during the pandemic. He also shares some powerful messages about how important it is to have students back on campus for the true MVNU experience.

Click HERE to hear our conversation with Tracy Waal.

You can stay up to date on MVNU’s response to Covid at https://www.mvnu.edu/stayinformed

You can also see the full Return to the Vern reopening plan at https://www.mvnu.edu/returntothevern/

 

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MVNU’s Coordinator of Communications/PR talks about Move In Day

8/15/2020 is a special day at 800 Martinsburg Road in Mount Vernon, OH. It is Move In Day for Mount Vernon Nazarene University!

WNZR talked with Samantha Scoles, MVNU’s Coordinator of Communications/PR.
She shared some insight on how MVNU has created the “Return to the Vern” reopening plan. She talked about specific steps that are being taken to protect the campus community and the Knox County Community. She also talked about the valuable partnership MVNU has with Knox Public Health and how their input has allowed the reopening to happen.

Click HERE to hear our conversation with Samantha Scoles.

You can stay up to date on MVNU’s response to Covid at https://www.mvnu.edu/stayinformed

You can also see the full Return to the Vern reopening plan at https://www.mvnu.edu/returntothevern/

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