Tag: Mount Vernon Nazarene University

MVNU Pioneer Faculty and Staff celebrate 50 years

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10/12/18 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first day of classes at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing had the privilege to talk with Pioneer Staff Member, Roberta Simmons and Pioneer Faculty Member, Bill Bridges.
They reminisced about the first move-in day, the changes on campus and how our Mount Vernon/Knox County community has offered support over 5 decades.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

You can also see Roberta and Bill share memories from a special 50th Anniversary Chapel. Click HERE to see the service.

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MVNU plans a special chapel for Friday, 10/12/18

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Friday, October 12th marks a significant moment as Mount Vernon Nazarene University celebrates a special 50th Anniversary. To commemorate the very first day of classes, a special chapel service will be held at 10:20 a.m. on Friday, October 12th. Reflections on October of 1968 will be shared and celebrated.

The Morning Thing’s Marcy Rinehart talked with MVNU Alumni Director, Travis Keller about this special service. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

If you can’t make it to campus on Friday, you can watch the chapel live at mvnu.tv

For more details on MVNU’s 50th Celebration go HERE.

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October Presidential Update with Dr. Henry Spaulding

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MVNU’s President, Dr. Henry Spaulding sat down to chat with Trevor Moore from The Morning Thing. His October Presidential Update covered the MVNU calendar, the opening of our downtown engineering building, the upcoming visit from the Higher Learning Commission and goals for this school year. They also talked about MVNU’s 50th Anniversary

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

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Damac is coming to Sonfest 2018

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WNZR’s Todd McKinley talked with rap artist, Damac about his ministry and his upcoming visit to Sonfest 2018 at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

Click HERE to hear their conversation. Make sure to listen to segment 4. Damac shows us his freestyle skills.

For more information on Sonfest go to https://sonfest.mvnu.edu/

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It’s Sonfest Week on WNZR. The Morning Thing introduces you to The Young Escape.

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This week on The Morning Thing, we are talking with the artists coming to SonFest 2018!

The Young Escape is part of the Sonfest lineup this year. This band of siblings is excited about coming to Mount Vernon. WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with McKenna Johns from The Young Escape. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

THE YOUNG ESCAPE band is from Southern California, THE YOUNG ESCAPE (Capitol) delivers a fresh shot of EDM-infused Indie pop with the energetic live show to match. Comprised of siblings Ryan, McKenna, Kyrsten, and Luke Johns, the band’s debut singles “Good Life” and “Neverfade” are an alchemy of modern pop sheen and sophisticated edge. TYE speaks to the themes of insecurity, anxiety, and pressure facing every kid in the modern age with the hope and escape that’s found in the kinetic spirit of youth.
Click HERE to find out more about The Young Escape.

Find more details and ticket information, go to sonfest.mvnu.edu/

Check out the song “Love Me Like You” featured on WNZR.

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MVNU introduces a Community Music School

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The mission of the MVNU Community Music School is to provide high-quality, affordable music enrichment programs to Knox County and surrounding areas. Our program utilizes a talented pool of MVNU faculty, students, special guest artists, and experienced local music professionals.
PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE:
  • Group and private lesson instruction for voice, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, piano, and guitar
  • Ensemble programs for band, choir, and strings
  • Guitar and piano classes for youth and adults
  • Regular Saturday workshops
  • Summer camps and other summer enrichment programs

The Morning Thing talked with Dr. John Packard about MVNU’s new Community Music School. Click HERE to hear our conversation.

Click HERE to register and for a complete schedule of MVNU’s Community Music School.

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The Morning Thing Fave 5 – lip syncs and leadership!

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This week for The Morning Thing Fave 5, we are sharing our 5 favorite memories from this past week.

  1. The WNZR “Sonfest Sync It” Contest kicked off! We are so excited to see what lip sync videos you create. Enter your video HERE.
  2. We LOVED filming the Big Blue Crew’s lip sync to “My Feet Are On The Rock” by I Am They. You have to check out how “cool” we are. 😊
    http://wnzr.fm/sonfest-sync-it-2018.html
  3. MVNU Move-In Day. We loved being part of the welcoming committee for over 370 freshmen as they moved onto the MVNU campus. Good luck!
  4. The WNZR Crew went out for pizza. We had no agenda, and no plan, just a time to relax and have fun!
  5. WNZR Leadership Team Training took place all this week at the station. We are excited to welcome in our student leaders for the 2018-2019 school year.

Please pray for our team!

WNZR Leadership Team:

The Morning Thing Co-Hosts: Marcy Rinehart, Daria Swisher, Trevor Moore and Hunter Sutyak

The Afternoon Drive Co-Hosts: Joe Rinehart, Lilly Buckley, Hannah Radke and Todd McKinley

Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator: Wesley Boston

Music Director: Rachel Rinehart

News Director: Abigail Brown

Production Director: Lilly Buckley

Promotions Director: Abby Fairless

Sports Director: Ellie Parker

Website/Graphic Design: Breann Jamison

Director of Listener Engagement: Danielle Zoellner

Office Assistant: Jehane Hoagland

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Dr. Spaulding with the Updates!

 

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Today on the Morning Thing we talked with MVNU president Dr. Henry Spaulding with the MVNU presidential update. He talked about what is coming up as the school year kicks off and some goals for the coming year. Click HERE to listen in! As always, thanks for listening.

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MVNU Volleyball Camps

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Lilly Buckley of the Afternoon Drive had a chance to talk with MVNU women’s volleyball coach Paul Swanson about the upcoming summer camps. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation and HERE to learn more about MVNU summer camps and clinics. As always, thanks for listening!

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