Hanover College’s Class of 2023 will be part of history during the upcoming 190th commencement. For the first time in more than 100 years, Hanover’s graduation ceremony will include the conferral of bachelor’s and doctoral degrees during the event. The College’s commencement will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 27, at the Point. Live streaming
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Members of the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana will join the Hanover College campus community for a day of educational activities and celebration, Friday, May 5. Public activities will feature the dedication of “Sunder,” a unique piece of environmental art created by Hanover students last fall, and also include two opportunities to witness a
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Hanover has formed a partnership with Ascend Indiana to connect more students to good and promising career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network, the initiative’s online job matching platform, Hanover’s students will be able to connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and will receive increased one-on-one career
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Clara McCulley ‘25 has been selected as Hanover’s recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” Award. Established in 1989, the state-wide honor recognizes outstanding academic achievement and leadership potential displayed by a first-generation college student during their first year on campus. McCulley, who was honored Feb. 25 during a banquet in Indianapolis, Ind., is an elementary
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Rev. Amanda Wagoner-Meade, senior pastor at First Christian Church of Louisville, Ky., will explore how the common experience of grief can be the basis for building community during a special address on the Hanover College campus. Wagoner-Meade will present “Becoming Familiar with Grief: How What We Share is More Powerful than What Divides Us” at
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German theater and jam-poetry performances will take center stage during an upcoming special event on the Hanover College campus. “The Stories We Tell” will feature an appearance by German slam poet Eva-Lisa Finzi, performances of original works by Hanover students and a theatrical adaptation of “Hansel and Gretel.” The event will be held at 4:15
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Sara Patterson, Hanover College professor of theological studies, has been appointed the inaugural Linda ’73 and Mark Baron Professor of Social Justice Education. The endowed professorship is made possible by a $1 million gift from Linda Pirtle Baron ’73 and her husband, Mark. The appointment includes salary incentives, discretionary spending for research and funding for
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For eight days in April 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. sat in a jail cell in Birmingham, Ala. While incarcerated for his participation in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation, King penned one of the most famous documents in the history of the U.S. civil rights movement. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was hand-written April 16, 1963, as
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In a time of great social change, the precarious lives of 17th-century English actresses come to life as the Hanover College Theatre Department presents the comedic drama “Playhouse Creatures,” Friday-Sunday, Feb. 17-19. Set in the mid-1600s, “Playhouse Creatures” examines London’s theatrical world during the early years of England’s Restoration Period. King Charles II, newly restored
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What is better than watching “Napoleon Dynamite” on the big screen? Eating tater tots while watching the movie, then interacting live with beloved characters Napoleon, Pedro and Uncle Rico. Sweet! The Hanover College Enrichment Series will present “Napoleon Dynamite Live Comes to Indiana,” at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, in Collier Arena. The event will
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