Central Methodist University

Central Methodist University celebrated its Winter 2024 commencement on December 7 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Former board of trustees member James Kimbell gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels.

Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2024 commencement on May 11 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. CMU alumnus Dr. David Kerr '67 gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels.

Central Methodist University celebrated its Winter 2023 commencement on December 9 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Board of trustees member James Marchbank gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels.

Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2023 commencement on May 13 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Former board of trustees chairman Robert Courtney gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels.

The first choir concert under the direction of Professor Thomas Clark, new director of choral activities at Central Methodist University, is scheduled for Sunday, September 29. The concert, beginning at 3 p.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, will feature the voices of the CMU Chorale and Conservatory Singers. The Chorale will perform South Dakota Shadows Suite by composer Jackson Berkey, directed by Clark. A string ensemble will accompany the piece, along with collaborative artists Janet O'Neill on piano and Zachary C. Kierstead on synthesizer. South Dakota Shadows opens with a beautiful love song, setting the scene for this extended choral tone poem. Berkey weaves the words with the music, moving from the Scandinavian choral tradition in Indian Summer and Evening Shadows, to jazz with Mercy Song, country in Turkeys and Badgers, and a powerful choral and piano quintet piece, Requiem for a Pioneer Mother. Also included is a reflective, emotional instrumental highlight, Boxing with Snowflakes. The Conservatory Singers will complete the program with a newly released rendition of Shenandoah. Also featured on the program is Rivers of the Living Water, set to the hymn tune LAQWUIPARLE. This song, known as the "Dakota Hymn," was sung by thirty-eight Dakota prisoners of war as they were led to execution at Mankato, Minnesota, on December 26, 1862. First published in the Dakota Indian Hymnal (1916), the ensemble will be accompanied with instrumentation, including flutes, piccolo, drums, and fiddle. The concert is free and open to the public.

The 2023 Fall Concert Program, titled "With a Voice of Singing," is coming up soon, scheduled for 3 p.m., Sunday, October 1 at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church on the Fayette campus of Central Methodist University. The program will feature various genres of music, from early American music to gospel. The concert will feature performances from the Conservatory Singers and Chorale. Dr. Patrick Dill, CMU's director of choral activities and assistant professor of choral music education, will conduct both choirs. Performers will also be joined by Janet O'Neill as an accompanist.

The next show coming to the Little Theatre stage for the 2021-22 season is Anna Ziegler's "Boy," directed for the Central Methodist University audience by Professor Lonna Wilke. Inspired by a true story, "Boy" explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold. The show will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, followed by 7:30 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday, and then a 1:30 p.m. show on Sunday. Shows will be livestreamed and open to in-house audiences at the Little Theatre. Call the box office at 660-248-6281 for tickets and more information.

Coach Dave Brown has released the roster for the 2024 Central Methodist University football team. The Eagles will compete this fall against other teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference within the NAIA.

For the first time under the direction of Dr. Patrick Dill, the Central Methodist University Chorale singers will soon set off for a tour of Missouri churches and high schools. The Chorale will set out on Thursday, November 18 and travel to various towns to perform through Monday, November 22. On the program for the tour are three sections: Lamentations and Exultations, Guiding Hope, and Illumination and Transformation, each including a number of songs. Visit https://news.centralmethodist.edu/2021/11/chorale-tour-november-18.html for the full schedule.

Coach Coleman Lee has released the roster for the 2024 Central Methodist University volleyball team. The Eagles will compete this fall against other teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference within the NAIA.

Coach Dan Schmidlin has released the roster for the 2024 Central Methodist University women's soccer team. The Eagles will compete this fall against other teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference within the NAIA.

Coach Kenny Anderson has released the roster for the 2024 Central Methodist University women's cross country team. The Eagles will compete this fall against other teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference within the NAIA.

With the start of the new academic year comes new residential life staff on the Fayette campus of Central Methodist University, as residence hall directors and residential assistants begin work in their respective buildings. The staff's work got started in earnest this month with student move-in and the start of the semester. Residence hall directors for the 2024-25 academic year include Jocelyn Woods (St. Louis) in Holt Hall, Patrick Gittemeier (Jacksonville) in Howard-Payne Hall, Gabriella Strehlow (Colorado Springs, Colo.) in Burford Hall, Landon Rothgeb (West Plains) in Woodward Hall, and Bryan Adams (Liberty) in McMurry Hall.

With the start of the new academic year comes new residential life staff on the Fayette campus of Central Methodist University, as residence hall directors and residential assistants begin work in their respective buildings. The staff's work got started in earnest this month with student move-in and the start of the semester. Residence hall directors for the 2022-23 academic year include Maddi Pragman in Holt Hall, Breanna May in Howard-Payne Hall, Patrick Gittemeier in Burford Hall, Michael Morrisette in Woodward Hall, and Bryan Adams in McMurry Hall.

As the Fall 2020 semester approaches, Central Methodist University's newest team of residential hall directors and residential assistants (RAs) are here to welcome students back to campus. Residential life staff is responsible for providing support and lending guidance to students in each residential hall on the Fayette campus. Residential hall directors for 2020 include Darren Jones in Burford Hall, Nikole Walker in Holt Hall, Devin Walker in Howard-Payne Hall, Rose Bennett in McMurry Hall, and Seth McLemore in Woodward Hall.

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Spring 2024 Dean's List. A total of 900 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Fall 2023 Dean's List. More than 850 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Spring 2023 Dean's List. Almost 900 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

The enrollment management office at Central Methodist University has welcomed a handful of new student ambassadors for the 2022-23 academic year. These students are some of Central's finest, chosen because of their proven leadership skills, devotion to CMU, and their ability to communicate effectively. They guide potential students and their families around the Fayette campus, sharing the buildings, history, and opportunities found here. Ambassadors explain how the campus functions and what students are likely to experience. Ambassadors assist at other CMU events as well.

With the start of the new academic year comes new residential life staff on the Fayette campus of Central Methodist University, as residence hall directors and residential assistants begin work in their respective buildings. The staff's work got started in earnest in August with student move-in. Residence hall directors for the 2021-22 academic year include Maddi Pragman in Holt Hall, Breanna May in Howard-Payne Hall, Marco Blanchard in Burford Hall, Brent Schuck in Woodward Hall, and Rose Bennett in McMurry Hall. Meanwhile, RAs for each of CMU's five main residential halls are on-hand to assist students with their needs.

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Fall 2022 Dean's List. More than 900 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

Nearly 100 Central Methodist University students were included on the program at May commencement for being honored with academic awards. Each department on campus chose and submitted names of award winners and honorees for the 2021-22 academic year.