Muskingum University Associate Professor of Music Dr. David Turrill will lead this summer’s 100^th Anniversary Season of the Zanesville Memorial Concert Band. Dr. Turrill serves as Artistic Director of the group, which performs a five-concert summer season annually. Members of the group are local professional and amateur musicians, including many Muskingum alumni, faculty and staff, and students. Kelley Ryan ’75 is the Assistant Director.

Muskingum University alumni and friends were “ALL IN” for the 5^th Annual Day of Giving, held for 1837 minutes on March 14-15, 2023.

The event raised $105,626, contributed by 297 donors, with an average gift of $355. The total funds contributed and average gift size both set new records for the Day of Giving, and the total number of donors ranks in second place in the Day of Giving record book. Forty of the donors were first-time contributors to Muskingum.

The final weeks of Muskingum University’s Spring 2023 semester were highlighted with vibrant performances and the annual Senior Art Exhibition.

The April 30 “Spring Pops Concert” featured the Muskingum University Wind Ensemble and the Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds. The program included selections from John Williams, video games, and a jazz set with applied voice faculty member Stacey Russell Welker ’16 and community musicians Len Thomas ‘52, George DeLancey, and Bill Armstrong.

Muskingum University’s Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Week showcased student work and presented the annual Homer A. Anderson lecture to the campus community.

The James R. Bradford Colloquium on April 17 in Boyd Science Center featured graduating seniors delivering oral presentations on their capstone scholarship. Ten students selected by the faculty represented Biology, Chemistry, Communication Media & Theatre, Geology, History, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Sociology, and the co-curricular forensics program.

Muskingum University announced the 2023 Faculty Awards honorees during the annual Celebration of Excellence ceremony on Friday, April 14.

Muskingum’s faculty awards were first bestowed in 1895. Faculty members are nominated by their peers, and the honorees are selected by the prior year’s award recipients.

Muskingum University held its May undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6 at the Steele Center.  Members of the Class of 2023 received Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master of Business Information Systems degrees.

A group of Muskingum University alumni returned to campus for an evening of networking and wine-tasting with a capacity crowd of 45 juniors and seniors over the age of 21.

The event was held on March 31 in the Louis O. Palmer Art Gallery, where an exhibit of the University’s permanent artwork collection was on display.

Muskingum alumni served as table hosts, sharing their Muskingum experiences and helping students gain connections, explore career opportunities, and develop skills for interacting in professional social settings.

Students in Muskingum University Professor of English Dr. Jane Varley’s classroom recently had the opportunity to engage with two poet laureates.

“I especially like to teach works by living writers,” Dr. Varley commented. “Having them come to the classroom deepens the reading experience and brings poetry and story-telling alive for our students.”