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Alumni Spotlight

Jay Carpenter '10,

a consultative sales professional for the global leader in audience response technology, has achieved much success since graduation. He's currently working out of the Belfast (Northern Ireland) office, where he manages Turning Technologies' sales and channel partnerships within the United Kingdom and Ireland.

To Do

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Upcoming Events

May 10, Commencement

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Research Opportunities

There are many opportunities for students to participate in academic research - independently, with classmates and with faculty members. In fact, we have an entire day on campus dedicated to academic research, a time when students and faculty set aside time to learn from undergraduates on campus who have conducted outstanding research projects. SCHOLAR Day, which stands for Mount Union's student celebration honoring our latest academic research, was recently held on Tuesday, April 22. Students from all academic disciplines participated, and you can now review a sample of the presentations online.

Academic Honoraries
At Mount Union, students have ample opportunities to get involved and join professional societies and academic honoraries. These are organizations that directly support an academic field of study or are linked with an academic program at Mount Union, including those that are honorary in nature.

Director of Bands

Mount Union will welcome Dr. Otis French as the new director of bands early this summer. French has served as the director of bands at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania for 12 years where he conducted the marching band, concert band, chamber winds, jazz ensemble and basketball band. He wrote the marching show drill for the university marching band as well as other groups. Additionally, French taught several academic courses in the university's music curriculum including music theory, conducting and all instrumental lessons. He has also represented the United States both at home and abroad for 24 years as a professional conductor, euphonium soloist and section leader in the Army Music Program. Read more.

Email Series

From now until mid-August, you'll receive a weekly email from Mount Union with everything you need to know before arriving on campus in August. These short and simple emails will keep you on track to becoming a Purple Raider. Have a question you'd like to see answered in a future email? Email us at firstyear@mountunion.edu.

Plus, one lucky Purple Raider will win Mount Union gear each week. All you have to do is prove to us that you read this email by answering our one-question quiz.

Is this your first email from us? Check out our past issues to see what you've missed.

Class of 2018 Facebook Group

Join the official University of Mount Union Class of 2018 Facebook group today!

Get to know your classmates
Receive updates on upcoming events and important information
Learn more about academics, housing, student life, dining, etc.
Share photos and videos
Ask questions (we'll answer!)

Website Just For You
As an incoming new student at the University of Mount Union, we've created a one-stop website specifically designed to meet your needs. With first-year FAQs about many of our campus services and a handy checklist of next steps to take on your journey to Mount Union, you can't go wrong by checking the website out or emailing us at firstyear@mountunion.edu if you have any questions.