Upcoming Events

Alumni Weekend

November 20, 2009
Dianne Riley
919-658-2502

8th Annual Great Strides 5K Walk

The 8th annual Great Strides 5k walk will be held on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 8 A.M. The walk will take place on Mount Olive College campus. The participates of the race will include Mount Olive students and members of the community. Donation will be taken up before and at the race if anyone would like to donate money towards Cystic Fibrosis. The reason for the 5k is to raise money and awareness for the diseased called Cystic Fibrosis. The race is free to walk/ run in. For more information, contact Tahara Epps at tje0313@moc.edu or Jill Mills at jmills@moc.edu.

November 21, 2009
Jill Mills
919-658-2502

Founders Day

November 24, 2009

919-658-2502

Mount Olive College Choir Fall Concert

The Mount Olive College Concert Choir will present its annual fall concert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1 at the First Baptist Church at 300 North Chestnut Street in Mount Olive.

The concert will consist of Christmas selections including John Rutter’s Angel’s Carol, Shepherd’s Pipe Carol and What Sweeter Music. Music will also be presented by the Mount Olive College Chamber Choir and Free Spirit, and the concert will conclude with a performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.

The performance is free and the public is invited to attend. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information about the concert, contact Dr. Crump at 919-658- 2502.

December 1, 2009
Melanie Crump
919-658-2502

Christmas By Candelight

On Thursday, December 3, Mount Olive College will celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season. Scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM in the Southern Bank Auditorium, the Christ-centered service will be patterned after the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a traditional English evening service, which began in Cambridge in 1918. The service will include nine Scripture lessons, tracing salvation history from Genesis through the Gospels; each reading will be followed by a carol. The Mount Olive College Chamber Choir, Free Spirit, Mount Olive College Concert Choir, and the Mount Olive College Symphonic Band will provide music for the Christmas celebration. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public however, space is limited and tickets are required. Free tickets are available at the following locations: Mount Olive College Poole Administration Building, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Arts Council of Wayne County.

December 3, 2009

919-658-2502

Fall Graduation

Mount Olive College will hold its 56^th commencement on Saturday, December 12. Graduation exercises are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena.

December 12, 2009
Kathy Gardner
919-658-2502 ext. 1451

Campus Visitation Day

Potential students are encouraged to attend Visitation Day at Mount Olive College on Monday, January 28, 2010. Registration begins in the Lois K. Murphy Center at 9:00 a.m. Prospective students will have the opportunity to tour classrooms, residence halls and other campus facilities. Students can also meet with professors and athletic coaches as well as speak to current students about campus life. Scholarship and financial aid information will also be made available. High school juniors and seniors and their parents are encouraged to see first-hand what MOC has to offer.

January 18, 2010
Jaime Massengill
919-658-2502, ext. 1205

MOACC Business at Breakfast- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

You see the jets in the skies over Mount Olive. What happens on the ground to support those jets and their pilots, both here and around the world? Learn more about the base’s mission, its economic impact on Wayne County, its ongoing expansion, and updates to the base’s infrastructure. Event is open to the public. Admission for the public is $10 per person and includes breakfast. Reserve your place by calling 919-658-3113.

January 21, 2010
Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce
919-658-3113

OFWB Church Night

February 20, 2010

919-658-2502

Winter Glitz

February 27, 2010
Dianne Riley
919-658-2502

MOACC Business at Breakfast- Wayne County Travel & Tourism

We live here. But is it a place we’d like to visit? Hear from Betsy Rosemann, director of Wayne County Travel and Tourism, as she talks about Wayne County’s attractions, most of which are steeped in history and agriculture, and their appeal to visitors. You’ll be surprised at what we take for granted. Event is open to the public. Admission for the public is $10 per person and includes breakfast. Reserve your place by calling 919-658-3113.

March 11, 2010
Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce
919-658-3113

Trojans at Kinston Indians

At 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, the Mount Olive College 2008 NCAA Division II Baseball National Champions will travel to Grainger Stadium to play an exhibition game against the Kinston Indians. For reserved tickets to the game, contact the Office of Alumni Relations by March 13, at (919) 658-7761 or driley@moc.edu. Cost for the tickets is $5; make checks payable to MOC.

April 7, 2010
Dianne Riley
919-658-7761

Spring Graduation

Mount Olive College will hold its 56^th commencement on Saturday, May 8. Graduation exercises are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena.

May 8, 2010
Kathy Gardner
919-658-2502 ext. 1451