MVNU Alumni & Friends

05/05/2026

HELLO Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding areas MVNU Alumni, Family and Friends,
YOU are invited to our Alumni & Friends Gathering!
Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
🩵Date: Tuesday, June 2
💚Time: 6 PM
🩵Location: The Oak Barrel
5975 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125
We are excited to welcome you and your guests to this fun and relaxed event. I will bring end-of-the-school-year campus updates.

Appetizers and giveaways will be provided; guests may purchase entrees and drinks!

🩵💚Let’s celebrate our MVNU community together — we can’t wait to see you there!

👉 Please RSVP by May 31.
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts

05/01/2026

HELLO Pittsburgh, PA MVNU Alumni & Friends! You ALL are invited for our Alumni & Friends Gathering
Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
💙Date: Thursday, June 4
💚Time: 6 PM
💙Location: Primanti Brothers Restaurant
1539 Washington Rd., Mount Lebanon, PA 15228
We are excited to welcome you and your guests to this fun and relaxed event.
Our group will have the enclosed patio section. MVNU will provide the appetizers; meals may be purchased on your own.

Lexie Merritt '21 will be there to help me host this event. I will also bring end-of-the-school-year campus updates and giveaways!

👉 Please RSVP by June 2.
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts

04/30/2026

HELLO Indianapolis, Indiana!
Alumni & Friends Gathering
Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.

💙Date: Wednesday, May 27
💚Time: 6 PM
💙Location: "Just Love Coffee Cafe"
12525 Old Meridian St., Carmel, IN 46032
💚Cost: $10 cash per person

We are excited to welcome you and your guests to this fun and relaxed event.
Please bring $10 cash to cover your meal. We will provide a variety of wraps, strawberry spinach salad, and some sweet treats!

Ray '83 and Diane "77 Bridges will be there to help me host this event. I will also bring end-of-the-school-year campus updates and giveaways!

👉Please RSVP by May 25.
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts

04/30/2026

CHICAGO MVNU Alumni & Friends !

Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
💙Date: Friday, May 29
💚Time: 6 PM
💙Location: Giordano's Pizza
10401 W. Cermak Rd., Westchester, IL 60154
💚Cost: $10 cash per person
We are excited to welcome you and your guests to this fun and relaxed event.
Please bring $10 cash to cover your meal. We will provide appetizers and pizza.
Joyce Diesman '76 will be there to help me host this event. I will also bring end-of-the-school-year campus updates and giveaways!

👉Please RSVP by May 27.
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts

04/30/2026

MVNU Alumni & Friends Gathering
GREETINGS MVNU Alumni & Friends in the Nashville, Tennessee area!!!
Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
💙Date: Wednesday, May 20
💚Time: 6 PM
💙Location: Maggiano's Little Italy
3106 W. End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
💚Cost: $20 cash per person
We are excited to welcome you and your guests to this fun and relaxed event.
Please bring $20 cash to cover your meal. We will have a private room and provide an appetizer and salad buffet.

Michael Sellers '05 will be there to help me host this event. I will also bring end-of-the-school-year campus updates and giveaways!
👉Please RSVP by May 18.
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts

02/24/2026

Mansfield, Ohio Alumni & Friends Gathering
Join us for our latest gathering — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni and friends! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
💙Date: Thursday, March 26
💚Time: 6 PM
💙Location: Olive Garden
558 N Lexington Springmill Rd., Ontario, OH 44906

😊We are excited to welcome you to this fun and relaxed event. Appetizers and giveaways will be provided; guests may purchase entrees and drinks!
😊Let’s celebrate our MVNU community together — we can’t wait to see you there!
👉 Please RSVP by March 24

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts
MVNU Alumni Relations
[email protected]
1-800-367-9294 #3

02/21/2026

02/18/2026

Diana Tocheff

02/18/2026

Become a Prayer Partner
We believe in the power of prayer!
Alumni Relations offers two prayer chains — Prayer Partners and Praying Alumni Parents. By joining either list, you’ll receive periodic emails with specific ways to pray for our alumni community and the University.

Praying Alumni Parents
As alumni of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, we are launching a prayer ministry focused on our children. We believe in the power of prayer and invite you to join us as we seek God’s will for their lives and lift our children and their needs to our heavenly Father. 🙏Join our praying alumni parents email list
Submit Prayer Request
Prayer Partner
We are building an alumni prayer chain for those who wish to join fellow Mount Vernon Nazarene University alumni in praying for the needs of our campus community and alumni family. Periodically, Alumni Relations will share prayer requests and reflections from our hearts concerning the University and those connected to it.

join our prayer partner email list
Submit a prayer request

https://mvnu.edu/alumni/prayer-partner/

02/17/2026

🖐️HELLO Charlotte, NC🖐️
MVNU Alumni & Friends Gathering
We would love for you Join us for our latest gathering in Charlotte, NC — a great time to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy fellow MVNU alumni and friends! I look forward to meeting you and sharing updates from MVNU.
👉Date: Friday, March 20
👉 Time: 6:30 PM
👉 Location: Pineville Church of the Nazarene
8614 Pineville-Matthews Rd., Charlotte, NC 28226

We are excited to welcome you to this fun and relaxed event. Dinner and giveaways will be provided.
Let’s celebrate our MVNU community together — we can’t wait to see you there!
👉 RSVP by March 18

Mike Cheek '82
Executive Director of Alumni and Major Gifts