Recent News

Seeing the Invisible Children

Caitlin Marr '14 works as part of a resistance against one of Africa’s longest running armed conflicts. As human resources intern at Invisible Children, Marr contributes to the efforts of an organization that frees abducted soldiers, and rescues women and children hostages, in order to dismantle the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA.

Houghton recognizes Nine Emeritus Faculty

Houghton College and the board of trustees proudly granted emeritus status to nine faculty members. Faculty who receive the award of this status are recognized for their length and depth of service to the mission of Houghton College and to its students.

Houghton and IWU Explore Partnership for Mutual Benefit

Houghton College and Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 18, 2013, indicating their intention to explore a partnership that would draw on each other’s strengths for their mutual benefit. While this move reflects a growing trend within higher education, it is the first such formal agreement among the educational institutions of the Wesleyan Church.

Houghton Hosts 27th Annual Christmas Arts & Craft Fair

On December 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Houghton College will be hosting its 27th annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair. Vendors from across Western New York will be selling pottery, jewelry, baked goods, soaps, garlands, wreaths, and much more in the Reinhold Campus Center. Houghton students are also contributing handmade jewelry, letterpress prints, and ornaments to the fair.

Houghton is First in Eastern U.S. to Issue Loan Repayment Guarantee to All New Students

Houghton College is the first and only college in the eastern United States to offer a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to all incoming first year students in the 2014–2015 school year.

Franciscan Friars of Renewal to Visit Houghton

On November 6 through 8, Father Glenn Sudano and a group of Franciscan friars of the Renewal and sisters from New York City will visit the Houghton College campus. While on campus, Father Sudano will speak in chapel at 11:30 a.m. on both Wednesday and Friday. He will also offer an instructional mass on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Center for the Arts recital hall, followed by a music jam session in Java 101, the campus coffee shop located in the lower level of the Campus Center, at 9:00 p.m. The above events are open to the public.

Houghton College Refocuses to Prepare for Future: Rethinking the Traditional Campus for the 21st Century

Over the next several months, Houghton College will begin restructuring its traditional academic design in order to maximize educational resources and better serve current and future students. These adjustments in the existing educational structure will seek to improve the college’s focus, flexibility and forward thinking.

Make a Difference Day a Huge Success

Year two for Make a Difference Day proved to be a huge success as approximately 550 students and volunteers from Alfred University, Alfred State College, and Houghton College came together this past Saturday to perform community service projects throughout Allegany County.