MVNU

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Seal of Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Former names	Zone A College (1964-1968), Mount Vernon Nazarene College (1968-2002)
Motto	"To Seek to Learn is to Seek to Serve"
Type	Private
Established	1968
Affiliation	Church of the Nazarene
Endowment	US $14,714,866
President	Henry W. Spaulding II
Students	2,267
Undergraduates	1,236
Postgraduates	1,031
Location	Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States 40°22′25″N 82°28′29″W / 40.373719°N 82.474773°W / 40.373719; -82.474773Coordinates: 40°22′25″N 82°28′29″W / 40.373719°N 82.474773°W / 40.373719; -82.474773
Campus	Rural
Colors	Green and blue
Athletics	NAIA Division II - Crossroads NCCAA Division I - East
Nickname	Cougars
Affiliations	CCCU, NCACS
Sports	Baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball
Mascot	Casey the Cougar
Website	www.mvnu.edu

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States, with satellite locations in the surrounding area. It was founded in 1968 by the Church of the Nazarene and offers a variety of Bachelor's and Master's degrees to both traditional and non-traditional students. MVNU is also home to Cougar Athletics.

The result of a 1960 education commission, Mount Vernon Nazarene was first chartered as the Zone A College of the Church of the Nazarene in 1964 by the church's General Assembly. A site in the town of Mount Vernon was chosen in 1966 for its proximity to a concentrated Nazarene population, and Mount Vernon Nazarene College (MVNC) opened in 1968 on the old Lakeholm Farm property that had belonged to The Ohio State University.

The Lakeholm Farm was the former home of Columbus Delano, US Secretary of the Interior under Ulysses S. Grant. Three buildings (Manor, Ice House, and Barn) original to Lakeholm Farm, are still in operation on the campus today. Originally a two-year junior college, MVNU became a four-year school in 1973, was accredited for two-year degrees in 1972 and four-year degrees in 1974, and graduate degrees in Christian ministry were added in 1991. It was renamed Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) in 2002.