Author: Whitney Knight

Business students at Mid-America Christian University are working together to raise money and donations to purchase and collect socks as a part of their goal to set a new Guinness World Record.  The socks will be gathered to break the “World’s Largest Sock Word” world record by spelling out “MACU” with more than 5,000 socks.…

Mid-America Christian University is offering free monthly webinars featuring prominent leaders on various topics.  Leadership Connection is a monthly webinar series featuring local, national and international organizational leaders and guest speakers together with MACU students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. The webinars allow participants to connect with and engage in transformative conversations around leadership…

Mid-America Christian University is hosting free public events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The schedule is as follows: Futbol Fiesta, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 The evening will include MACU soccer games with giveaways, a food truck and a performance by Ballet Folklorio Xochipilli. Latino Empowerment Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 Local high…

Mid-America Christian University’s Executive Director of Community Outreach and Services, Erica Alvarez-Stanton, was named a “Top 20 Under 40” honoree by Jóvenes Emprendedores y Profesionales en OK. Since Alvarez-Stanton assumed her role in December 2021, she has implemented Latino and Asian Youth Empowerment Days to give minority groups the resources they need to be successful…

Mid-America Christian University has planned a weekend of activities celebrating the inauguration of the university’s fifth president, Rev. Philip A. Greenwald, Oct. 8-10.  Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, MACU will host a Community Fun Day on the university’s campus in south Oklahoma City. This event is free and open to the public,…

Mid-America Christian University has hired Ashley Gotcher to serve as the university’s new Executive Director of Alumni Engagement effective Aug. 29.  Gotcher previously served as Director of Admissions from 2016-2021.  “I could not be more excited to welcome Ashley back to the MACU family, as the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement,” said University President Phil…

Mid-America Christian University will hold its seventh annual Dream Scholarship Gala at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Petroleum Club in downtown Oklahoma City. The university’s fifth president, Rev. Phil Greenwald, will serve as the keynote speaker for the evening. The gala also includes special music and testimonials from students and alumni.  Held every…

Mid-America Christian University Athletics is proud to announce that longtime MACU women’s basketball head coach Hannah Moeller has officially been selected to serve as the Evangels’ first ever Senior Woman Leader.  “I want to thank President (Phil) Greenwald and Executive Vice President Dr. (Bobbie) Spurgeon-Harris for their confidence and belief in me,” said Moeller. “MACU is home to…

Mid-America Christian University’s fifth president, Phil Greenwald, began his tenure today. Greenwald was previously announced as the university’s next president, succeeding the retiring Dr. John Fozard, on March 9.  Greenwald has served as a non-profit leader, pastor and administrator in Methodist churches and associated nonprofit organizations for the last 25 years. He comes to MACU…

Mid-America Christian University will host the Asian Empowerment Youth Conference from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, on the university campus in south Oklahoma City.  The conference, which is open to high schoolers, will feature multiple discussion panels hosted by Asian leaders in the community. Panelists include Asian-American Thuan “Toon” Nguyen, who…