Category: News

  • MACU Sets Date for In-Person Commencement Ceremony

    Mid-America Christian University will celebrate its spring 2020 graduates with an in-person commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City.  The decision was made after a survey issued to graduates showed a vast majority would prefer commencement celebrations to be held in-person this year. Students who do…

  • Five Tips to Make You a Pro at Online Classes

    Five Tips to Make You a Pro at Online Classes

    For many students, online classes have become the new normal. Even if you didn’t set out to become an online student, chances are you are now or will be if you enroll in school soon.

  • MACU Offers Oklahoma’s First Online Option for Teacher Certification for Paraprofessionals

    To help address the teacher shortage in Oklahoma, Mid-America Christian University is now offering two online pathways for paraprofessionals (teaching assistants) to obtain Elementary or Early Childhood Alternative Education Certification.  One path is for paraprofessionals who already have an undergraduate degree and at least one year of classroom experience. The Graduate Certificate in Curriculum and…

  • Resources for Parents and Families at Home

    Resources for Parents and Families at Home

    As the world adapts to a new normal, families across the United State are attempting to balance working from home with still providing an education to their children.

  • 2020: Still a Year for Clarity

    2020: Still a Year for Clarity

    2020 started as a year of optimism, clarity and vision. The stock market was bullish, unemployment was low, and hosting a get-together with friends or family was easy. Now, however, we are three months into this new year and it seems already to be a different, less opportunistic world.

  • Ramblings of a Nerdy Math Professor: Be a Newton

    Ramblings of a Nerdy Math Professor: Be a Newton

    Since MACU has moved all of its classes online, that means professors like me will be teaching virtually for the remainder of the semester. I teach math!!! You know, that wonderful discipline that everyone either loves or hates (no in-between).

  • MACU Women’s Basketball Upsets NCAA Division I North Texas in Exhibition Play

    The Mid-America Christian University women’s basketball team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history as a late rally propelled the Evangels to a 61-59 victory over the University of North Texas today. The victory marked MACU’s first-ever win over a DI school in any sport.  After trailing the Mean Green by as…

  • Dr. John Fozard Honored with ‘Salt & Light’ Award

    Mid-America Christian University President Dr. John D. Fozard was honored with the ‘Salt & Light Award’ by Christian Business Men’s Connection (CBMC) Tuesday night at the association’s annual banquet at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.  Fozard has spent a lifetime providing visionary leadership to churches, organizations and businesses. This year…

  • MACU Announces Fourth Annual Dream Scholarship Gala

    Mid-America Christian University will hold its fourth annual Dream Scholarship Gala at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the newly renovated Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City.  The event benefits MACU’s Evangel Fund, providing necessary dollars for student scholarships.  As the university celebrates its sixty-fifth anniversary, the special evening will focus on MACU’s impact on…

  • Oklahoma State Senator George Young Speaks at MACU to Mark Beginning of Black History Month

    To celebrate the beginning of Black History Month, Mid-America Christian University welcomed Sen. George Young (D-OK) to lead chapel services Feb. 1 in the university’s JASCO Chapel in south Oklahoma City.  Young served as a pastor for 30 years before his election to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives in 2014. He was elected to…