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Latest News around MACU
Third Annual Black Youth Conference to be Held Feb. 16
By Annesha Sharp Since 1976, the month of February has been designated as Black History Month and is meant to celebrate and recognize the achievements of African Americans in shaping U.S. history. Mid-America Christian University will host its third annual Black Youth Conference on Friday, February 16th, 2024, emphasizing contributions and celebrating the vibrant culture…
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Jim Gasso Joins MACU as Head Softball Coach
Jim Gasso has been named the head softball coach at Mid-America Christian University (MACU). “MACU has built an exceptional softball program, and I look forward to extending the tradition of excellence,” Gasso said. “Most importantly, I’m excited and blessed to use this sport as a platform for ministry.” Gasso succeeds Robert Wakefield, who coached softball…
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Concurrent Classes Offer Affordable Option for High Schoolers
Almost 70 percent of young adults who go to college take out student loans to pay for college. The number of college students graduating with significant debt is staggering — a recent report by the U.S. Federal Reserve showed that most students graduate already more than $30,000 in debt. To help make earning a college…
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MACU Celebrates Class of 2023 at Commencement
Mid-America Christian University celebrated the achievements of 360 graduates as they received their degrees during the University’s 2023 Commencement on May 6 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. During the ceremony, President Rev. Phil Greenwald and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Sharon Lease conferred 24 candidates for associate degrees, 191 candidates for bachelor’s degrees…
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MACU Athletics Announces Merritt Suenram as New Cross Country Head Coach
Mid-America Christian University Athletics is proud to announce Merritt Suenram as the new head coach of the re-established men’s and women’s cross-country teams. Suenram will be taking over a cross country program that previously competed in the Sooner Athletic Conference, NAIA, and NCCAA from 2008-10. “We are ecstatic to have Merritt joining the MACU family,”…
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Global Methodist Church Approves MACU as Recommended Educational Institution
The Global Methodist (GM) Church has approved Mid-America Christian University as a recommended educational institution, the GM Church announced this week. This distinction means that the GM Church officially endorses MACU as an institution at which persons who reside outside of the United States or western Europe can complete courses to satisfy the educational requirement…
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MACU Adds Cross Country Programs for Fall 2023
Mid-America Christian University Athletics is proud to announce that it will be adding men’s and women’s cross country programs and will immediately begin competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference in the fall of 2023. The two sports will officially become the eighth and ninth varsity programs that the MACU offers, joining volleyball, men’s and women’s…
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MACU Joins The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
Mid-America Christian University has joined The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), a growing association of Christian colleges and universities across the globe. “Mid-America Christian University is honored to join the CCCU. Our vision at MACU is to prepare students to do greater things for God and his Kingdom, so our Christian values are…