MACU News
-
Latest News around MACU
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…
-
Counseling Students Help Heal During Covid-19 Pandemic
By: Anna-Kate Weichel The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on many people’s physical state, mental stress and everything in between, but MACU has been able to help others during these difficult times. The university’s counseling program is stepping up to help in a new way. MACU now offers an internship for counseling students that…
-
Alumni Spotlight: Caitlin Butler-Myers
By: Anna-Kate Weichel An eighteen-year-old girl from Texas came to MACU to play softball, but she had no idea of all the wonderful things that were on her horizon. Caitlin Butler Myers graduated from MACU in the spring of 2020. She studied ministry leadership and pastoral care while playing softball and being an active member…
-
Eighteen Years of Practicum in Pastoral Care
Since MACU’s Practicum in Pastoral Care course launched almost two decades ago, MACU students have touched the hearts of more than 30,000 patients, families and hospital staff members with God’s loving kindness. This spring marks the eighteenth year of Practicum in Pastoral Care, an honors-level, clinical training experience available to MACU students who have completed…
-
Butterfield Foundation Partnership
By: Whitney Knight A new partnership between MACU, Butterfield Memorial Foundation and Crossings Community Church is helping give Pastoral Care students an unparalleled opportunity to minister to patients at charitable clinics. The partnership helps fund two to four paid internships a year at Crossings Community Clinic in Oklahoma City. The clinic helps treat uninsured and…
-
Soccer Under the Lights
On March 2, the MACU soccer teams played their first-ever night games under the newly constructed field lights, which were installed late last year. “This could not have happened without the incredibly generous hearts of our donors,” said Athletic Director Marcus Moeller. “These improvements will dramatically enhance both the student-athlete experience as well as the…
-
Men’s Basketball Pushes Toward Acceptance and Social Change
In a combined effort between the leadership of Mid-America Christian University and the captains of the men’s basketball team, MACU implemented a new pregame ceremony at every home game inside the Gaulke Activity Center during the 2020-21 regular season. In an effort to help spur social change and address the nation’s racial divide, a member…
-
How To: Have Healthy Relationships With…
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love is in the air. These relationships can come in many different forms and it is important to keep them healthy, especially amidst a pandemic. When attending college, many types of new relationships form. Whether you’re building a relationship with a significant other, a friend, and your professors;…