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Latest News around MACU
Keilani Ricketts Joins MACU as Assistant Softball Coach
Former national champion and national player of the year joins Evangels The Mid-America Christian University (MACU) softball team has added another legend to its coaching staff: Keilani Ricketts will serve under Jim Gasso as the program’s new assistant coach. “We are ecstatic to welcome Keilani to the MACU family,” said MACU Head Softball Coach Jim…
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Phil Greenwald Begins Presidency at Mid-America Christian University
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…
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MACU to Host Asian Empowerment Youth Conference Next Week
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…
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MACU Business Students Shatter Guinness World Record, Donate to Local Charities
Business students at Mid-America Christian University broke a Guinness World Record last week by creating the world’s longest line of sleeping bags. On Friday, April 22, the students lined up 550 sleeping bags on the university’s campus in south Oklahoma City, shattering the previous record of 253 set in India in 2016. The sleeping bags…
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Beloved Professor Steve Clouse Honored with Coaching Suite Dedication
By: Whitney Knight On Dec. 16, 2020, Professor Steve Clouse lost his battle with COVID-19. It was a loss that rippled through the MACU community – and one that is still felt on campus today. “I think about him all the time,” said student Endri Copa, who was a part of Clouse’s discipleship group on…
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Eternal Investment
By: Anna-Kate Weichel Nila Tolliver came from a family of doers. Growing up, her parents worked hard and started numerous churches all while raising ten kids. Tolliver continued in her parents’ footsteps while creating her own legacy. She married her husband, Rob Tolliver, at a very young age. They had two children two years into…
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Ministry Options Added to MACU’s FastTrack Program
By: Whitney Knight Three years ago, MACU launched a 4+1 program that allows students to begin their Master’s degree while completing their Bachelor’s degree. With more and more employment opportunities requiring business opportunities, this accelerated option was added to help students save both money and time while earning their graduate degree. Now, the program is…
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New Certificates
Added to Church Leadership Program By: Whitney Knight Two years ago, Bishop Timothy J. Clarke initiated a conversation with President Dr. John Fozard about what could be done to help strengthen the pastoral staff personnel, volunteers and others who desire to develop their leadership skills and their biblical and theological knowledge. One key area of…