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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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New Campus Pastor
By: Whitney Knight Six years ago, Kevin Dugay moved to Oklahoma to begin a new life in Christ. He enrolled at MACU as a Music and Worship Ministry major, setting him on a path to use his love and passion for the performing arts for the glory of God. And now, that path has led…
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Business Students at MACU Set to Break Guinness World Record
Business students at Mid-America Christian University have raised more than $1,900 to purchase sleeping bags to break the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sleeping bags, which was set in India in 2016 with a total of 253 sleeping bags. On April 22, MACU students will gather the sleeping bags on the university’s…
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MACU Opens Food Pantry to Help Students in Need
By: Whitney Knight During these times, food insecurity can be a big worry. To help alleviate this burden on students, MACU has partnered with the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank to open a food pantry, ensuring that no Evangel goes hungry. Open three days a week in the Fowler Center, MACU’s food pantry serves both the…
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Phil Greenwald Named Next President of Mid-America Christian University
Rev. Phil Greenwald has been named the next president of Mid-America Christian University, the MACU Board of Trustees announced March 9. He will become MACU’s fifth president effective June 1, 2022. For the past 25 years, Rev. Greenwald served as a non-profit leader, pastor and administrator in Methodist churches and associated nonprofit organizations. While serving…
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Celebrating MACU’s Diverse Campus
Students share their cultures during annual event By: Whitney Knight The campus came alive in colors, songs and high spirits this February as MACU hosted the third annual Celebration of Cultures. The annual event was back in full force this year after being hosted virtually last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Festivities began during…
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Celebrating MLK Day
MACU Participates in annual parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By: Anna-Kate Weichel For the first time in university history, MACU participated in the annual MLK Jr. Holiday Parade in downtown Oklahoma City. On Jan. 18, MACU students, faculty, staff and families donned special “Dream” T-shirts and marched proudly alongside a float they helped…
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Staff Spotlight: Erica Alvarez-Stanton
Executive Director of Community Outreach & Services By: Anna-Kate Weichel The percentage of Latinos who receive their Master’s degree in Oklahoma is shockingly less than 10 percent. Erica Alvarez-Stanton is beating those odds — and now she’s helping MACU students do the same. Alvarez-Stanton grew up in Brownsville, Texas, just a few miles from the…