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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…
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Eternal Investment: Jeannette Clift George
By Anna-Kate Weichel From author to playwright to Golden Globe-nominated actress to business woman, Jeannette Clift George believed that the world was her stage. Yet, at the end of theday, her most important act in life was to honor God. Clift George was born ready for the stage. She grew up waiting for her chance…
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Campus Welcomes Rev. Cervantes for Spiritual Emphasis Week
By Whitney Knight Every semester, MACU holds a four-day chapel series known as Spiritual Emphasis Week, a period in which the campus community specifically focuses on spiritual health and growth with a four-part series by a special guest speaker. This fall, the campus welcomed Rev. Jaime Cervantes. Cervantes pastors the Benton Heights campus of First…
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International Student Shines as Student Chaplain
By Anna-Kate Weichel Soccer is what brought Thiago Viana to MACU, but his love of Christ is what has defined his journey as a student. Viana was born and raised in Brazil, growing up in a home that loved soccer and followed Christ. But although his childhood was rooted in traditional values, they failed to…
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Faith Hollingsworth Earns NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE Award
By Adam Stanek Before MACU’s softball team won its first-ever NCCAA National Championship this spring, one student-athlete was already crowned a champion of character.Senior outfielder Faith Hollingsworth was selected as the recipient for the NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE award, becoming the second Evangels softball player to ever winthe award. “I was extremely grateful to…
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A Sweet Meeting: How An Ice Cream Cone Brought Mike and Helen Dill Together with the MACU Soccer Programs
By Adam Stanek When you come to a MACU soccer game, you can always find Mike and Helen Dill sitting front and center, cheering for the Evangels. For the last five years, the Dills have been overwhelming supporters of MACU soccer — so much so that they paid for brand new lights and a scoreboard…
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Iron Men and Women of Valor
By Anna-Kate Weichel Joshua Fernandez hurries into the private dining rooms inside Fozard Hall for a chance to learn, grow and share. He is equipped with a pen, paper and one of his Jesus-loving graphic T-shirts. He talks with his small group about their weekends while waiting for the speaker to begin. Every fall, a…
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Female Student Breaks STEM Club Barriers
By Anna-Kate Weichel Aneli Thomsen is breaking down the barriers for women in STEM with a passion. This school year, Thomsen is serving as President of MACU’s own STEM Club. She said her passion for the sciences comes from a tragedy in her life. “My brother passed away from a brain tumor,” Thomsen explained. “Throughout…