Micah Gillespie’s Piano Recital Highlights

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Fine Arts, Music

Performing with vigor, Micah Gillespie recently gave his senior piano recital. Burckart Hall was filled with family and friends showing their support for Gillespie. Showcasing his diverse abilities on piano, many collaborations with friends made this recital a very...

IU Head Football Coach Tom Allen Presents in Maranatha Assembly

MBU News

Maranatha Baptist University welcomed Tom Allen, Indiana University Head Football Coach, and Maranatha alumnus, to the student assembly on April 20, 2021.  Dr. Matt Davis opened the assembly and the student body sang “Victory in Jesus,” which was a locker room...

IU Head Coach Tom Allen Presents at Maranatha’s Leadership Breakfast

MBU News

At 7 a.m. on most class days, Maranatha’s Dining Complex is quite silent. But on April 20, 2021, it was a hub of excitement as students, faculty, and staff were joined by recent and long-time alumni, community members, and local businesspeople. Everyone was gathered...

Music on Mondays Features the 414 String Quartet

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Fine Arts, Music, Press Release

Maranatha’s Music on Mondays recently welcomed the 414 String Quartet for a concert featuring classical composers Beethoven and Schubert. Attendees left the concert admiring the players’ talent and skill. Concertgoer Micah Herbster comments, “The 414 String Quartet...

Musicians Perform with Symphony Members

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Fine Arts, Music

Maranatha’s musical excellence was on full display at the recent Chamber Strings Concert. Directed by Melody Steinbart, this concert featured many talented musicians, including Paul Hauer and Adrien Zitoun of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Steinbart’s goal for this...

Emily Kindstedt’s Piano Recital Highlights

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Fine Arts, Music

Emily Kindstedt recently performed her senior piano recital. A delight to the ear, Kindstedt’s recital featured many friends as collaborators. Rising to the challenge of her repertoire, Emily’s success can be attributed to her strong work ethic and the...

New Bachelor’s To Master’s Option For Accounting CPA

MBU News

To be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), you need to earn 150 credit hours of education, pass the CPA exam, and gain at least one year of experience. Many schools offer 150 credits in the form of a bachelor’s degree in accounting followed by a 30-credit...

New Humanities Faculty Member | Welcome Stephen Robertson

MBU News

Maranatha Baptist University (MBU) is pleased to have Stephen Robertson join the Humanities faculty. Robertson holds an M. A. in Theater Arts from Eastern Michigan University and a B. A. in English from Tennessee Temple University. His years of teaching high school...

A Closer Look at Edmond Dantes | The Count of Monte Cristo

Student Interests

When Matthew Holloway auditioned for The Count of Monte Cristo, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. The freshman Communication Arts major did not know the story or any of the major characters but tried out anyway for his first collegiate play, never...

New Music Faculty Member | Welcome Andrew Bonnema

Faculty & Staff, MBU News

Maranatha Baptist University (MBU) is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew Bonnema to the music faculty. Having attained an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Bob Jones University and an M.M. in Trombone Performance from the University of South...

IU Head Football Coach Tom Allen to Present at MBU Business Breakfast

MBU News

Indiana University Head Football Coach Tom Allen will be speaking at Maranatha Baptist University on April 20, 2021. Allen will present “Faith, Family, and Leadership” at the 7:00 a.m. Business Breakfast. Allen, a Maranatha alumnus, is in his 5th year at the helm of...

A Conversation About Ethics

Faculty & Staff

Talking about ethics is not an easily embraced conversation in today’s electrified political society, but Michael Jones, Mark Farnham, and David Saxon talk through 15 ethical topics in their new book Talking About Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Moral Dilemmas....

The Beginning for Humanities Students | Intro to Humanities

Prospective Students

Why Humanities? I get this question every time I tell someone I’m studying Humanities. What is this major, exactly? What do I want to do with it in the future? Or, more importantly, will it do me any good? All are valid questions that I have turned over in my mind...

A Letter to Parents

Admissions, Prospective Students

The decision of where to attend college is one of the most important decisions your child will ever make. This decision will frame your child’s future, establish what worldview they adopt, what spiritual emphasis will be the foundation of their future, what leadership...

Great Christian Thinkers

Student Interests

Today’s Christians find themselves facing a frustrating dilemma. On the one hand, Christianity seems to be increasingly maligned by its contemporaries. As Mary Eberstadt notes in the TIME article “Regular Christians Are No Longer Welcome in American Culture,”...

Safe and Sustainable Energy for the Future | MBU Business Breakfast

MBU News

Maranatha faculty, students, and several businesspeople from the community gathered on March 9, 2021, to hear Brent Ridge, President and CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative present “Safe and Sustainable Energy for the Future.”  Ridge began his presentation by...

Christians and Humanities Part 4 | Humanities and the Bible

Student Interests

Of all the species, we as humans seem to be the only one capable of studying ourselves, a pursuit that occupies a great deal of our attention. In fact, we have created an entire field of study to understand human nature and activity more deeply: the humanities, which...

Bethany Howard and Megan Haynes Form New Special Education Team at MBU

Faculty & Staff

The School of Education at Maranatha Baptist University (MBU) is pleased to announce that Bethany Howard, a former Special Education teacher and a current faculty member at Maranatha Baptist Academy, and Megan Haynes, a Special Education teacher at Calvary Christian...

Online and Distance Learning Continues to Grow

Higher Education

For more than a decade, Maranatha Baptist University’s online program has grown and continues to be influential to many students’ lives. Dana Davis, Assistant Vice President of Online and Distance Learning (ODL), says that the program “has grown from offering just a...

A Tangible Difference | Operation Renewed Hope & MBU Nursing

Prospective Students

Hope. Hope is something every person needs in a dark time. No matter what personal, financial, spiritual, or political struggle someone may be experiencing, hope is a word full of light. In an unbelieving world, Christians are to be a light and share the hope of the...

Christians and Humanities Part 3 | Communication

Student Interests

We live in a world built on words. Because we as human beings are capable of using and understanding language, we are able to gain knowledge, foster relationships, and express ourselves to the world around us. This ability even allows us to communicate with people...

Charity Talosig’s Piano Recital Highlights

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Music, Department of Music, Fine Arts, Music

As a Music Major with concentrations in Arranging and Piano Pedagogy, Charity Talosig recently performed a stunning senior piano recital. Navigating rhythmic complexities as well as quasi-orchestral effects, Talosig demonstrated her focus and discipline to her craft....

Christians and Humanities Part 2 | Story

Student Interests

Even before we are old enough to read them, we as humans feel drawn to stories. We watch them, listen to them, learn to read them for ourselves, and eventually come to tell them as well. Our fascination with stories seems to be an essential aspect of our humanity, and...

A Fresh Take on an Annual Tradition

College of Arts and Sciences>Department of Humanities, Department of Music, Events & Press Releases, Fine Arts, Music, Press Release

Often viewed as an entertainment event, Artist Series provides an opportunity for students to relieve the pressures of the semester and enjoy listening to music, often with “that special someone.” However, this year Maranatha hosted an Artist Series with a fresh...