Short Story Connects to Readers and Speaks to Universal Ideas
I am a bad dog. My pack tells me this all the time. When I hide Master’s socks—“Bad dog!” When Alice comes home to find the paper towel roll in shreds—“Bad dog!” When I growl at Nate for shifting his legs when I’m trying to fall asleep in his bed—“Bad dog!” And when I...
MBU Creative Writing Students Share Original Work at Poetry Reading
Tuesday, May 2 was the day that taking a final meant sitting on a sofa and eating popcorn—for the eight students of the Creative Writing class, at least. When they weren’t standing behind a lectern to read their poems, they were sitting on a sofa or in an armchair in...
Clinicals Confirm Desire to Be a Nurse
Nursing junior Samantha Wright understands long hours at college. Not only must the Wisconsin native balance classes, homework, and an off-campus job, but she must also dedicate three days a week to clinicals, the nursing student’s practicum. Supervised by MBU’s...
Great Day of Golf for a Great Cause
The sun shone down on Watertown Country Club, and its warmth welcomed golfers from ten states to Maranatha Baptist University’s 18th Golf Classic. Exactly 133 participants came to play for a great cause, namely the Watertown Endowment, which helps provide for some...
Wealth of Experience in Bible Faculty
A highlight of the MBU campus experience is the Bible faculty. These professors desire to help students grow academically and spiritually, and they hold a wealth of knowledge and experience. A Teacher at Heart Dr. David Saxon, a well loved professor on campus, joined...
2017 Outstanding Musician – Mia Ray
The Maranatha Baptist University Department of Music is pleased to announce Mia Ray as the 2017 Senior Outstanding Musician. The Outstanding Senior Musician award is given to the graduate whom the music faculty believes completely exhibits the qualities of the spirit...
New Yorker Jeffrey Rupp Named 5,000th MBU Graduate
Graduation came to a halt on May 5, 2017, after Dr. Tracy Foster, Dean of the School of Business, called Jeffrey Rupp’s name. Dr. Marty Marriott, president of Maranatha Baptist University, stepped up to explain the interruption, naming Jeffrey Rupp the 5,000th...
Remembering Dorothy Burckart
The Maranatha family greatly appreciates the life and ministry of a founding faculty member, Dorothy H. Burckart. Dorothy was born March 29, 1926, in Sumner, Nebraska, daughter of Arthur and Jennie (Gustafson) Newquist. After completing her teaching certificate at the...Remembering Dorothy Burckart
The Maranatha family greatly appreciates the life and ministry of founding faculty member, Dorothy H. Burckart. Dorothy was born March 29, 1926, in Sumner, Nebraska, daughter of Arthur and Jennie (Gustafson) Newquist. After completing her teaching certificate at the...
MBU Associate Professor Talks about Foster Care
The president proclaimed May 2017 to be National Foster Care Month. In light of this announcement, here is a brief story about a MBU associate professor and his wife who are actively involved in foster care. Life is an adventure at the Mielke home—a crazy, joyful...
2017 Music Scholarship Recipients
The MBU Music Department was pleased to see four of our students receive scholarships in yesterday’s scholarship chapel. Each of the recipients were well-deserving of their scholarships. Priscilla Bishop, Jessica Post, Kaylee Barr, and Kaylin Heller all received...
Good Friday Band Concert
The MBU Symphonic Band presented a stirring concert for Good Friday, illustrated by artist renditions of Christ’s journey from the garden to the resurrection, and accompanied by Bible verses. The music began quietly during Christ’s prayer in the garden, then moved to...
Alumni Spotlight – Nathan Brewer
Nathan Brewer (’15) was recently accepted into the Master’s program at San Francisco State University for his M.A. of Music Education. When he graduated MBU, higher education wasn’t in Brewer’s plans, but “the performing groups I was involved with at Maranatha (Band,...
Missionaries Follow God's Leading to Uruguay
The Message Jesus is indeed the way, the truth, and the life. His words have been translated into over five hundred languages since He first spoke them two millennia ago. Jesus paid the death penalty required for sin, and His death and resurrection are necessary for...
MBU Nursing Grad Shares Experiences Providing Cardiac Care
Not every nurse gets to work with the heart every day. But for MBU grad Alysha Howard (’13), employed at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, New York, touching or seeing the body’s most important organ is all in a day’s work. “The heart and cardiac care have...
Alumni Spotlight – Kim Scott
Meet Kim (Cardot) Scott, ‘97 Music Education major. In high school, Scott had the opportunity to be a pianist for the school choir and accompanied classmates in solo and ensemble competitions. Discovering that she enjoyed using her experience to help and encourage...
Chorale Choir Tour 2017
The Maranatha Chorale ministers mostly for on-campus events and local churches throughout the semester. Rather than taking week-long tours, Chorale typically takes several weekend tours throughout the Spring semester. Recently, Chorale drove to Sparta and Blooming...
MBU Hosts Annual Economic Breakfast with Partnership Bank
For the fifth year in a row, Maranatha Baptist University’s Economic Breakfast united students, faculty, and around 100 guests from the Watertown community in the MBU Dining Complex. Each year the University and Watertown’s Partnership Bank sponsor this breakfast...
ROTC Cadets Recognized at Joint Award Ceremony
Congratulations to eight ROTC cadets who received awards on Wednesday, April 12 at the Joint Award Ceremony in Madison, WI. This ceremony brings the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine ROTC programs together annually to recognize their top Cadets and Midshipmen. These...
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy – Free Sheet Music
Jane Dang, a music major with piano pedagogy and arranging concentrations is offering her arrangement of “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy” as a gift for Easter. This intermediate piano duet, combining sounds of Western and Eastern culture, is available to download...
Progress in the Pacific
Walk along white sandy beaches or dive into clear waters, exploring a coral reef or swimming with sea turtles, schools of fish, or even manta rays. The Pacific Islands clearly showcase God’s creative power. But while full of beautiful scenery, colorful creatures, and...
Madrigal Choir Tour 2017
“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” I Corinthians 6:19 was the theme verse of the 2017 Madrigal Choir Tour. “God revealed Himself in a mighty way,” remarked director Dr....