An Answer for Addicts: A Look at Newfocus With Dr. Dean Kurtz

MBU News

We need to remember that they are just [people] like us, separated from God, but brought back through the love of Christ.” It’s 7:00 on a Friday night, and Dr. Dean Kurtz stands at the front of the room, welcoming people in with a warm smile and handshake. So begins...

Congratulations to Retirees Handyside and Struska

MBU News

“Always achieve just a little bit more than you think you can,” shares recent retiree Margaret Handyside. She certainly practiced this motto during her years working in the School of Education. Fellow retiree William Struska also served in meaningful ways....

Alumni Spotlight: Margaret Scott’s Mission to Meet Special Needs

MBU News

The lame, the blind, the children, the maniacal, the helpless. They were those whom society pushed aside. They were those to whom Christ showed great love and compassion, those in whom He invested and for whom He made time. Though they afforded Him no political,...

Genetic Formula to Grow Potatoes and a Science Scholarship

MBU News

When 9-year-old Anna Tilghman needed a subject for her elementary school science report, she chose the potato. “Considering who her grandfather was, it didn’t surprise me a bit,” said Betty Hanneman, Anna’s grandmother. Betty Hanneman established the Robert Hanneman...

Alumni Spotlight: Emma Bagin and the World of Art

MBU News

Emma (’16) always loved art, but she never imagined that her childhood love for photography would some day grow into a passion for the world of art and a position at the iconic Milwaukee Art Museum. A few months before her graduation from Maranatha Baptist...

Student Achievement Award Alumnus Combines the Army, Law, and Ministry

ROTC

Outstanding Student Achievement Award Each year the School of Business faculty select one student to receive the Outstanding Student Achievement Award at commencement. The certificate reads, “[This award] offers distinctive recognition of an exceptional Business...

New Yorker Jeffrey Rupp Named 5,000th MBU Graduate

ROTC

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...

Sheeley ('17) Interns with the USGA at the U.S. Open

MBU News

For senior Matthew Sheeley (Kansas City, Mo.), expanding his horizons with practical experience has been at the top of his “to-do” list during his undergraduate career at Maranatha Baptist University. Thanks to the internship program in MBU’s sport...

Ethics in Modernity: Dr. Saxon’s Look at the “Why” Behind the “What”

MBU News

“We do not do right because it makes sense or because it works or because everybody else thinks we should. We do right because we have been made right.” The Problem With Modern Ethics Some fifty years ago, the celebrated ethicist, Joseph Fletcher,...

Alumni Spotlight: Around the World and Back Again With John and Nancy Moore

MBU News

I always thought of myself as a one talent Christian. I just wanted to be found faithful with my one talent.” Over the next 20 years, John Moore, Maranatha Baptist Seminary alumnus, would see God take that one talent and multiply it in miraculous ways. He Who Is...

Training Leaders from a Biblical Worldview: MBU's Master of Organizational Leadership

MBU News

What makes a leader a leader? Top business sources would suggest traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision—the qualities traditionally associated with leadership. Psychologists would list attributes of self-awareness, self-regulation,...

Student Achievement Award Alumnus Combines the Army, Law, and Ministry

MBU News

Outstanding Student Achievement Award Each year the School of Business faculty select one student to receive the Outstanding Student Achievement Award at commencement. The certificate reads, “[This award] offers distinctive recognition of an exceptional Business...

Combining the Precepts and Examples of Scripture to Develop Leadership

MBU News

Most Bible-believing Christians understand the vital importance of preaching. The New Testament contains multiple references to preachers, preaching, and the critical importance of Paul’s imperative—“preach the Word” (2 Tim 4:1-5). Prayer and the ministry of the Word...

Short Story Connects to Readers and Speaks to Universal Ideas

MBU News

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

MBU News

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

MBU News

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

MBU News

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

MBU News

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...

New Yorker Jeffrey Rupp Named 5,000th MBU Graduate

MBU News

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

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

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

Fine Arts

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

MBU News

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

Department of Music, Uncategorized

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

Department of Music

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...