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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...

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...

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....

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....

Choir Sings Piece Arranged by Alumna

“I felt so honored and excited when Dr. Ledge approached me about using it on Chamber tour,” remarks Andrea Ly Richerson, arranger of “I Sing the Mighty Power of God,” which Chamber Singers sung on tour this semester. During the choir’s Sunday Out performance,...

Graduate Gets Job As KWQC TV-6 News Promotions Producer

Promotions Producer “I took a chance,” said Gigi (Oberloier) Boucher (‘16), the promotions producer for KWQC TV-6 News in Davenport, Iowa. As a senior in college, obtaining a job after graduation can be difficult as entry level positions are minimal and competitive,...

Coach Jeff Pill Shares His Leadership Pyramid

Jeff Pill started playing soccer when he was in the third grade and played through the semi-pro level after college. He accepted his first coaching assignment at the age of 15, assisting his high school coach with club teams and camps, and he has been coaching ever...

MBU ROTC Grad Leads On

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of MBU’s ROTC program, Captain Joseph Furnari (’12) delivered a message in chapel about true satisfaction. He read from Jeremiah 2:13, which shows the children of Israel forsaking God and looking for satisfaction apart from...

ROTC Grad Leads Anniversary Celebration

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of MBU’s ROTC program, Captain Joseph Furnari (’12) delivered a message in chapel about true satisfaction. He read from Jeremiah 2:13, which shows the children of Israel forsaking God and looking for satisfaction apart from...

Ladysmith and Super-Labs

Cadets of Charlie Company of Maranatha Baptist University and Bravo Company of University of Wisconsin Whitewater recently teamed up for a “super-lab” training activity in Ladysmith, WI. Our leaders emphasized learning and practicing squad and platoon level tactics,...

Ethics and Leadership

  Attending the National Conference on Ethics in America at West Point gave me the opportunity to interact with individuals from across the United States and discuss tough issues. The conference was well planned, and we enjoyed listening to a variety of speakers....

Comm Arts Grad’s Dream Job At Sight and Sound

Amanda Pulaski (2016) landed her dream job as a deck technician at Sight and Sound Theatre in Branson, Mo. before she even graduated with her Communication Arts degree. Sight and Sound Theatre boasts one of the largest stages in the world and uses it to bring the...

Behind the Scenes at Sight and Sound

Technical Theatre Experience When Hannah Pill finished her master’s degree at Maranatha Baptist University in 2015, she didn’t quite know where she wanted to go or what she wanted to do. Then her friend Meg Armstrong, a Maranatha graduate who was working at Sight and...

Chick-fil-a Owner, MBU Grad Shares Advice

Sharing His Story MBU School of Business recently invited alumnus Robert Shaffer (’08) to speak at an Academic Unit Chapel. Shaffer graduated from MBU with a degree in Business Management and also developed an interest in marketing. His college experiences...

Senior Nursing Students Offer Aid, Gospel to Peru

Arriving in Peru “When I first got off the plane, it was a surreal scene,” shares nursing senior Danielle Schaefer, recalling her first sight of the poverty in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. “You see stuff like that on TV, with the houses so close together and buildings that...