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Have you ever settled in to do homework only to find yourself browsing through Instagram or Facebook ten minutes later? Or have you started writing a paper only to be interrupted by the ding of a text notification? Trust me, we’ve all been there. Sometimes it may seem...

Davis Appoints New Vice President for Advancement: Tim McPhillips

Since Maranatha’s inception, leadership roles have been filled providentially. From Dr. Cedarholm and the first faculty and staff to each successive president and their leadership teams, the Lord has proven good and gracious in providing wisdom and expertise....

OSA Premiere Event 09.30.22 | The Dorm Trials

The upper quad shone brightly as the dorms converged on the field, the flames from the tiki torches flickering in the wind. The Student Body Council (SBC) spent weeks in preparation for this night, the first Premiere Event of the school year: the Dorm Trials. In the...

Student Body Chapel 9.23.22 | Making the Most of the Year

September 23, 2022, marked the first Student Body Chapel of the year. With the theme “Making the Most of the Year,” the Student Body Council (SBC) made the most of chapel! After a song, introduction, and the game “What’s in My Backpack?”, Student Body President Dan...

MBU Hosts Eric O’Keefe | Leadership Breakfast 9.15.2022

This breakfast was sponsored by ITU AbsorbTech. Community members, Maranatha faculty, staff, and students gathered early on September 15 to hear Eric O’Keefe. Steve Board opened the meeting and introduced O’Keefe as a returning breakfast speaker. O’Keefe, a...

3 Ways To Make the Most of Your Senior Year of High School

Prospective Students

And so it begins. It’s your senior year, and in just a few short months, you’re going to have to make some of the biggest decisions of your life so far. Where will I go to college? How will I find the money for college? Will I go to college at all? What do I want to...

5 Reasons to Travel on a Summer Team

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

What does a typical summer look like for you? Do you work a seasonal job? Do you counsel at a summer camp? Take vacations with your family? Sit at home and watch Netflix? Those four months between semesters seem to fly by, but they are filled with opportunities to...

Why You Should Join Us on the Destination MBU Road Trip

Prospective Students

Join us on the Destination MBU Road Trip this November 10th-12th! For just $35, we’ll pick you up and drive you MBU’s campus in beautiful Watertown, Wisconsin. You could get a glimpse of what it’s like to be a student at MBU by going on a campus tour, visiting...

2022 Fall Concert Preview

With the 2022-2023 fall semester in full swing, Maranatha will be presenting a fresh batch of recitals and concerts for your enjoyment. Along with attending the many student recitals this semester, you will have additional opportunities to enjoy the musical talent of...

Give Me This Mountain: Student Revival Week 2022

“God asks for faithfulness from us, not perfection.” Evangelist Glen Shank brought this powerful reminder during chapel on Monday morning, August 29, the first day of classes in the 2022-2023 school year. Beginning the four-part series “Give Me This Mountain: Claiming...

Alumni of the Year 2022 | Douglas Stein

The Lord led Doug to Maranatha in the fall of 1975. He graduated with a bachelor’s in Pastoral Studies in 1979 and then an MA in Biblical Studies in 2008. Doug has served in full-time ministry as an assistant or associate pastor for 42 years in four churches. He...

10 Tips for Managing Your Time

We all wish we had more time, no matter who we are or where we are. We wish for more time to spend with loved ones, more time to study, more time to sit back and watch the sun set, and more time before the alarm rings. We don’t understand how other people do it. But...

Why Small Groups?

At Maranatha, the schedule for March 16-20, 2020, included four student-wide chapels in the gymnasium, ending with a special chapel led by the student body council. But March 16, 2020, was the last chapel of that semester; the university transitioned entirely online...

Why Society?

At MBU, societies form the backbone of a unified student body. They help students engage in new ministries and provide them with the chance to meet and connect with other students they may not regularly see around campus. Through society, students grow spiritually...

Paul Brown, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball

Mr. Paul Brown will be joining Maranatha’s Athletic Department as an Assistant Athletic Director and Head Coach of Maranatha’s Women’s Basketball in the Fall of 2022. Taylor Pill reports for MBU Sabercats, “Since 2010, Coach Brown has also been the Executive Board...

3 Ways You Grow at College

Prospective Students

Why go to college? Isn’t it obvious? A degree, right? Well, a degree is, of course, a huge part of college. But most graduates admit that what they learn from college is so much more than academic. The college experience (especially on campus) pushes students to grow...

Jennifer Dunlop, New Library Director

Miss Jennifer Dunlop assumed the position of MBU’s Library Director on June 13, 2022. Dunlop took over for Miss Lois Oetken, who had been serving as Interim Library Director since January 2022. Dunlop returns to Maranatha having served as a Library Supervisor and an...

Faculty Highlight | Dr. Milton Jones

One of MBU’s more recent additions, Maranatha Baptist Bible Institute (MBBI), arose from the mind of Dr. Milton Jones. Founded under his leadership, MBBI has grown exponentially throughout the last few years as students enroll with a desire to know God more and learn...

An Enjoyable Day | MBU Golf Classic

It has been two weeks since Maranatha hosted the 23rd Annual Golf Classic at the Watertown Country Club on June 10, 2022. The sunny day was filled with good golf, better food, and excellent fellowship. From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. golfers arrived, checked in, warmed up on...

Cryptocurrency: New Challenges and Opportunities for Students at Maranatha Baptist University

In today’s digital world, cryptocurrency is becoming an increasingly important part of the global economy. In this context, students at Maranatha Baptist University (MBU) may be uniquely positioned to explore and utilize cryptocurrency as an important element of...

Faculty Spotlight | Mrs. Angela Morris

On a normal office day at Maranatha in April of 2021, Dr. William Licht, academic dean, walked into the office of Mrs. Angela Morris, who has been teaching at Maranatha for more than thirty years. “Would you be willing to be the head of the Humanities Department...

Steinbart Moves to Full-time Faculty

Miss Melody Steinbart will be transitioning to a full-time faculty role in the Department of Music in the Fall of 2022. Steinbart holds an MM in Music Performance and String Pedagogy from East Carolina University and a BA in String Pedagogy from Maranatha Baptist...

Elaine Beary, New Faculty in Department of Humanities