From a camp in Nova Scotia, from a college in Wisconsin’s Great North Woods, and from the mission fields of Africa, Asia, and Europe, Dr. Neal Cushman will bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to students at Maranatha Baptist Bible College & Seminary this fall. Dr. Cushman is the latest addition to the Bible [Continue Reading...]
Pastors who encourage church members to participate in ministry often say “The best ability is availability.” When regional accreditation is discussed, however, portability—the ability for credits to transfer between colleges—is certainly among its most compelling aspects. The National Survey of Student Engagement found that up to 50 percent of all students either transfer or take [Continue Reading...]
College is expensive. Finances can be a major concern for students planning to attend college. Some who come to college wonder every day where the next tuition payment will come from. Maranatha is working hard to mitigate this problem and help provide students the assurance of a fully paid semester. One of Maranatha’s recent goals [Continue Reading...]
Regional accreditation vs. national accreditation is an argument that can be confounding based on terminology alone. National must be better, right? Because it covers the whole nation? Actually, no. Regionally accredited institutions are the safest choice in higher education, the gold standard used by professional and graduate schools as well as potential employers. There are [Continue Reading...]
Dr. John Brock’s goal was for the world to know what he already knew about Maranatha. “The academic quality was here when I arrived,” Brock recalled. “I knew the reality. I knew the quality of the faculty. I knew the students who came here were getting a top-quality education and were coming out with the [Continue Reading...]
116 Of the 127 registered golfers waited out a thunderstorm to participate in Maranatha’s 14th Annual Golf Classic at the Watertown Country Club on May 17. Rain began at 7:00 and delayed the scheduled 9:00 start until after 11:00, and then held off throughout the rest of the day. Cheryl Carlson, who has volunteered at [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs made history on May 3rd, 2013 when they commissioned seven Cadets in what was the first joint commissioning ceremony that Maranatha has conducted since the inception of the ROTC programs in 2006. The commissioning ceremony was the culminating event of four years of military and aerospace studies resulting [Continue Reading...]
Local church ministry is a vital component of a Maranatha education, and many area pastors are grateful for that fact. “We love having the students here at Calvary!” said Dr. Bob Loggans, senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Watertown. “They are a huge blessing, and we count it an honor to have them as [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha originally sought accreditation in 1993 because of its potential benefits for students. Twenty years later, current students— and their parents—continue to enjoy those benefits. “If an institution asks people to trust it with their money and their children, it needs to be able to tell them where it stacks up,” Executive Vice President Dr. [Continue Reading...]
UW-Madison Army ROTC hosted this year’s annual Joint Service Awards Ceremony on 28 April 2013. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of Cadets and Mid-shipmen from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. For the Cadets from Maranatha College, the following awards were presented: The highest honor of the evening went to CDT Jared Domsic, [Continue Reading...]