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 ROTC cadet Robert Truax is a sophomore from Lexington, SC. He recently wrote about his experiences in attempting to overcome physical obstacles to earn an Army ROTC scholarship. My path to earning a three-year scholarship and contracting in Army ROTC at Maranatha has not been an easy one. It started four months before I [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here Maranatha Director of Development Steve Board said that, as fundraising efforts go, the Safety and Security Campaign was not a hard sell at all. “I think everybody understands that, in the environment we live in today, students need security,” Board said. “Especially where they live and sleep.” One of the [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here An old cassette tape recorder symbolizes Dr. David Brown’s most enduring memory of his father. “Dad would sit on the front row at every concert of mine with his cassette recorder, taping ever y note,” Brown said. “He wasn’t a great musician, but he was a huge fan of music.” [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here Maranatha’s Nursing Department is now one of a kind. The College received notification Oct. 11 that it has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the nation’s primary accreditation agency for nursing colleges and schools. Maranatha now has the distinction of being the only fundamental Christian college [Continue Reading...]
Download the PDF version here Many print and Web publications regularly explore the topic of whether a college education is worthwhile. This has become an even more common discussion recently. America’s economic downturn has made answering this question a high priority for many families. When the most current evidence is examined, however, the consensus is [Continue Reading...]
Mom and dad look at the computer screen and simultaneously exhale a low, long whistle. The last time they had considered the cost of college was 1991, when they were about to graduate. Now their oldest child is about to begin his senior year in high school and, it’s fair to say, the cost of [Continue Reading...]