
Category: ACU Online


Steps to Advance Your Ministry Career with a Graduate Degree
Looking to advance your ministry career? Ordained ministers, chaplains, and missionaries play a challenging, but critical role in today’s increasingly secular society. Although a strong calling is critical to success in these roles, it’s far from the only requirement. Inspiring and influential ministry relies on strong theological education – best achieved through an accredited Master … Continued

Student Spotlight: Angela Logan
Mom, professional, student … Angela Logan does it all with a smile on her face. She’s busy, but excited for the next phase in her life. Currently, she lives in Hutchinson, Kansas with her husband, where they raise one daughter and three sons — all in their preteens and teens. She is also the secretary … Continued

Our Master of Divinity Program: Your Questions Answered
Have you always wished you could help others draw closer to God? Do you enjoy wrestling with theological issues and exploring faith, both on your own and in the company of other Christians? Do you wish you could do God’s work on Earth more effectively, and for a living? If you answered yes to any … Continued

DNP Decisions: 5 Reasons to Earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice Today
You love nursing. It’s all about helping people, making a difference in the lives of families and individuals who are hurting, and learning about one of the most fascinating machines on Planet Earth: the human body. What’s not to like? If you want to take your nursing career to a higher level, though, it’s sometimes … Continued

How to Start a Career in Travel Nursing
Locum tenens is Latin phrase for “to hold the place of or substitute for.” For nurse practitioners, it also means a unique career opportunity, full of flexibility, travel, and income potential. Locum tenens work has its roots in the Southwest. In the 1970s, the University of Utah received a grant to temporarily fund physicians in … Continued

Keep the Peace: How Conflict Resolution Skills Help You in the Workplace
Conflicts will arise in the workplace; that’s a guarantee. How those situations are handled, though, can affect a company’s well-being. The ability to manage and resolve conflict has become a desirable asset in the workplace for managers and employees alike. In 2019, a study by Udemy cited conflict resolution as topping the list of in-demand soft skills … Continued

Student Spotlight: Zarur De Leon-Torres, Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
Zarur De Leon-Torres is a Navy Reservist and a full-time student in ACU Online’s Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program. As a Navy corpsman, Zarur worked in field medicine; a role similar to an EMT. Later, he had some specialized training in Naval dentistry, an experience that inspired him to consider becoming a dentist. With … Continued

Student Spotlight: Mason Norman, Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Mason Norman’s goal was to teach ministry at the college level, but to do so in the United States, he’d need a Ph.D. So he got creative. In April 2016, less than two months after getting married, Mason and his wife Haley, moved to a new continent. Mason, who earned his undergraduate degree in biblical … Continued

Student Spotlight: Meghan Tanuvasa, Master’s in Conflict Management and Resolution
“I want to be a peacemaker. On this island.” Those are the words—and dream—of Meghan Tanuvasa, a student in ACU Online’s Master’s in Conflict Management and Resolution program. Meghan says while many of her peers from U.S. territories often stay in the mainland United States after college, her goal was always to return home to … Continued