MISHAWAKA–Courtney Chapman served Bethel as the resident director of Founders Village for five years. But for the 2021-2022 school year, she has taken on instead a role as the wellness program coordinator, a new position funded by the Lilly Grant. “My whole r... More »
MISHAWAKA—Bethel has hosted an annual Service Day since 1988, with the exception of 2020, when COVID-19 complications prevented it from occurring. This is the thirty-second year of the tradition, which will take place on Sept. 28. This is an opportunity for Be... More »
MISHAWAKA—Spiritual Emphasis Week is an opportunity each year for Bethel’s campus to refocus our attention to Jesus and be unified in what is most important. The series for Spiritual Emphasis Week changed its official name last year and is now called Ignite. R... More »
MISHAWAKA- This semester, Bethel is trying a new way of helping students relieve stress. Some professors were asked to bring their dogs to campus on Thursdays from 3:30- 4:30 p.m. so that students can pet and interact with the dogs. This is not the first time... More »
Every other year a Student Satisfaction Survey is sent out to every student on campus. This year, the survey was called “Data & Donuts.” Donuts from Krispy Kreme, as well as drawings for gift cards, were advertised as a way for students to come together and g... More »
MISHAWAKA—On Sunday evening, Aug. 29, a tree fell in front of Brenneman Hall, one of the Founders dorms. The tree scraped the front of the building and landed on a student. The student is reported to be alright overall, suffering from a broken ankle and a few ... More »
MISHAWAKA- This year, Bethel University is offering a Cloud Computing Bootcamp. The Computer Science department is offering high school students and people in the workforce an opportunity to learn the basics of cloud computing. The purpose is to help prepare c... More »
MISHAWAKA–Bethical News, a snarky look at the events and happenings at Bethel, began in 2012 and ran until this school year. Originally, according to Julie Beam, dean of students and Shawn Holtgren, vice president for student development, it was a student’s id... More »
MISHAWAKA—Is Bethel’s Interim President Barb Bellefeuille, Ed.D., going to get the theme she challenged Bethel with this year tattooed on her foot? Only time will tell. The theme for this year, He must increase—I must decrease (from John 3:30), was what Bell... More »
MISHAWAKA-A few years ago a writing center was attempted, but due to lack of funds it was unsuccessful. Bethel decided to try again, this time with the support of HERF (Higher Education Resource Funds). The goal of the new Writing Center here at Bethel is to h... More »
MISHAWAKA- Now that the fall semester has started there are many new students adjusting to campus life here at Bethel. One of the things the Student Life Department does to help these students in their transition is called Welcome Week, a few days of events an... More »
MISHAWAKA—Jump back to 1998. Many of Bethel’s current players on the volleyball team were infants, and maybe not even born. That year was the first time Bethel volleyball went to the NAIA tournament. Current Head Coach Katie Weiss played on that tournament tea... More »
