Broaden your horizons and explore basic value issues during twice-weekly convocations.
Renowned guest speakers, performing groups and presentations will expose you to politics, society, religion and the arts and sciences – and you’ll be able to ask your burning questions, too.
Gain a broader perspective on current issues and historical events.
Build community through deeper understanding and respect for differing vantage points.
Determine where you stand on issues in the nation and the world from a more well-rounded view.
Spring 2019 Convocation Schedule
| Monday 1/28 | No convocation - Regular classes in session |
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| Friday 2/1 | (Re)Introduction to Convocation, HLC Kick-Off and SGA Discussion Panel Kelsay Rychener, Bob Milliman, Ph.D. & Student Government Association leadership |
| Monday 2/4 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Newton Chris Allen, match support specialist |
| Friday 2/8 | Belief, Hope, Joy, Action: Leadership in Education Leah Copeland, Ph.D., principal of Winnwood Elementary, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Monday 2/11 | Student Satisfaction Survey results and student discussion Assessment Committee, Diversity Council, Office of Diversity & Inclusion Memorial Hall |
| Friday 2/15 | Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else Melanie Springer Mock, Ph.D., George Fox University |
| Sunday 2/17 | Special Weekend Session: KIPCOR Film Series More Than a Word: Native Americans, Sports Mascots & Racism Krehbiel Auditorium, 3pm |
| Monday 2/18 | Title TBA Edward C. Valandra, Ph.D., Community for the Advancement of Native Studies |
| Friday 2/22 | Title TBA Joseph Shepard, director of multicultural engagement, Newman University |
| Monday 2/25 | Restorative Justice: A Story of Peace and Reconciliation Nef Torres and Carlos Fernandez |
| Friday 3/1 | 122 Conversations Anne Labovitz, artist |
| Monday 3/4 | Cultural Revolution Posters Kris Ercums, Ph.D., Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas |
| Friday 3/8 | Ukraine and Documentary Filmmaking Roxy Toporowych, award-winning filmmaker Special Evening Session: Convocation Speaker Film Feature Julia Blue (2018) Krehbiel Auditorium, 7pm |
| Monday 3/11 | KBCU Radio Station Adjunct instructor Damon Klassen and Bethel College Radio Practicum students |
| Friday 3/15 | Student Life Convocation: Title TBA Sam Haynes, vice president for student life and dean of students |
| Monday 3/18 | No convocation - Spring break |
| Friday 3/22 | No convocation - Spring break |
| Monday 3/25 | Title TBA Jennifer White, founder of ICT SOS |
| Friday 3/29 | Title TBA President Jonathan Gering, Ph.D. |
| Monday 4/1 | Learning Language in the Context of Church, Culture and Conflict Willi Hugo Perez, director of Latin American Anabaptist Seminary (SEMILLA), Guatemala City |
| Friday 4/5 | The Art of the Steel Drum: A Performance Bethel College Steel Drum Band Memorial Hall |
| Monday 4/8 | The Cultural Intersection of Rap and Jazz: A Performance Marcus Lewis Big Band, “Brass & Boujee” |
| Friday 4/12 | EMDR and Somatic Experiencing Dawn Robinson, LSCSW |
| Sunday 4/14 | Special Weekend Session: KIPCOR Film Series Movie TBA Krehbiel Auditorium, 3pm |
| Monday 4/15 | KIPCOR Film Series speaker, TBA Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) |
| Tuesday 4/16 | Special Session: Student Career and Graduate School Fair Megan Kershner, Bethel College Career Services Memorial Hall, 10am - 2pm |
| Friday 4/19 | No convocation - Good Friday |
| Monday 4/22 | (De)humanizing the US/Mexico Border: Studying the Complexities of Migration & One Effort to Foster an Ethos of Hospitality and Hope Jennifer Chappell Deckert, LMSW |
| Friday 4/26 | URICA Symposium Bethel College students |
| Monday 4/29 | C. Henry Smith Peace Oration Contest Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
| Friday 5/3 | 2018-19 Bethel College Awards, Part I |
| Monday 5/6 | No convocation - Higher Learning Commission visit (open forum) |
| Friday 5/10 | 2018-19 Bethel College Awards, Part II |
| Monday 5/13 | No convocation - Regular classes in session |
| Tuesday 5/14 | *Required* Convocation Assessment Survey due by 5pm Central Time |