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May 28th, 2020
Bethel golfer Parker Austin, tennis players Ryan LaCombe and Kaci Wilson, and track and field competitor Kristen Herzet have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® At-Large First Team. The College Sports Information Directors of America announced the awards this month. LaCombe becomes the first student-athlete in school history to earn… Read More
May 28th, 2020
It’s hard to miss the new structure that has sprung up in the fine arts center parking lot, with the aim of increasing campus energy sustainability. The solar carport, which includes two electric car charging stations, came from the efforts of Bethel alumni Richard and Donna Zerger of McPherson, with the support of nine other alumni and friends… Read More
May 28th, 2020
Participants in the May 17 virtual commencement emphasized the gains as well as the losses of semesters and college careers cut short by pandemic. The title of Doug Siemens’ address was a common phrase that’s been evoked a lot lately. “This is not happening” is what Siemens, Bethel associate professor of teacher education, said was his first… Read More
May 12th, 2020
As with so many things, the pandemic put an abrupt end to a special mentoring program involving Bethel College students, but they won’t forget it any time soon. Seven young African-American men volunteered at Chisholm Middle School in Newton during the 2019-20 school year (two are repeats from the previous year). They found out about the program… Read More
May 11th, 2020
The Awards Committee of the Bethel College Alumni Association has announced its selections for the college’s three annual alumni awards. Todd Flory, Wichita, will receive the 2020 Young Alumnus Award, which recognizes character and citizenship, achievement or service rendered, and honors and recognition received. The recipient must be 39 years of… Read More
May 11th, 2020
As with almost every other activity normally held in the spring semester, the internet was the venue for presenting the Thresher Awards, which went to five graduating seniors. May 8 was the scheduled date for the convocation at which they would normally have learned they had received the highest academic honor given each year. Instead, at 11 a.m… Read More