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Bethel College shares its story with a number of audiences through the work of the Office of Institutional Communications. They promote Bethel, its people, programs and achievements through:
June 2nd, 2020
President Jon Gering, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, shared a statement and action steps following the most recent death of a black man in police custody. Working with Julián Gonzalez-Salamanca, director of the ODI, Gering sent the statement on the evening of June 2 to faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and… Read More
June 1st, 2020
President Jon C. Gering, Ph.D., has begun to outline Bethel’s plan for the fall semester. "We are planning for in-person classes in fall 2020,” he said. According to a Chronicle of Higher Education database, the majority of the nation’s colleges and universities are taking this approach. During a May 4 online meeting with college employees,… Read More
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