In collaboration with Bethel College and the South Bend Community School Corporation, the National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC) will host their fourth annual state conference at Bethel College on Friday, March 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference will be focused around the belief that “all children can learn.”

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Bethel College is hosting the 2012 Michiana Elite Bird Fair on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center Gates Gymnasium. Royal Wings Aviary will present more than 30,000 square feet of displays as part of the largest bird fair in the Michiana area.

In attempts to improve the Potawatomi Zoo, offer quality family time and inform the public about…

The Bethel College Chamber Orchestra will present their annual spring concert to the community on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium. Conducted by Associate Professor of Music Vicky Tan Warkentien, D.M.M., the concert is free and open to the public.

Repertoire for this program includes: “Finlandia, a Symphonic Tone Poem”…

Nine Bethel College seniors will showcase their course work as their final project in the 2012 senior thesis art shows at the college’s Weaver Gallery, located in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center. The opening reception will take place on Friday, March 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature the artwork of Bethany Pratt, Aaron Denlinger, Jeremy Day, Stephanie Shively, Christina Bumbaca, Brent…

Bethel College recently launched a new brand campaign. All marketing materials and advertisements for Bethel’s programs and departments will soon reflect the new message of “Spirited Connections.”

Bethel’s marketing and communications department worked for more than a year with Iowa-based, higher education agency Stamats to come up with the messaging through research and…

The Bethel College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will perform its 14^th annual Jazz Coffeehouse Concert on Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in the Bethel College Dining Commons.

A wide variety of jazz compositions and arrangements will be performed, including compositions such as “Funky Cha-Cha,” “A String of Pearls,” “Milestones” and “Amazing Grace.”

The Jazz…

Bethel College will be participating in the National Collegiate Day of Prayer on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Shiloh Prayer Chapel will be open all day for students, faculty and staff to join hundreds of prayer groups around the nation in praying for college campuses, as well as the surrounding communities. Participants can pray individually or gather in groups to pray.

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The Bethel College Chapel Band recently released their newest album, “Love Came Down.” The band’s leader and Bethel’s vice president for student development, Shawn Holtgren, Ph.D. (’95), says the album was inspired by the band’s desire to capture the spirit of Bethel’s chapel experience, which occurs three times a week.

The album includes a unique mix of songs that are all meaningful to…

Bethel’s nontraditional programs now offers its first complete degree online — a bachelor’s in business. This degree offers the same strength, quality and integrated faith as traditional on-campus offerings.

“The only difference is the delivery and pace,” says Director of Distance Learning Jason Edwards. “The faith approach will continue even online, because we are a Christ-centered college…

Bethel College is pleased to announce its partnership as title sponsor for the WFRN Friend Fest, a two-day Christian music festival that will be held on June 29 and 30 at Amish Acres in Nappanee, Ind. This event will include 16 musical guests like Casting Crowns, David Crowder, Sanctus Real and more; plus a variety of activities all weekend for the whole family.

“It’s a chance for us to…