Bethel College announces Barbara Bellefeuille, Ed.D. as the new vice president for academic services. She will replace the interim vice president in that position, Bradley Smith, Ph.D.

Bellefeuille has been in higher education at Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa Falls, Ga., for 21 years; first as a professor of teacher education and department chair. Then seven years ago she…

Bethel’s nontraditional programs will host an information night on Thursday, July 12 from 6-7:00 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Rotunda.

Participants will learn how Bethel’s accelerated degree programs are designed to help adult students earn the degree they need to change careers, change opportunities and change their life.

Benefits to Bethel’s…

Bethel College’s religion and philosophy department recently received a $437,500 grant from the Kern Family Foundation to transform and enhance Bethel’s theological education. In the fall of 2012, the college will add a new program — the Master of Christian Ministries degree.

Ministerial graduates typically enter into pastoral vocations, which is traditionally an underpaid…

Bethel College webmaster and adjunct faculty member Joshua Gulledge (‘02) recently published “Building a Modern & Complex Website, The Easy Way, with MODX Revolution.” It’s a practical guide to explain how to use MODX and understand its strategies while getting the most out of your website with the least amount of work.

When Gulledge first introduced MODX…

Bethel College will host the SOS (Summer of Service) student weekend for incoming 6^th graders to graduating seniors, providing them with campus housing at a reduced cost. Roughly 400 teenagers and volunteers from 25 local church youth groups will participate in the four-day, three-night, service-oriented event from June 14 to 17.

The vision of Summer of Service…

Bethel College held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Bethel Bookstore, which will also include the school’s coffeehouse, Sufficient Grounds. The event took place on Wednesday, May 16 on the south side of the bookstore’s current campus location.

“This came out of a desire to bring together the functions of the coffeehouse and bookstore,” says Ed Bernhard, Bethel’s director…

Cristian Mihut, an assistant professor of philosophy at Bethel College, recently received a $43,500 research grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation on behalf of The Character Project at Wake Forest University. Mihut submitted his proposal under the Theology of Character competition entitled "New Frontiers in the Theology of Character.”

Mihut’s research topic focuses on theological…

More than 100 local businessmen will attend a fundraising luncheon for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) on Thursday, May 10 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Former Notre Dame basketball player Luke Zeller will be the main speaker at the event, which will be held in the Everest-Rohrer Fine Arts Chapel – Rotunda

The event was organized by Bethel’s Tony Natali, the men’s assistant…

Bethel College will offer “Summer Institute for Teachers” on June 11, 12 and 13 in the Miller-Moore Academic Center, Room AC 342. Those participating in the three-day learning experience can earn up to 18 professional growth points (PGPs) or three graduate credits. Registration will be limited to the first 125 participants per session.

Topics include:

• “Common…

Childhood memories. Family vacations. Come laugh and be reminded of your family road trips at Bethel College’s 19th annual Dessert Theatre on June 1, 2, 7, 8 at 8 p.m., and June 2 at 2 p.m. located in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.

“Leaving Iowa” is the story of Don Browning, who returns home and decides to finally take his father’s ashes to his…