The Bethel College board of trustees will celebrate President Steven Cramer, Ph.D.’s, retirement on Saturday, May 11, at the Elcona Country Club, 56784 County Road 21 in Bristol, Ind. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m.

Dr. Otis Bowen, M.D., former Indiana governor, Bethel honorary trustee and medical doctor, died Saturday, May 4. He was 95.

Bethel will offer its annual Academic Camps, which provide campers from ages 7-17 with the opportunity to explore the vast world of academics. Taught by Bethel professors, along with students and staff, the camps will run during the months of June and July. The cost per camper is $125.

On behalf of the Bethel College board of trustees, Chair Brian L. Hamil announced Gregg Chenoweth, Ph.D., as the seventh president of Bethel College. The presidential search committee voted unanimously last month, selecting Chenoweth as the finalist. On Saturday, April 6, the Bethel board of trustees unanimously voted to appoint Chenoweth. The general oversight committee of the Missionary Church denomination approved the appointment yesterday, April 8.

Bethel College will be hosting the final stop on the iShineLIVE! Tour, a unique faith-based concert tour designed specifically for kids under the age of 14 and their families on March 17 at 6 p.m. in the Everest Rohrer Auditorium; doors open at 5 p.m.

Bethel College President Steven R. Cramer (’75) was recently named “Business Person of the Year” during the Mishawaka Business Association’s (MBA) annual meeting and awards dinner last month.

Bethel College administrators will dedicate a $1.1 million facility, recently named Sufficient Grounds Café and Campus Store on Monday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. inside the new building. The building is located on LaSalle Ave. across form the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center on Bethel’s main campus. In addition, Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood will present a proclamation to the college on behalf of the city, commemorating the long history of spirited connections and community amongst the student body.

Bethel College’s auxiliary services invites the community to participate in blessing the newly expanded bookstore and coffeehouse located on campus on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012,from 4-6 p.m.

The Bethel College business department is hosting Seek the Welfare of the City from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center — Auditorium on October 2^nd and 3^rd.  Sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, a research and educational think tank, the two-night conference will explore other proven measures to overcome the issues of poverty in the South Bend/Mishawaka…

Bethel earned the 24th spot among the Midwest’s Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the 2013 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News Media Group. Nationally there are more than 370 schools in the Regional Colleges category and overall Bethel came in at 60. That puts Bethel in the top 16 percent of all Baccalaureate Colleges.