December 2014

Cover Story

• A Family Affair
  Three generations of social work graduates cover nearly three-fourths of the program’s 40-year history.
  • Melanie Zuercher

Inquiry

• A Bridge of Community
  Everybody has their own ideas about what constitutes the Bethel experience. But one thing seems to show up consistently: community.
  • Melanie Zuercher

President’s Column

• Thank You!
  • Dr. Perry D. White

Forum

• At the Crossroads of Justice and Caring

Around the Green  |  Faculty & Staff

• Professor Sees Cultural, Organizing Differences at Sochi Olympics
  Allison McFarland may not have brought a medal back from the Winter Olympics, but she has plenty of stories to tell.
• Museum Director Comes to Bethel from Wichita State University
  Annette LeZotte began Sept. 8 as the new director of Kauffman Museum.

Around the Green  |  Athletics

• Tennis Standout Jared Ward Inducted into Athletic Boosters Hall of Fame
  The Athletic Booster Club inducted Jared Ward ’97, Bella Vista, Arkansas, into the Hall of Fame Oct. 17 at the boosters’ annual Fall Festival banquet.

Around the Green  |  Campus

• New Books with Local Ties Now at Kauffman Museum
  Fall Festival is the time for special treats—this year at Kauffman Museum that meant introducing three new books with local ties.
• Three Statements in Tandem Guide Bethel College Work
  The vision, mission and values statements of Bethel College are intended to be seen and evaluated as a unit.
• Board Supports Rephrased Mission and Values Statement
  Bethel College’s mission has been the subject of recent discussion at the board level—as well as across campus and with church leadership—leading to proposals for adjusted language, which the Futures Committee presented at the board’s fall meeting.
• Fall Fest 2014
  Fall Festival 2014 was notable for several things—perfect weather after several years of not, a football victory over Southwestern College, the first Bethel Invitational cross-country meet on Bethel’s own course and a celebration of 40 years of social work accreditation at Bethel.
• Psychology on Stage for 8th Annual STEM Symposium
  The 8th annual STEM Symposium, part of Bethel’s 44th Fall Festival, brought three alumni to campus to talk about their research and work in psychology.
• Enrollment Holds Steady for Fall 2014
  Bethel College’s enrollment is almost exactly the same as in 2013, with an increase in one over last year’s total.
• John Boyd Family Donates Eight of Late Artist’s Prints to Bethel
  The late Wichita teacher and print-maker John Boyd’s work has been displayed in Bethel College’s art gallery several times, and now some of that work has a permanent home at Bethel.
• Fine Arts Center Name Now Includes that of Dutch Engraver
  The name that now appears on the Fine Arts Center may not be immediately familiar to many, even Mennonites.
• Maroon & Gray and the GrayMaroons: Notes from Bethel’s Colorful History
  How did Bethel become the college of the maroon and gray?
  • Keith L. Sprunger

Around the Green  |  Students

• Exquisite Corpse
  An evening of surrealist parlor games
• Student Illustrates New Children’s Book About Kansas’ Big Brutus
  Senior art major Jessie Pohl now has a second book to her credit.
• Student’s Dream Becomes Reality with new Disc Golf Course on Campus
  Junior Eric Preheim has been golfing from a young age.

Take Note

• Take Note

Class Notes

• Alumni News
• Marriages
• Births
• Deaths

Encore

• Finding the Spirit of an Iconic Race
  Since its first running in 1916, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has become one of America’s most beloved and iconic automobile races.

Zoom

• Bonding