Fall 2018 Magazine

22 Magazine.BethelCollege.edu Dear Alumni, As you flip through this edition of Bethel Magazine, I hope you can sense the excitement and enthusiasm that is brewing on campus. It’s intangible, but somehow can be felt as you walk the sidewalks and hallways. The Alumni Office placed a welcome gift on the bed of each new student before classes began this semester, and as I walked the halls of Oakwood and Shupe, I could feel the anticipation of a new class of future alumni. Whether you attend an alumni event, an athletic competition, a theatre performance, or even come to campus to use the new disc golf course, you are always welcome back home at Bethel to experience the same excitement and enthusiasm you felt when you were a student! This issue of the magazine highlights our name change from college to university, and I am aware of the emotions that this change can stir up in our alumni. We are sensitive to those feelings and hope that you take time to read the article and online FAQs from Board of Trustees President Randy Lehman on p. 16, to gain understanding and join us in the anticipation of a new era for the institution. We are beginning to plan for the 2019 Alumni Dinner where we will say “goodbye” to Bethel College and “hello” to Bethel University. You won’t want to miss it! I hope to see you on campus soon. Emily (Rodgers) Sherwood ’99 , Director of Alumni Relations 574.807.7619 Alumni@BethelCollege.edu Niger, West Africa. They have been serving there for four years, making disciples and planting churches. They work with Team Expansion, a non- denominational church planting organization based out of Louisville, Ky... 4 Andria (Poe) Burkus ’02 and her husband Kevin have recently moved to a new home, but remain local in South Bend. They are enjoying their two children Korbin (12) and Mallorey (8). 5 Jennifer (Montgomery) Gardner ’03 and her husband Jay have purchased a 12-acre, partially wooded plot of land in central Indiana. They are focused on renovations and hope to FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE UPCOMING CONNECTION POINTS ’80s Tania (Collins) Grimes ’84 and her husband Darry adopted their daughter Kira in 2016. She is currently in 8th grade. Tania also recently began a new position as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. in Akron, Ind. 1 Dr. Juli AnnWegner (attended ’84-’86) graduated with her Ph.D. in Workforce and Adult Education with a cognate area in Counseling Psychology from Oklahoma State University in December 2017. Her research and dissertation investigated combat veterans, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder and police officers. She is a Sheriff Chaplain and volunteers with Team Rubicon, which is a veteran-led disaster response nonprofit. Dr. Wegner is currently Director of Media with Veterans 4 Life USA and volunteers on the mental health committee for Tulsa’s Coffee Bunker, a veteran services location. ’00s 2 Allison (Beyler) Behensky ’09 and her husband Sean welcomed their first child, OCTOBER ’18 6 Fiesta at the Helm: Alumni Dinner 25 Founders Dinner DECEMBER ’18 8 – Hoops and Hot Dogs @ Saint Francis University JANUARY ’19 19 – Hoops and Hot Dogs @Bethel College FEBRUARY ’19 5 – Hoops and Hot Dogs @Marian University MAY ’19 4 – Class of 1969 Reunion & 72nd Commencement 6 – Bethel begins operating as Bethel University 11 – Give Back Gala Brayden Allen, on Oct. 3, 2017. Proud grandparents are Bethel alumni Bruce andMichelle Beyler ’78 . Great-grandparents are Rev. Robert and Peggy Beyler. Allison is currently a home care social worker at Goshen Hospital. After graduating from Bethel, she earned her MSW from IUPUI in 2011. She has her LSW and is also a certified dementia practitioner. 3 Gwen (Byler) Bere ’07 recently married Josuè Bere on April 6, 2018 in Morocco where they met. AndrewBowers ’07 along with his wife Reilly and children Emmerson, Callaway and Everly, are currently missionaries in Alumni News