Spring 2023 Bethel Magazine

Donna Faudree (5) has retired as Director of Administrative 6R̃ZDUH D̃HU VHUYLQJ %HWKHO IRU \HDUV 3UHVLGHQW %HOOHIHXLOOH +RQRUHG DV D <:&$ :RPDQ RI WKH <HDU %HWKHO 3UHVLGHQW %DUEDUD . %HOOHIHXLOOH (G ' has been named a 2022 YWCAWoman of the Year. She was honored on Oct. 20 at the YWCA Tribute Dinner and Auction at Gillespie Conference Center in South Bend. The evening included a silent auction, dinner, live auction and awards program. The Tribute Dinner and Auction KRQRUHG ŢƃYH UHPDUNDEOH ZRPHQ ZKR DUH HPSRZHULQJ LQGLYLGXDOV DQG OL̃LQJ XS RXU FRPPXQLW\ WKURXJK HGXFDWLRQ ţ ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR Bellefeuille, Chancellor Susan Elrod of Indiana University South Bend; President Rebecca Stoltzfus of Goshen College; Chancellor 7LD 5RELQVRQ &RRSHU RI ,Y\ 7HFK 6RXWK %HQG (ONKDUW DQG 3UHVLGHQW Katie Conboy of Saint Mary’s College were also recognized. 0LKXW 3XEOLVKHV 0DQXVFULSW ZLWK 2[IRUG 8QLYHUVLW\ 3UHVV Cristian Mihut ‘97, Professor of Philosophy (7), has published his book “Gracious Forgiveness – A Theological Retrieval” with Oxford University Press. The book develops an aspect of forgiveness from WKH R̃HQ QHJOHFWHG ELEOLFDO LPDJH RI EHDULQJ EXUGHQV ,W DUWLFXODWHV a distinctive framework for divine forgiveness that takes seriously narrative, ritual, and metaphor. It considers forgiveness not only as an ethical phenomenon but also an aesthetic one. And, it advances a richer account of a forgiving self that can also embody virtuous anger. Learn more at Global .OUP.com/Academic . 'H&HOOHV 6SHDNV DW 0DWKHPDWLFV &RQIHUHQFH Amy DeCelles, Associate Professor of Mathematics (8), gave a talk in January at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, a conference hosted in Boston by the American Mathematical Society. Her talk was titled “The Automorphic Heat Kernel and Ladders of Zeta Functions.“ )DFXOW\ $FFRPSOLVKPHQWV Alice Ramos, Associate Professor of Mathematics (9), passed Exam 3 3UREDELOLW\ RƂHUHG E\ WKH 6RFLHW\ RI $FWXDULHV 62$ DQG WKH &DVXDOW\ $FWXDULDO 6RFLHW\ &$6 DV WKH ƃUVW LQ D VHULHV RI H[DPV UHTXLUHG IRU IXOO FHUWLƃFDWLRQ DV DQ DFWXDU\ Cathy Bareiss, Professor of Computer Science (10), received a recent award from the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges and has worked for them as needed over the past year. 'RFWRUDWHV (DUQHG Kristen Richmond, Assistant Professor of Nursing, ƃQLVKHG KHU '13 in December from Regis College. Her DNP project was, “Coping Skills Assessment and Training for Newly Graduated Registered Nurses 'XULQJ WKH &RYLG 3DQGHPLF Ţ Abbie Mantor, Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, earned her 3K ' LQ ELEOLFDO VWXGLHV IURP $VEXU\ 7KHRORJLFDO 6HPLQDU\ D̃HU VXFFHVVIXOO\ GHIHQGLQJ KHU GRFWRUDO GLVVHUWDWLRQ RQ -DQ +HU GLVVHUWDWLRQ LV WLWOHG Ţ&DULQJ IRU WKH 6XƂHUHUV $PRQJ 8V 7KH Book of Job through the Lens of Classic Rhetoric and Modern Psychological Trauma Studies.“ (ULQ - +ROOLVWHU ’07 /HDUQ PRUH DW %HWKHO8QLYHUVLW\ HGX 1HZV wpartners.org | 260.747.9439 | info@wpartners.org | Instagram: @world_partners | Facebook : World Partners WORLD PARTNERS MISSIONARIES-IN-RESIDENCE: A CHANGING OF THE GUARD World Partners Liaisons to Bethel University, Bill and Debbie Jones, will be transitioning into part-time ministry in the Michiana area beginning this August. World Partners is grateful for their service on the field in France and to the thousands of Bethel students over the years whose relationships with Christ were strengthened through the Joneses’ leading of Breaking Free 101 and other discipleship ministries on campus. President Barb Bellefeuille, Ed.D., states, “I have admired the work of Bill and Debbie Jones for NZ eleven years! They represent the highest form of faithfulness to any Bethel work. Whether it’s their consistent attendance in Chapel, their support of all the prayer initiatives, their deep and important work in the “Breaking Free” teaching or their work in prompting and coming alongside students to consider World Partners, Bill and Debbie are giving their heart and energy 100%. It is rare today to have this kind of work ethic and dedication focused in one place. Their humility will keep us from probably ever knowing the significant effect they have had in molding Bethel students in Christlikeness. They may need help lifting their heavenly crowns!” With the Joneses’ transition, World Partners and Bethel University are ushering in the next generation of missionaries-in-residence. World Partners staff Jeremy and Mindie Tice will take over as Bethel Liaisons in the fall of 2023. We are excited to see how God will use the Tices in this new chapter with World Partners and Bethel University. 11