Fall 2018 Magazine

42 Magazine.BethelCollege.edu BETHEL HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR BETHEL COLLEGE: U.S. News Best Colleges 2019 • Ranked a Top Tier College for 15 consecutive years • Improved nine spots over last year to earn the 29th spot among the Midwest’s Best Regional Universities • Also ranked No. 16 by U.S. News on the list of “Best Undergraduate Teaching – Regional Universities Midwest” Washington Monthly • For the third year in a row, ranked in the top 10 in the Midwest on its annual list of the “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges,” coming in at No. 7 for 2018. • Bethel is one of only four Indiana schools to appear on the guide’s “Top Master’s Universities” list, which ranked Bethel No. 66 in the nation. Colleges of Distinction • Bethel is one of 10 Indiana colleges to be recognized as a 2018 College of Distinction, and one of 72 schools in the nation to be named a Christian College of Distinction. • Additionally, Bethel received program-specific recognition in business, education and nursing. BETHEL BY THE NUMBERS $2.9 MILLION PROJECTED VALUE OF THE SECOND LARGEST ESTATE GIFT IN BETHEL’S HISTORY, RECEIVED THIS FALL FROM THE ESTATE OF STANLEY LETHERMAN (ATTENDED ’53-’55) 37 NEW TOTAL WITH THE ADDITION OF MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM TITLES: 2018 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NCCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 27.5% BETHEL’S 1,500 STUDENTS REPRESENT 30 STATES AND 20 COUNTRIES, AND 27.5 PERCENT STUDENTS OF COLOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN 2019 BETHEL WILL LAUNCH NEW ONLINE ROGRAMS IN 2019! VISIT ONLINE.BETHELCOLLEGE.EDU FOR A LIST OF CURRENT OFFERINGS. NEW ONLINE PROGRAMS BETHEL MEN’S INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS BOTH WON NCCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2018. EXCITING CHANGES Welcome Center - Plans are underway for the Van & Jean Gates Welcome Center, an addition to the current Admission Office. As the first stop for campus visitors, it will feature an outdoor courtyard and a large, interactive show room where students and families will learn about Bethel. Construction to be completed by fall 2019. Bethel University – In September, the Board of Trustees announced its unanimous decision to begin operating under a new name, Bethel University. The name change is effective May 6, 2019, with branding and signage updates happening through fall and spring semesters. Bethel’s logo and seal will be updated, but the mascot, motto and school colors will stay the same. For more information visit BethelCollege.edu/University .