Spring 2023 Bethel Magazine

MEN’S SOCCER WINS 2022 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The Bethel University Men's Soccer Team won the 2022 NAIA National Championship, defeating Mobile (AL) 3-1. The national title was the school's 47th overall and the first NAIA title in the program's storied history. This is the first NAIA National Championship for Bethel since 1998 when the Men's Basketball Team won their third NAIA Championship. Read more on p. 14. MEN’S BASKETBALL WINS NCCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time in 16 years and the eighth time in program history, the Bethel University Men's Basketball Team is once again a National Champion, outlasting the Clinton College Golden Bears 78-72 to claim the 2023 NCCAA National Championship. Read more on p. 18. BETHEL RANKED NO. 1 IN INDIANA BY THE COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY GUIDE, 2022 Bethel University was recently ranked No. 1 in Indiana on the College Affordability Guide, which analyzed 10 million data points from 7,000+ colleges and universities across the USA to find which colleges are doing the most to make a high-quality education affordable. BETHEL TOGETHER RAISES NEARLY $75,000 Celebrated March 15-16, Bethel Together featured 1,947 minutes of giving in honor of the year of Bethel’s founding (1947). In total, 126 alumni, friends and new donors raised $74,580.04 for student scholarships and areas of greatest need. Lead gifts from Lyndon “Chet” Tschetter, Brotherhood Mutual and Dr. Rebecca Wilson provided a matching opportunity for gifts. BETHEL OPENS HUMAN PERFORMANCE LAB The grant-funded Human Performance Lab features a large instruction room with taping and treatment tables and equipment for students to practice taping and assessment skills, a television and space to teach functional movement, as well as a smaller VO2 Max testing lab, where a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and treadmill show students firsthand how the body responds to exercise. Read more on p. 4. Bethel University Highlights Bethel just launched a new, interactive virtual tour! Check it out at BethelUniversity.edu/MyVisit . 26 BETHELUNIVERSITY.EDU/MAGAZINE