Jason Lowrey, Vice President and Adjunct Faculty for the Academic Affairs Department, smiling in front of a mottled gray background.

Jason Lowrey

Vice President, Adjunct Faculty
Department: Academic Affairs
Phone: 507-344-7378
Office Location: Old Main

Education

  • Ph.D: Capella University, Minneapolis, MN – Emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Master’s: Concordia University, Wisconsin – Education, Curriculum and Instruction
  • Bachelors: Martin Luther College – Elementary and Secondary Education, Emphasis in English

Academic Interests

  • In-Service Educator Training and Development
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Faculty Onboarding

Professional Memberships

Council of Independent Colleges (2017- Present)

Service

Transforming Tomorrow Together- Mankato – A Regional task force seeking to keep local talent in the Mankato area after graduation.

Biography

Jason Lowrey serves as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bethany Lutheran College, where he leads academic strategy with a strong commitment to the college’s Confessional Lutheran mission. Since 2017, he has facilitated major academic initiatives, including the launch of new undergraduate and graduate programs, a redesign of the general education core curriculum, and efforts to strengthen Bethany’s vocational and Lutheran identity.

Dr. Lowrey has helped secure grants from the Antioch Foundation and Council for Independent Colleges NetVUE organization, reimagined the Career Development Center, and played a supporting role in the college’s 2018 accreditation reaffirmation. Prior to his role at Bethany, he directed the Master of Arts in Education program at Wisconsin Lutheran College and served as a Curriculum Specialist at Ramsey Solutions in Nashville, TN. He also spent 17 years as a Called Worker in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).

Hobbies/Interests

  • Hiking
  • Golf
  • Following the Detroit Lions