Fall Festival – A Homecoming Weekend cancelled for 2020
Fall Festival – A Homecoming Weekend canceled for 2020
General News
New Information Regarding Fall 2020 Semester
July 9, 2020 Bethany Lutheran College President Gene Pfeifer released both a letter to Bethany Community and a video with new details about plans to open the campus on time in August. Bethany’s classes for the Fall 2020 Semester will be delivered using the HyFlex model. HyFlex learning involves the delivery of courses that “enable…
Update on Fall Semester from President Pfeifer
May 29, 2020 Dear New and Returning Students, We have come to the end of an academic year unlike any we have experienced before. We praise God for blessing us through the semester and in keeping us safe. On behalf of Bethany’s faculty, staff, and administration, I write to express our admiration for your determination…
President Pfeifer shares a personal letter to the Class of 2020
Dear May 2020 Bethany graduates, In your honor, this morning, Friday, May 8, at 9:50 a.m., I stepped out of my office, and walked from Old Main to the Sports and Fitness Center. We should be making this traditional walk through the center of campus together leading to your 10:30 a.m. graduation ceremony. I am…
Scholarship winners announced for Fall 2020
Bethany Lutheran College announced today the recipients of competitive academic scholarships for the Fall 2020 incoming class. The awards are in the form of two prestigious scholarships—the Marvin G. Meyer Scholarship and the S.C. Ylvisaker Scholarship. Dr. Marvin G. Meyer was president of Bethany Lutheran College from 1982 to 2002. The primary purpose of the…
Virtual Honors Recital released for Spring 2020
Each semester, students taking private lessons may audition to be a part of an honors recital. Chosen by the faculty, these students represent the best work being done in the private studios. Private lessons are available to any student at Bethany, regardless of major, and there are many majors represented among our performers. This year…
COVID-19 Information
Fall 2021 COVID-19 Campus Update Bethany Lutheran College continues to make the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and faculty our priority. At this time, Bethany is endorsing the practice of self-accountability in support of, and care for, our campus community. This includes utilizing good personal hygiene habits and COVID-19 mitigation practices when appropriate….
Major goal for Shade
By Kaci Schneidawind • Bethany Lutheran College Senior When Wesley Shade (’21) first found out he was named to the United States Deaf Men’s National Team, the junior soccer player was understandably ecstatic. The news, which came only a few weeks before school started, was even more special as it was the culmination of a…
Graduate leads team of illustrators for NFL Social Lab
Bethany Lutheran College alumna Ruth Wels (’12) is taking her BLC education to an ever-increasing-in-size national audience. Wels has been working as the lead illustrator for the NFL Social Lab. She’s part of the team that creates content for the league’s social channels, which includes @NFL and @TheCheckdown as well as a few other accounts…
Gratz to lead Advancement Office
Bethany President Gene Pfeifer announced today that Mr. Bruce Gratz has begun a new role with the College as Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and is now also serving on the President’s Cabinet. Gratz first joined Bethany’s Advancement Department in April 2019. Gratz is taking on this leadership position at a time when Bethany administrator…
High school musicians gather on the BLC Campus
Bethany Lutheran College Professor of Music Benjamin Faugstad, together with others from the campus, are hosting seventy high school musicians from four states for a weekend of top-level instrumental instruction and performance. The students representing fifteen high schools arrive at Bethany on Friday afternoon, November 15. The students will stay on the Bethany campus with…
Bethany Campus chosen as site for Monument
Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) has been chosen as the permanent home for a commissioned military monument. The monument is a project by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). The ELS owns and operates Bethany Lutheran College. The monument will be positioned in the area east of Division Street and west of the Edgewood Place residence hall…
Gruenig’s visit prompts discussion about conservation roles
Bethany welcomed Max Gruenig to the campus on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. During a morning presentation Gruenig spoke to a packed hall about his role as the President of Ecologic Institute US. Gruenig’s visit was sponsored by Bethany Lutheran College’s Fulbright Program and was part of the nationwide initiative known as “Meet-a-German” Day. “Meet-a-German” Day…
Bethany Is Top-Ranked in U.S. News Social Mobility Category
Bethany Lutheran College is ranked number one in the State of Minnesota and 42nd nationally (U.S. News College Rankings – National Liberal Arts Category) for graduates’ social mobility—the ability to climb the success ladder. In this season of college rankings, it’s not surprising to see the same Ivy Leagues and highly selective institutions at the…
Supreme Court Justice to vist Bethany
The Bethany Lutheran College Legal Studies and History Departments welcome Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson for the annual Constitution Day Presentation on Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. The event takes place in Meyer Hall Room 101 is free and open to the public. Justice Hudson is a graduate of Arizona State University and…