Day of Scholarship

Creation and Development of a Next Generation Simulation Model for Spacecraft Charging

Spacecraft, particularly satellites, endure the bombardment of high-energy electrons. These electrons charge up the insulators on the spacecraft. Eventually, the charge commonaly can exceed 100,000 volts. The result is an electrostatic...

Is "Divine Hiddenness" evidence for atheism? A response to J. L. Schellenberg

The problem of divine hiddenness is an objection to Christianity that claims that a perfectly loving God would make his existence more obvious than it, in fact, is. The philosopher, J. L. Schellenberg has argued extensively there are some...

The problem of religious peer disagreement: A response to Harold Netland

The problem of religious peer disagreement is this: suppose there are people that are your "epistemic peers" - they are just as intelligent, informed, and sincere as you - but they reject your religious beliefs. Does the existence of...

A Reconciliatory Approach to Marketing: A Case of The Marginalized

This paper integrates the use of Biblical principles in the discussion about marketing practices and shares a vision for ways that marketing can be reconciliatory and God-honoring. It further detailed some perspectives of how marketing may...

The Impact of Political Polarization on Church Life in the Upper Midwest

Political polarization in the USA has been rapidly increasing since the 1990s. During that same time period, demographic data has shown both a growing population of religious “nones” who no longer identify with a faith tradition and a...

Glow Soap Faucets for Medical Settings - Partnering with a Startup

Hand hygiene is critical in many sectors of society and particularly in medical settings. Abluo is a startup company that designed an automated faucet with a black light and glowing soap. This allows users to visualize soap coverage during...

Holistic Review: Application to Post-Baccalaureate Nursing Education

Literature review/survey of best practices; tools and measures to consider experiences, attributes, and metrics of applicants; considerations for the student and cohort experience; addressing healthcare workforce needs and needs of the...

Documentation of recent Faculty and Staff Exhibition in the Olson Gallery

The faculty and staff of the Department of Art and Design are all active artists and designers, making varied work and exhibiting professionally. This slideshow includes images documenting the recent biennial Faculty and Staff Exhibition...

Japan, Anime, and Theology

This poster presents two publications related to Japan, anime, and theology. While each publication is different, they both ask “How do Japanese anime and popular culture reflect the beliefs of the people, and how can we view these beliefs...

Tel Shimron and Archaeology of Israel

Tel Shimron Excavations is an archaeological project taking place in northern Israel. Tel Shimron Excavation seeks to understand the ancient world, including the world of the Bible, through rigorous archaeological investigation, in order...

Search for pair production of vector-like quarks in CMS Run 2 data

The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment (CMS) at the CERN Large Hadron Collider records proton-proton collision data in order to study the particles and forces that exist in very high energy conditions. The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson...

Corruption and Reforms: A Dynamic Panel Data Study

In a previously published paper we emperically showed that rather than democracy, a country's quality of institutions, like contract enforcement, have a statistically significant and positive impact on economic growth. During my...

Relational Virtues and Alliance Correspondence in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Objective: We responded to the need to establish psychodynamic psychotherapy as evidence-based by utilizing a practice-based research design involving non-manualized outpatient treatment.

When old management practices no longer work: Creating Psychological Safety in a Remote Workplace

When over 28% of all employees in the US report working primarily online, it is not surprising that the old ways of managing people may not be effective in this new virtual workplace. As part of an Edgren Scholarship, Peggy Kendall and...

Computational Chemistry at Bethel

In the 21st century, computational methods play a significant role in all areas of chemistry, ranging from small-molecule spectroscopy to drug design. Research in computational chemistry is multidisciplinary, involving the application of...

Physician Assistants/Associates with Doctoral Degrees: Where Are They Now?

Original Research: The impact of holding a doctoral credential by clinically practicing physician assistants (PAs) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate practice patterns and describe demographic characteristics of...

THE EXPERIENCE OF BURMESE REFUGEE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: BLOOMING OUT OF CONCRETE

This study explored the lived experiences of Burmese refugee college students’ resettlement and the role that social support plays in that approach. A qualitative study using thematic analysis was conducted by analyzing 32 in-depth...

Institutional Impact of the BUILD Program: Postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities

The current higher education environment is plagued with declining enrollment (Eide, 2018) and shrinking budgets (Doyle, 2020) while historically under-represented and under-served students, including those with intellectual disabilities...

Nano-Optics: Light, Matter, and Single-Molecule Imaging

Light and matter interact in fascinating ways at the nano-scale, allowing scientists to image, probe, analyze, or manipulate single molecules. This interdisciplinary field has opened the doors to a vast array of insights and applications...

Minnesota and The Science of Reading

Research shows that when reading instruction aligns with how the brain learns to read, nearly all students can become proficient readers; yet longitudinal data shows that 30- 40% of students in Minnesota and around the country are not...

Restored Soul: A Selection of Poetry

"Restored Soul" is the working title of a manuscript of poetry. The poster will display selections of poems that stem from African-American culture, community, and faith. There will also be poems inspired by Minnesota and Bethel.

An Equitable Technology Infrastructure Model: Sustained Technology Practices Implemented During COVID-19 That Address Educational Inequities

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a dramatic shift to online learning for K-12 public schools, requiring school districts to address inequities that were illuminated in the remote learning model. This poster summarizes a multi-year research...

Moral Preferences of Different College. Majors

Advising college students regarding their choice of major has significant implications for life. Thus far, research on these advising efforts have focused on career interests and personality traits. Given the reality that choosing a major...

Educating with Empathy: Empowering Students to Build Bridges Across Difference

This project explores the powerful role empathy can play in helping us constructively navigate the significant differences that often divide us in the 21st century (politics, race/ethnicity, religion, etc.). I define empathy as an...

Seeing the Invisible: Projects on Flow Imaging from the Fluid Mechanics Lab

Shadowgraph and schlieren imaging are popular flow visualization techniques because, despite the straightforward setup and reliance on very simple geometrical optics principles, they provide powerful methods for capturing high-quality...

Camp Hope: Hope Theory Provides the Platform for Teachers to Retreat from Retreating

In June of 2022, 2023, and forthcoming in 2024, teachers came to the Bethel University campus to participate in Camp Hope, a retreat for public and private educators. The 3-day experience provided a place for teachers to rest, reflect, and...

Using Private Equity to Acquire Multifamily Assets

In Spring of 2023 Endurus Capital, a Minnesota-based private equity real estate firm, raised approximately $10M of private investor funds to purchase a 94 unit townhome in Columbus, Ohio for $20M. The project focused on both the total...

Education and Innovation Requirements for Design Thinking Jobs

Design thinking is a problem-solving approach based on design theory, design-cognition, social constructivism, and reflection. Since business and industry are seeking employees with design thinking knowledge and skills in order to infuse...

Border of Dreams: A Textura Documentary

The Problem: Textura magazines are expensive and consumers are moving to video.In light of those problems, how can Textura fulfill its dreams of connecting cultures and disciplines through social justice storytelling in a viable way that...

Participation in the Adoptive Kinship Network Contact: Application for Adoption Competent Family Life Education

Family life educators (FLE) provide essential support for many complex family forms. Supporting the complexity unique to adoptive families requires specific understanding of the adoption kinship network (AKN: birth family, the adopted...

Telemedicine for Prenatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the United States, 24.4% or approximately 1 million pregnant individuals, do not receive early or sufficient prenatal care each year. Due to its widespread adoption during the pandemic, understanding how it was implemented and insights...

Embedded Genres in the New Testament

This forthcoming monograph addresses embedded genres in the New Testament and asks the question, What difference does careful attention to ‘genres within genres’ make for interpretation? The book, to be published in 2024, is based on my...

Does Face Recognition Correlate with Narcissism? A Replication

Prosopagnosia is a disorder that affects one's ability to recognize the faces of other people, despite normal vision and memory. A recent study (Giacomin et al., 2022) suggested that face recognition ability is directly correlated with the...

Particle Discovery Lab for Education & Outreach

Evaluation of a Unique Care Coordination and Transition Management Clinical Module

A two-year curriculum evaluation was undertaken to guide development of a unique clinical curricular module focused on care coordination and transition management. The module, in place in the junior curriculum since 2015, had been modified...

A new Algorithm for Determining Energy and Charge Deposition in Spacecraft Insulators

Space if filled with highly energetic electrons, many of which originate from the sun. All earth satellites must have insulators. Unfortunately, the insulators absorb both the electrons and the energy that they are carrying. Once...

Use of Best Practices in Exam Item Creation, Analysis, and Revision: Nursing Faculty’s Knowledge, Use, and Implementation Barriers and Facilitators

The ultimate goal of nursing education is to prepare graduates to provide excellent, safe patient care. The implementation of exam item best practices can significantly contribute to this process. This study examined nursing faculty’s use...

Concepts of Chemical Dependency 11th Edition

Concepts of Chemical Dependency's 11th edition continues the work of the original author, Harold Doweiko. Dr. Amelia (Amy) Evans revised the 10th and 11th editions, when Doweiko was no longer able to continue his work on this textbook...

Exploring the Occupational Health and Longevity of New General and Special Education Teachers: A five year study of novice teachers prepared by Bethel University

For over 20 years, the Education Departments of Bethel University have prepared teachers to serve K-12 students in Minnesota’s public schools. Each year, for accreditation and continuous program improvement data are gathered on their...

Study abroad, open-source laboratories, and citizen science

For over 30 years, students and faculty from Bethel University, St. Paul have been traveling to the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador each January. In the course titled, Ecology in the Tropics: Natural History & Future Prospects- Ecuador & the...

The goal of the "Day of Scholarship" is to show the breadth and excellence of the scholarly work that happens at Bethel.

A university-wide faculty poster session to present scholarly/professional work. Discover the research, scholarship, and creative efforts propelling Bethel’s academic community forward.

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Spring 2025: The 2nd Annual Day of Scholarship - February 26 late afternoon coinciding with the winter Board Meeting
Fall 2023