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"So You Wanna Work With People?" Becoming a Family Life Educator
Nancy J. Brule Dr.
Family Life Education (FLE) is a professional field dedicated to equipping individuals and families with the essential knowledge and skills for fostering healthy relationships and navigating life transitions. FLE differs from traditional...
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The Passion of Poetry: Poetry Students Celebrate Poetry Month 2026
Angela Shannon Preston, Kinelle Dickson, Zoe Peterson, Mary Hajduk, Ava Heide, Kailey Tan, Ella Olofson, Payton Thomsen, Abby Cummelin, Kyle Melby, Maggie Cohrs, Christian Vang, and Bella Haveman
Poetry writing students will read their original poems in honor of Poetry month.
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Empathy: A Novel Problem for Christians
Scott Dill Dr.
With some American evangelical Christians calling empathy a sin while others fume with indignation or simply blink in bafflement, what’s an English professor at an evangelical Christian university to do? This talk seeks to provide some c...
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Tasting Religious Thought and Experience in Late-Medieval English Literature
Caleb Molstad
By analyzing "vernacular metaphors of food and consumption for religious experience and theology in late-fourteenth and early fifteenth century England, Dr. Molstad explores what the language reveals about late-medieval religion during a...
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English Lit is for Losers: Like you?
Daniel E. Ritchie
The number of students majoring in the Humanities — including English Lit — has plummeted everywhere. So maybe it is for losers. Come hear Emeritus Professor of English Dan Ritchie explore literary ways of dealing with failure in contras...
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Rooted in Rondo: Community Work-Study Summer 2025 Student Experiences
Preston Meyers, Megan Hayton, and Laura Hunt
This presentation will be delivered by three students who participated in the 2025 summer community work-study, Urban Farm and Garden Alliance, and Bethel University's Center for Community Engaged Learning initiative.
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From Damnation to Digital Dissolution: Justice in the Don Juan Myth from Baroque to Cyberculture
Graciela Pérez Dr. and Amelie Hansen
The primary research focus aims to examine the recurring motif of divine punishment across different iterations of the Don Juan narrative. How does the myth reflect the tension between human desire and divine justice? How do the characte...
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The History of the Women of Bethel University
Christopher Gehrz
History professor Chris Gehrz presents his year-long research project on the women's history of Bethel University, the first attempt to tell the Bethel story with its women at its center.
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Locke-ing and Un-Locke-ing the Declaration of Independence: An Introduction to Jefferson's Philosophy of Revolution
Lynn Uzzell Dr., Julia Van Geest, and T.C. Le
This presentation celebrates Constitution Day, on September 17th, and is an Edgren Scholar team project which is aiming to be published in time for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Faces Out of Focus: Examining the relationship between Prosopagnosia and ADHD
Sherryse L. Corrow Dr. and Ian Young
Recent studies have highlighted the presence of comorbidities (co-occurring deficits) in developmental prosopagnosia (DP), a disorder characterized by difficulty in facial recognition. That said, there is very little understanding of the...
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Celebrate Poetry in Words and Music
Angela Shannon Preston, Dan Ritchie, Rhonda Gilbraith, Alyse A. Petersen, Chloe A. Harvick Contributor, Malachi Fox Contributor, Reagan Badzinski, Sophia Tienter, Annelise K. Raisanen, Gracia Lumppio, Emily Urban, Macy Castilleja, Heather McNiel, McKensie Clemons, Jayanti Ray, Cadie Logston, and Marion H. Larson
Calling all poetry lovers, singers, and hidden talents! It’s National Poetry Month, so we invite you to come make your voice heard at our annual Poetry & Music Celebration.
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Women of Bethel: An Oral History Project
Christopher Gehrz, Sam Mulberry, and Ellie Heebsh
For Women's History Month, we'll celebrate the women of Bethel who sat down for a new oral history project now available from Bethel's Digital Library. This project is an Edgren Scholar recipient.
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2025 Coeval Literary Magazine Celebration
Katelyn Bierma Nonfiction Editor, Bright Holst Design Editor, Tiana Higgins Art Editor, Michael Harjo Poetry Editor, Sadie Buteyn Fiction Editor, Amy Holmberg Editor, Lauren Groff Poetry Editor, and Trina Warkentin Editor
Come celebrate the publication of the 2025 Coeval Literary Magazine sponsored by the English and Journalism Department. Contributors of poetry, fiction, prose and art will present their work. This magazine is edited by students of Publis...
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Armour of God: Talking with Artist Steve Prince
Steve Prince and Michelle Wingard
"Armour of God is an exhibition of linoleum prints derived from the scripture in Ephesians 6:11. The body of work reimagines themes of divine protection, justice, and history through a striking visual narrative. The exhibition is a remin...
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Improving Multiple Choice Exams: Exam Item Creation, Evaluation, and Revision
Julie Anne De Haan
Writing excellent exam items requires considerable time and effort. Professors are content experts but frequently do not receive training on creating multiple-choice questions. Since students' academic success is often contingent upon th...
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What The Clarion and Textura Learned about Themselves at a National Convention
Taylor Hanson, Kathryn Kovalenko, Madi Kremer, and Emma Lovell
Clarion journalists Taylor Hanson and Kathryn Kovalenko and Textura journalists/designers Madi Kremer and Emma Lovell learned and competed in New Orleans with and against NCAA Division I schools from across the nation. Here's what they l...
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Clear Water- An Interconnected Story of History, Social Justice, and Theology
Melanie Walby
Melanie Walby is an award-winning designer, illustrator, and creative director. Since 2010, her experience at various ad agencies, design firms and design-centered nonprofits in Minneapolis have taught her the power of visual communicati...
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The Triumph of the Vernacular: The Rise, Dissemination, and Transformative Power of the Bible in Spanish
Juan Hernández Jr.
Dr. Juan Hernández Jr. will chronicle the origin and history of the translation of the Bible into Spanish, disclose the manuscript traditions that support its texts, and highlight the enduring influence of the Bible in Hispanic communiti...
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Rooted in Rondo, A Summer of Community Engaged Learning 2024
Megan Hayton, Respect Djunga, Caris Worsham, and Preston Meyers
The 2024 Summer Community Work-Study Bethel student employees — affectionately called the Golden Team — will share their stories about working alongside and learning from Rondo, Frogtown, Midway, and Summit-University community gardeners...
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Legacy, Remembrance & Making
David L. Hansen, Jennifer G. Stewart, and Michelle Wingard
Remembering Carol Hansen - Bethel Librarian 1971 - 2007
A Walk With Carol II - Painting by David L. Hansen
All Souls - Poem by Jennifer G. Stewart
Michelle Wingard - Commentary on Art
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Health Endorsement Culminating Projects: The Future of Health
Jessica Samens, Ester Adeniyi, Faith Thrun, Ebaisin Fessa, and Lucas Johnson
Join the graduating Health Endorsement students as they talk about their experiences on the non-clinical side of healthcare and their thoughts on the future of healthcare.
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Jump Into Poetry and Celebrate! 2024 Poetry Celebration
Angela Shannon Preston, Merrin Gill, Emily Urban, Talia McWright, Juan Hernandez, Lyndi Payeur, Emily Dehmer, Ray Jayanti, Serena Hodge, Jamie Hudalla, Barrett Fisher, and Rhonda Gilbraith
Celebrate Poetry Month with the Bethel Community!
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Alive and Living, the Great Adventure!
Ric Olson
An overview of the creation and implementation of Alive and Living, KGWO LLC - whose mission is to provide an abundance of margin for today's leaders & students.
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Baking Sweet Potato Pies and Confronting Social Injustice
Rose McGee
Rose McGee, founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie will be sharing how the baking of sweet potato pies enables her to help others confront social injustices and inequities.
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Was Homer Ahead of His Time?
Daniel Ritchie
When critics and teachers find older authors relevant they often say they're "ahead of their time." These assumptions, which have dominated higher ed for 40 years, have distorted history, literature, education, and even our view of human...
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