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Variety Pg-7 v*& ff&ml v iifl Wf A&E: pg. 11 Wednesday, February 5, 2001 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 Number 8 Senior Scott Hammer and sophomore Karl Nelson prepare the set for Guys and Dolls: A musical fable of Broadway Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 230p.m. Meet the cast and go behind the scenes on pages 8-9 Lettingas to leave after 19 years By Rachel Head StaffWriter After teaching at Bethel for 19 years, professors Neil and Virginia Lettinga are moving to Canada this summer. They recently accepted the position of joint-chaplains at the University of Northern British Columbia and will start work this fall. "We've loved Bethel," Virginia said. "We just felt that God was calling us on to something else." Neil Lettinga has taught history courses at Bethel as well as being the Department Chair of the History department. Virginia has been involved in many ways here at Bethel. In addition to teaching CWC, Art History, and College Writing, she is currently the director of the Academic Enrichment and Support Center (AESC), which she started. Booth thought they would retire from this college, but eventually felt God leading them to this new job. They aren't dissatisfied here, but they felt God transferring them to a new assignment. This new job opportunity virtually dropped into their laps. Virginia saw the ad for the position and showed it to Neil because she thought it was interesting. From there, everything else seemed to fall into place. They prayed, and it was clear to each of them that this was what God wanted them to do. The campus where they will be teaching is located in Prince George, British Columbia. It is about 400 miles north of the U.S. border, and the town is located five hours away from any city. The Lettingas are excited to see where God is bringing them, but they don't know what it entails. Neil said, "a lot of our work is going to be hospitality." As well, they will no longer be at a Christian school; the University of Northern British Columbia is a public university. "It means, on one hand, we're walking in as Christians," Virginia began. "On the other hand, we'll be coordinating for Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, etc. It will be a delicate walk." They are stepping into this without knowing much about what they are doing. Virginia said, "We, in fact, wish we knew more." These soon-to-be-former Bethel professors are taking a step into the unknown, but as Virginia stated, "We do think this is the kind of opportunity that is rare." Their desire to work for God appears to outweigh their desire to be comfortable. Trustees approve university status By Meika Vogel StaffWriter The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the shift to university status at their Jan. 31 meeting. The Trustee Task Force on Governance (TTFG) was created in November with the purpose of studying the proposed shift. After their meeting on Jan. 10 the following five recommendations were given to the Trustees: (1) that Bethel establish a university organizational and governance structure (2) that the corporate name "Bethel University" be adopted at a time to be determined (3) that the administration be directed to establish an implementation plan with timelines and budget that will be presented for ratification at the May 2003 meeting of the board (4) that any necessary bylaw changes regarding organization and structure be presented to the delegates for ratification at the biennial meeting of the Bethel Corporation in Fresno, California, in June 2004 (5) that the trustee members of the Trustee Task Force on Governance be charged with ongoing review of the implementation process. All of these recommendations were ratified. "I think it gives us the opportunity to reach out to an even broader prospective student population," said Sherie Lindvall, Vice President for Communications and Marketing. The prospective students it would have the biggest effect on are international students. "In the international world, college refers to high school students," Lindvall said. For the most part, this change would not have a noticeable day to day effect on students here at Bethel. "The major differences are in the organizational structure and the way the governance happens," said Lindvall. Since its first meeting on Nov. 12, the task force met twice more, on Dec. 11-12, 2002 and Jan. 10, 2003 to discuss the possibility of Bethel shifting to university status. During these meetings, members of the TTFG received input and heard testimony from faculty representatives and administrative personnel as well as community feedback. They also looked at other universities as models and came up with the proposal for the Board of Trustees. Part of the reason for Bethel's desire to change to university status is because of the increasing amount of post-graduate study options. The goal is to provide the residential college, seminary, non-traditional, and graduate programs with the support and ability to have autonomy in their curriculum as well as the resources to fulfill their own missions and needs. The task force sees many advantages to the shift to university status. It would assist the Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies in expanding and improving their excellence and options in their continuing education programs. This shift would also provide additional research and support to achieve goals Bethel has in the areas of programs and facilities over the next five years. Another possible change which would be beneficial to Bethel is one of the most recognizable. The name "Bethel College" would change to "Bethel University" for all of the educational programs that are part of the institution. The names for the individual institutions such as the residential college and seminary have not been decided on at this point. This change would be advantageous because it would give a clearer image and enable better marketing as far as what Bethel really has to offer. It would also show a more mature and forward-looking image as well as put ing Bethel into a group with other evangelical Christian institutions such as Azusa Pacific, Biola, Seattle Pacific, and Union universities.
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 78 No. 08 |
Date Published | February 05 2003 |
Decade | 2000 |
Academic Year | 2002 - 2003 |
Frequency | Biweekly |
Notes | This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
Digital Collection | The Clarion: Bethel University's Student Newspaper |
Digital Publisher | Bethel University |
Editor | Lent, Bill |
Contributors | Fast, Jonathan (Managing Editor); Clark, Krista (News Editor); Goddard, Tim (Views Editor); Wonders, Paul (Variety Editor); Cordes, Jennielee (A&E Editor); Grono, Sarah (Sports Editor); Boettcher, Matthew (Photo Editor); Kowalski, Jenny (Layout Editor); Cavalier, Drew (Copy Editor); Ochs, Jon (Business and Advertising Manager); Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Finck, Tracey (Academic Advisor) |
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United States Minnesota Saint Paul |
Time Span of Publication | Newspaper published from 1921 through present day |
Copyright | Reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted for educational and research purposes with proper attribution to the Bethel Digital Library. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted under copyright law without the written permission of Bethel University Digital Library. For questions or further information on this collection, contact digital-library@bethel.edu. |
Type | text |
Format | image/jpeg |
Physical Dimensions | 11.5 x 16 |
Original Collection | Printed paper copies of original newspaper in the collections of the Bethel University Library and the History Center: Archives of the Baptist General Conference and Bethel University. |
Original Publisher | Bethel College |
Transcript | Variety Pg-7 v*& ff&ml v iifl Wf A&E: pg. 11 Wednesday, February 5, 2001 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 Number 8 Senior Scott Hammer and sophomore Karl Nelson prepare the set for Guys and Dolls: A musical fable of Broadway Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 230p.m. Meet the cast and go behind the scenes on pages 8-9 Lettingas to leave after 19 years By Rachel Head StaffWriter After teaching at Bethel for 19 years, professors Neil and Virginia Lettinga are moving to Canada this summer. They recently accepted the position of joint-chaplains at the University of Northern British Columbia and will start work this fall. "We've loved Bethel," Virginia said. "We just felt that God was calling us on to something else." Neil Lettinga has taught history courses at Bethel as well as being the Department Chair of the History department. Virginia has been involved in many ways here at Bethel. In addition to teaching CWC, Art History, and College Writing, she is currently the director of the Academic Enrichment and Support Center (AESC), which she started. Booth thought they would retire from this college, but eventually felt God leading them to this new job. They aren't dissatisfied here, but they felt God transferring them to a new assignment. This new job opportunity virtually dropped into their laps. Virginia saw the ad for the position and showed it to Neil because she thought it was interesting. From there, everything else seemed to fall into place. They prayed, and it was clear to each of them that this was what God wanted them to do. The campus where they will be teaching is located in Prince George, British Columbia. It is about 400 miles north of the U.S. border, and the town is located five hours away from any city. The Lettingas are excited to see where God is bringing them, but they don't know what it entails. Neil said, "a lot of our work is going to be hospitality." As well, they will no longer be at a Christian school; the University of Northern British Columbia is a public university. "It means, on one hand, we're walking in as Christians," Virginia began. "On the other hand, we'll be coordinating for Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, etc. It will be a delicate walk." They are stepping into this without knowing much about what they are doing. Virginia said, "We, in fact, wish we knew more." These soon-to-be-former Bethel professors are taking a step into the unknown, but as Virginia stated, "We do think this is the kind of opportunity that is rare." Their desire to work for God appears to outweigh their desire to be comfortable. Trustees approve university status By Meika Vogel StaffWriter The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the shift to university status at their Jan. 31 meeting. The Trustee Task Force on Governance (TTFG) was created in November with the purpose of studying the proposed shift. After their meeting on Jan. 10 the following five recommendations were given to the Trustees: (1) that Bethel establish a university organizational and governance structure (2) that the corporate name "Bethel University" be adopted at a time to be determined (3) that the administration be directed to establish an implementation plan with timelines and budget that will be presented for ratification at the May 2003 meeting of the board (4) that any necessary bylaw changes regarding organization and structure be presented to the delegates for ratification at the biennial meeting of the Bethel Corporation in Fresno, California, in June 2004 (5) that the trustee members of the Trustee Task Force on Governance be charged with ongoing review of the implementation process. All of these recommendations were ratified. "I think it gives us the opportunity to reach out to an even broader prospective student population," said Sherie Lindvall, Vice President for Communications and Marketing. The prospective students it would have the biggest effect on are international students. "In the international world, college refers to high school students," Lindvall said. For the most part, this change would not have a noticeable day to day effect on students here at Bethel. "The major differences are in the organizational structure and the way the governance happens," said Lindvall. Since its first meeting on Nov. 12, the task force met twice more, on Dec. 11-12, 2002 and Jan. 10, 2003 to discuss the possibility of Bethel shifting to university status. During these meetings, members of the TTFG received input and heard testimony from faculty representatives and administrative personnel as well as community feedback. They also looked at other universities as models and came up with the proposal for the Board of Trustees. Part of the reason for Bethel's desire to change to university status is because of the increasing amount of post-graduate study options. The goal is to provide the residential college, seminary, non-traditional, and graduate programs with the support and ability to have autonomy in their curriculum as well as the resources to fulfill their own missions and needs. The task force sees many advantages to the shift to university status. It would assist the Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies in expanding and improving their excellence and options in their continuing education programs. This shift would also provide additional research and support to achieve goals Bethel has in the areas of programs and facilities over the next five years. Another possible change which would be beneficial to Bethel is one of the most recognizable. The name "Bethel College" would change to "Bethel University" for all of the educational programs that are part of the institution. The names for the individual institutions such as the residential college and seminary have not been decided on at this point. This change would be advantageous because it would give a clearer image and enable better marketing as far as what Bethel really has to offer. It would also show a more mature and forward-looking image as well as put ing Bethel into a group with other evangelical Christian institutions such as Azusa Pacific, Biola, Seattle Pacific, and Union universities. |
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