Clarion 2007-05-10 Vol. 82 No. 23

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THE  BETHEL  UNIVERSITY
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Volume 82 • Number 23
Brushaber to retire after 26 years in office
Change in leadership will call for transition in campus administration
By Monique Champeau
"Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein"
were topping the charis when Doctor George
Brushaber first sel foot on Bethel's campus in
1974. He spent almost a decade as Vice President and Dean of Bethel College before becoming lhe President we know him as today, in 1982.
His retirement, slated for June 2008, will mark a
transitional point for a much-changed Belhel after
Brushaber's long and distinguished career. Here
are a few of the changes the University has undergone in his time here:
-Over the last 26 years, there has been a
new building or significant remodeling every 18
months on average.   These projects include the
Community Life Center, Lissner and Heritage
Hall. Brushaber has also been instrumental in the
building campaign for the new student center.
-Bethel has acquired a number of buildings
at all three Seminary locations, as well as the Red
Fox building and Bethel Office Center.
-Bethel athletic facilities have expanded significantly with the addition of Hargis Park, Royal
Stadium, and the Ona Orth Athletic Complex.
-A number of Graduate programs and the official Graduate school, as well as the CAPS school
for continuing education of working adults, were
added.   Only the Seminary offered graduate de
grees earlier. Consequently, our name changed to
Beihel University.
-The average ACT score of Bethel sludents
has gone up three points: in 1982, incoming students scored 21-22; the average today is 24-25.
-The manner of education has changed dramatically with the growth of the internet. The
Seminary developed "InMinistry" classes, where
the majority of class material is found on the internet, with in-person conferences a few times a
year, making distance learning possible for more
students.
-Changes like these, and Brushabers connec
tions to several Christian publications and colleges, put Bethel on the map with a national impact
on Evangelical education. Our recently-added
Doctorate of Education and Masters in Business
Administration programs also incorporate similar
components.
-In 1982, the "Fall head count" was 2,600
undergraduate students. Now, around 6,000 call
Bethel home between the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Adult and Professional Studies, the Graduate school, and Seminaries in St.
Paul, San Diego, and on the East coast.
Photo Courtesy of Erin White
Moseman
retires
after
decades
of making
students'
lives her
priority
By Angela Willson
Judy Moseman, vice president for Studenl Life, one of the
cornerstones of the institution,
will' retire following the academic year-
Staff in the Office of Student Life had much to say aboul
what they would miss about
their co-worker.
"We love Judy," said Jim
Benjamin, associate dean for
Residence Life. "Her great sense
of care for staff and students is
apparent in her decision making. She's thorough—she connects really well with so many
people, and will help anyone
out."
Erin White, office assistant,
talked aboul office prayer every
Thursday morning, and said,
"When Judy prays, you can really understand her close relationship with God. You can tell
that her prayers come from her
heart."
Susan Carlson, Mosemans
administrative assistant, said
she will miss Mosemaii's relational quality. "When you talk to
her you know you are her main
priority," Carlson said.
Moseman also possesses an
astounding memory for names,
and has been known to remember "about 75%, for a modesi
estimation" of the student body
Moseman continued on page
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A student looks over her shoulder as she pockets a sandwich from Market Square.
Theft from Market, Campus Store on the rise
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Staff takes steps to prevent theft in high traffic, difficult-to-monitor areas around campus
By Cory Streeter
A male studenl shuffled to
the end of a curving line in Market and groaned at how long
it would take him to reach the
register. 'All this hassle for about
five bucks of food?' he thought.
'And I still have to eat before
class. Forgei it.' He slipped past
the line, grasping his sandwich
and chips beside his backpack
and followed a tall kid with a
hamburger and fries outside
the gates, 'Besides, I already pay
enough for Bethel,' he thought
-Fictional account based
on true evenis
Too many times, that's what
supervisors in Market and the
DC hear: The lines were too
long. It was only one Mountain
Dew, what's lhe big deal?
Regardless of lhe location,
theft is theft.
Though still less prevalent
than other colleges, incidents of
theft from Market Square, DC
and the Campus Store are up,
according to Bruce Kunkel, vice
president for Campus Services.
"Il appears io be so fundamentally contradictory with
who we are as a community,"
Kunkel said. "It is surprising,
but sadly true."
Kunkel and other Sodexho
staff said though it remains a
slim minority of students committing these actions, the number is increasing.
Kunkel said in recent sepa-
"The vast majority of our students live within the
honor system very very well, but.. .there are an
increasing few that are violating it."
-Bruce Kunkel
rate meetings wilh Sodexho and
Campus Store managers, both
told of an increasing number of
thefts. A joint meeting was ihen
called lo address the issue specifically.
From lhe Campus Store,
the evidence is more quantitative with discrepancies of inventory, When clothing tags are
found in the store ripped from
their original source, "you know
il has walked out the door,"
Kunkel said. Even boxed Bibles
are found empty to apparent
theft—"That's the one lhat boggles my mind," Kunkel said.
For Market Square, the student traffic during lunch and
dinner hours cause visibility
drawbacks, but Sodexho staff
has taken new measures to curb
the problem.
During lunch hours since
interim, Melinda Koehn and
Rosalie Fitzgerald, Market
Square coordinators, position
themselves outside the gates of
Market to monitor studenl receipts. Koehn said they calch
sometimes four to five sludents
every day slipping out without
paying. Some in a rush honestly
forgei io pay, she said, but there
are others who adamantly deny
guilt. When faced with iheir
guill, lhe mosi common reply
is ihey didn't want to wail that
long, Koehn said. And most
have plenty of Flex remaining,
she saicl.
ID cards can be taken from
those who don't comply. All recent payments on Flex can be
verified ihrough the registers.
Repeat offenders are placed on
the "Wall of Shame" in iheir
office, Koehn said, with iheir
name and photo. That way, staff
can recognize those most prone
to the problem. If a problem
persists, they are turned over to
Bob Schuchardt, general manager of Sodexho, who works with
Siudent Life to make amends
through some sort of community service.
The university prefers to
resolve these specific thefts "in-
house" raiher than involving the
Ramsey County Sheriff. This is
to the studenis' advantage, because il could be worse. What
students don't realize, Schuchardt said, is "if you did this at Target, you will be arrested."
Still, Schuchardt said, staff
shouldn't be the police, and he
won't go into posting signs of
theft awareness because that
would detract from the place
which we build community. The
overall character of students
is great, he said, evidenced by
some turning others in for stealing food.
Students keeping students
accountable helps, for the increased theft equals increased
food prices the following year,
according to Sodexho staff.
The future student center
will be designed to accommodate the new Campus Store and
Market with tighter security.
Until then, Kunkel said, there's
discussion to place more cameras in suspect areas by the Campus Store and Market to monitor possible theft.
"The vast majority of our
studenis live within the honor
system very, very well," Kunkel
said, "but... there are an increasing few that are violating it."