Announcing… Our Digital Humanities Minor

This month we've announced several new programs — a minor in Pre-Law and endorsements in Classics and Military & Diplomatic Studies — and a significant revision to our Philosophy major. To conclude our series, we're changing one of our majors to a minor, to make it more accessible to more Bethel students as a complement to their …

Announcing… Our Applied Philosophy Major

As our students and professors come back from Spring Break today, we pick our series announcing new and revised programs. Most of those announcements have to do with minors and endorsements, but today we come to a significant change to one of our core majors. Applied Philosophy Major Faculty Contacts: Sara Shady and Dan Yim …

Announcing… Our Military & Diplomatic Studies Endorsement

Our series introducing new and revised programs continues today with the first of two new endorsements, "mini-minors" in focused fields that pair well with our majors and others. Military & Diplomatic Studies Endorsement Faculty Contacts: Chris Gehrz (History) and Chris Moore (Political Science) First things first... I know what a major and minor are, but …

Meet Our Majors: Social Studies Education

Today our series on the seven HiPPos majors focuses on our only true professional program: Social Studies Education 5-12. Equal parts theory and practice of education (including a student teaching semester) and content area studies in history, political science, geography, and related fields, graduates with this major are licensed to teach social studies in middle and …

Summer Internship with Arrive Ministries: Annessa Ihde ’24

This past summer, International Relations & Spanish double major Annessa Ihde worked with Arrive Ministries as a legal services intern. Arrive Ministries is a Christian nonprofit that serves immigrants and refugees in Minnesota, providing spiritual, social, and practical aid during the resettlement process. Read on to hear from Annessa about her experience! Introduce yourself. What …

From CC 4th to… the State Department

In our latest alumni interview, we're very happy to hear from Kyle Peterson '05, a Political Science major who has worked for the U.S. Department of State since 2006. He now serves as Managing Director for Regional and Global Issues in the Office of Foreign Assistance. Let's start with your Bethel story, Kyle. What brought …

Alumni Roundtable: Advice for Working in State and Local Government

Today, we're happy to share part two of our roundtable conversation with five History, Philosophy, and Political Science graduates of Bethel who work in state or local government. In your job do you ever feel like you draw on what you learned in your studies at Bethel? Chelsey Olson '12 (Political Science/International Relations — Legislative and …

Alumni Roundtable: From Bethel to State and Local Government

In addition to hosting one-on-one interviews with HiPPos who have gone into careers like medicine and banking, we sometimes like to use this blog to convene groups of alumni to share their stories of career and calling. Having previously published roundtables on law, teaching, and graduate school, today we're delighted to share the first half …

From CC 4th to… Pastoral Ministry

This year, Caitlyn Stenerson '13 has stepped in as Interim Assistant Pastor and Director of Chapel Programming at Bethel University. Since graduating from Bethel with a degree in Political Science, Caitlyn has gone on to win two Edwin J. Omark Preaching Awards, worked as a Communication Specialist for the Minnesota House of Representatives, and earned …

From CC 4th to… Medical School

While health care careers are increasingly popular options, they're often associated with the sciences, not the humanities. But 6% of our recent alumni have gone into health care careers, and about 4% of medical school students nationwide finished a humanities major in college. So we thought we'd talk to a recent Bethel History graduate who …