The Things They Carried: Andy Bramsen

Today we're hearing from Dr. Andy Bramsen and "the things he carries" as an associate professor of political science. This series was inspired by a collection of stories and articles of the same name, by Tim O'Brien and Foreign Policy Magazine, respectively. If you missed our post on Dr. Gehrz earlier this week, click here …

Meet Our Majors: Political Science

In the field of political science, students learn about systems of government, public policy, international relations, and much more. Today, in our final installment of "meet our majors," we hear from our students majoring in Political Science! When and why did you choose the Political Science major? Sam Derfus ’24: I wanted to become a …

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 …

How a Political Science Professor Helped Bethel Become a Four-Year College, 75 Years Ago

Last year Bethel University celebrated its 150th anniversary, dating back to its origins as a tiny Swedish Baptist seminary in Chicago. But arguably, 2022 marks an even more important anniversary for Bethel's development as a modern university: 75 years since Bethel became a four-year college. A little history here... In 1914 the Baptist seminary in …

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… Wells Fargo

This month we're going to revive a series that ran for several years before History merged with Philosophy and Political Science to form the new Hippo department. From CC 4th (previously, From AC 2nd) featured interviews with a couple dozen Bethel alumni who took their History degrees into diverse careers: from business and law to …

Hippo Alumni in the (Bethel) News

We'll be saying more about our alumni soon, but if you want to get some sense for what History, Philosophy, and Political Science students have gone on to do with their Bethel degrees, just check out these recent Hippo-related stories at Bethel News: Diba Domínguez '20 Combat medic, U.S. Army "Domínguez decided to attend Bethel …