Friday, June 27, 2014

2014-15 Bethany College Cost Sheet

Please find below the Board of Trustees-approved Bethany College Schedule of Undergraduate Charges for 2014-15 for your reference. In keeping with the spirit of the tuition freeze, the few increases noted in other categories of the new schedule are contractually necessary and have been kept minimal.

Should you have an questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Finance in Cramblet Hall.

http://www.bethanywv.edu/president/SchedCharges14-15.pdf

Enjoyable retirement luncheon yesterday at Legends in Wellsburg in honor of Judy Pyle. Judy will retire Monday after over 30 years of loyal service to Bethany College. Most of those years have been in service to the Center for Institutional Advancement (alumni affairs, development, church relations! and communications). Also pictured is Sven de Jong, Senior Vice President, and Mort Gamble, Executive Assistant to the President.

2014-15 Policy Documents

Tuesday, July 1, marks the start of another Bethany College fiscal year. Please note that all policy documents have been updated for the 2014-15 academic year, in accordance with Board of Trustees actions, and are available online at:

http://www.bethanywv.edu/employment/

Should you have any questions, please contact the appropriate member of the President’s Cabinet.
Recording of the July "For The Record" in the Bethany Broadcasting Network studios in the Grace Phillips Johnson Visual Arts Center.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Special thanks to Interim Vice President Katrina D’Aquin; Welcome new Vice President for Academic Affairs David Ewing

I hope that you are having a safe and enjoyable summer break.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication in the 2013-14 academic year, and to thank Dr. Katrina D’Aquin for accepting the position of Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty upon the absence of Dr. David Black. We are looking forward to welcoming Dr. David Ewing as our new Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty starting on July 1. Many of you have already had the opportunity to meet him, and know that he will provide excellent leadership for Bethany College.

I also wanted to remind you of some important dates, so that you can mark your calendars now. The State of the College Address is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, with the Fall Faculty Workshop to follow. This year’s workshop will include the important topic of Title IX, accompanied by a federally mandated training session. Please make your plans now to attend. The annual Fall Chair Workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 20. Matriculation is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, and classes start on Monday, August 25.

Enjoy the rest of your summer, and be sure to mark your calendars for these important dates.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014


Enjoyable lunch visit David Sirey, the Director of Chapter Services for the Delta Tau Delta Nationals. He is on campus leading a training for their new national consultants. The group stays at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, conducts training sessions on campus and visits the Founder’s House during their retreat. Joining us for the picture is Saralyn Dague, Director of Business Affairs.

Don and Tracey Bierhals of New Castle, PA visit with Dr. David Ewing, left, our new Vice President for Academic Affairs, and me at yesterday's Parent's Reception at Christman Manor. The event capped a full day of activities for the first New Student Orientation of the summer. Don and Tracey have a daughter, Mindy, who graduated in May from Bethany and will attend graduate school this fall at Marshall University. Their son, Don, attended New Student Orientation yesterday and is a proud member of the Class of 2018.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Boomer showed up to greet new Bison at New Student Orientation today.
Full house in Commencement Hall for our first New Student Orientation of the summer.
Visiting with President's Office assistant Catherine Breault and enrollment tour guides Laini Roberts and Marena Cline at the Early Bird Orientation Lunch today.