Our cast of all-star Bethany alumni leading sessions at the Society for College Journalists Biennial Convention at the Mountainside Conference Center. Upper left, Jeffrey Seglin, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School, Harvard University; upper right, George Manahan, CEO of The Manahan Group; lower left, Kurt Franck, Editor of the Toledo Blade; Lower right, Peter Jensen, Editorial Writer of the Baltimore Sun. Thanks to Professor Pat Sutherland for sharing the pictures.

Bethany College and Carnegie Mellon University have a very special academic partnership that can lead to one of six dual degrees in an efficient format from Bethany and CMU’s Heinz College School of Public Policy and Management. David Eber, right, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Brenda Peyser, Associate Dean of Heinz College, visited with over 50 students and faculty in the Renner Art Gallery today. Also pictured is Dr. Katrina D’Aquin, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. Additional information on this unique program can be found on the Bethany website.

At the sixth annual Keresty Lecture in Journalism in Commencement Hall. From left, M.E. Yancosek Gamble, Chair of Business, Communications & Media Arts; Dave Egan ('79), Chief Marketing Officer at Reed Smith, keynote speaker, and wife Amy ('79); and Anne Taylor, Senior Fellow.

Enjoyable visit with three superstar Bethanians -- Jeffrey Seglin, Peter Jensen and George Manahan. All are in town as presenters at the Society for Collegiate Journalists Biennial Convention. Seglin is Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University; Jensen is Editorial Writer of the Baltimore Sun; Manahan is CEO of The Manahan Group.

Great visit with Jim Rice ('81) and Kurt Franck ('78) at the opening of the Society for Collegiate Journalists Biennial Convention at the Mountainside Conference Center. Jim is Content Coach/Sports for the Greenville News. Kurt is Editor of the Toledo Blade. Both are part of the all-star cast of presenters for the SCJ program.

Dr. Grimes to Deliver First Larry E. Grimes Lecture Homecoming Weekend

The Larry E. Grimes Lecture Series, initiated by the Bethany College Alumni Council and established through generous contributions from many donors, including devoted former students of Dr. Grimes, will have its inaugural lecture during Homecoming weekend. Dr. Larry Grimes will give the address in the Academic Parlour on Saturday, October 11, at 10:30 a.m. His lecture is entitled "Eros, Thanatos, Hemingway, Jesus and Me."

The series honors a professor and renowned Hemingway scholar who spent 39 years teaching students to learn from and love literature.

A 1964 Bethany graduate, Dr. Grimes returned to Bethany in 1970 to serve in the Department of English. During his nearly 40 years as a professor, he opened the world of literature, poetry, history, film and interdisciplinary studies to thousands of Bethanians. Dr. Grimes earned his B.A. in English from Bethany College, a B.D. from Yale Divinity School, and Ph.D. in literature and theology from Emory University. In addition to being an internationally known Hemingway scholar, including editing a recent book on Hemingway's Cuba years, he is also a published poet.

An ordained minister in the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ), Dr. Grimes served as pastor of Community Christian Church for 15 years. He is the Moderator of the Christian Church (DOC) in West Virginia and serves on its Commission on the Ministry; as Dean of Bethany College's Buffalo Seminary, he coordinates year-round continuing-education programs for clergy and laity. For the past 43 years, Dr. Grimes has lived in the same home in Bethany with his wife, Carol Duecker Grimes ’66.

The event is open to all students, alumni, and friends. Please join us.

Visiting with Jason Birch, Director of the Stampede (Bethany's Marching Band), and Brian Rose, Director of Athletics and Recreation, before the game.

Bethany women's golfer Ashlee Needy putting on the 7th hole during Tuesday's round at the PAC Fall Tournament.

Great visiting with long time friends and Bethanians Allen and Carol Kimball Cullis (both 1959) at tonight's alumni and friends gathering in Charlotte, NC.

With Barry Shields ('94), Dan Dunmeyer ('80) and Sven de Jong ('95) at last night's Alumni and Friends gathering in Charlotte, NC. Sven was President and Barry Treasurer of a truly memorable Student Government Association in 1993.