Students have been taking advantage of the sunny days of spring in between the rainy ones. Have a great Spring Break, Beacons! May it be filled with joy and sunshine! ☀️

Service is key to being Bushnell. In today's chapel, our Beacons assembled move-in kits filled with supplies in collaboration with Everyone Village, a holistic community that provides shelter and support programs for those experiencing homelessness in Eugene.  This opportunity came from ASBU led discussions last semester on a desire to provide more service opportunities for students to take part in. Over several months, a team of students led by ASBU president Gabe Fatooh, Courtney Weinberger (Academic VP), Mackenzie Hunton (Community Service Club President), and Hannah Beers (Coordinator for Global Ministry,) connected with Gabe Piechowicz '19, leader of Everyone Church, on how Bushnell could become more involved. The team of students even led visits to Everyone Village in preparation to serve. Way to go, Beacons!

Shoutout to team Hoops I Did It Again for their win during our 2023 Intramural Basketball Championship. Hoops I Did It Again made a close second-half comeback with team Scottish Frogs for a final score of 68 to 66. Well played to both teams and thank you to all who cheered on our Beacons as they played it out on the court!

Congratulations to Alejandro Munoz on receiving the BNSF Railway Foundation scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic school year! As a freshman on our Beacons Men's Soccer team, @__alex_munoz__ is pursuing Business and Sports Management, as well as studying Spanish, to become a coach or be involved in the football industry in some way to help athletes achieve their goals. “I chose Bushnell University because it seemed like a place where I would feel connected to the community like a family, and I would have the opportunity to continue playing football. I’ve always had such a love for the game, and studying business and sports management will help me stay connected to it for years to come.” Alejandro Munoz was able to receive this scholarship with the help of the @oregonalliance.

Bushnell University has an extensive history of equipping churches and pastors in the local community. Last week, guest speaker and psychologist, Dr. Richard Beck, shared a message in chapel on "Faith in a Partisan World." 50 pastors and church leaders from around the Willamette Valley joined our campus community and got to unpack the implications of his message, along with responses from our own Dr. AJ Swoboda. Bushnell's Church Relations office seeks to provide ongoing "professional development" for pastors through our mission of wisdom, faith and service. The next opportunity will be April 25th with Dr. Steve Garber on "Faith & Work". Alongside events, our Church Relations team serves with pulpit supply, worship teams, retreat speakers, and leadership coaching and consulting. Reach out to Lars Coburn, Director of Church Relations, to chat or to schedule someone to visit your church or with your pastor.

Bushnell’s Master of Arts in Leadership program continues to grow! Recently the MAL program was named the most affordable in Oregon for private universities by Organizational Leadership Education. Fully online, the program offers an accelerated pathway in as little as 12 months for aspiring and experienced leaders to advance their careers in several specializations. Bushnell and Pepperdine University have recently partnered to allow current MAL students to earn credits towards their doctorate through Pepperdine’s Doctorate in Organizational Leadership program beginning this fall. This partnership, as part of Pepperdine’s new Accelerated Graduate Degree Pathway, will give students a jumpstart on their doctoral degrees while exploring a potential career pathway. Additionally, Pepperdine Leadership Doctoral students will have the opportunity to potentially teach a course as a supervised adjunct instructor at Bushnell to build their own online teaching experience.

Last Friday was the beginning of a new tradition for Bushnell University’s Song Nai Rhee Honors Program. We were incredibly excited to invite a gathering of prospective freshmen to spend the day on campus to compete for a full-tuition scholarship. Students were asked to participate in faculty interviews, timed writing sessions, and group activities, giving us insight into their individual characters and allowing us the chance to introduce them to campus. We were so thankful to have this opportunity and can't wait to welcome our new Beacons in the fall!

Praise God! Bushnell Chapel was energized last week with captivating performances by the UO Gospel Singers Choir led by Andiel Brown. Students and faculty clapped, sang, and even learned some new dance moves too!

Students have been taking advantage of the sunny days of spring in between the rainy ones. Have a great Spring Break, Beacons! May it be filled with joy and sunshine! ☀️

Service is key to being Bushnell. In today's chapel, our Beacons assembled move-in kits filled with supplies in collaboration with Everyone Village, a holistic community that provides shelter and support programs for those experiencing homelessness in Eugene.  This opportunity came from ASBU led discussions last semester on a desire to provide more service opportunities for students to take part in. Over several months, a team of students led by ASBU president Gabe Fatooh, Courtney Weinberger (Academic VP), Mackenzie Hunton (Community Service Club President), and Hannah Beers (Coordinator for Global Ministry,) connected with Gabe Piechowicz '19, leader of Everyone Church, on how Bushnell could become more involved. The team of students even led visits to Everyone Village in preparation to serve. Way to go, Beacons!

Shoutout to team Hoops I Did It Again for their win during our 2023 Intramural Basketball Championship. Hoops I Did It Again made a close second-half comeback with team Scottish Frogs for a final score of 68 to 66. Well played to both teams and thank you to all who cheered on our Beacons as they played it out on the court!

Congratulations to Alejandro Munoz on receiving the BNSF Railway Foundation scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic school year! As a freshman on our Beacons Men's Soccer team, @__alex_munoz__ is pursuing Business and Sports Management, as well as studying Spanish, to become a coach or be involved in the football industry in some way to help athletes achieve their goals. “I chose Bushnell University because it seemed like a place where I would feel connected to the community like a family, and I would have the opportunity to continue playing football. I’ve always had such a love for the game, and studying business and sports management will help me stay connected to it for years to come.” Alejandro Munoz was able to receive this scholarship with the help of the @oregonalliance.

Bushnell University has an extensive history of equipping churches and pastors in the local community. Last week, guest speaker and psychologist, Dr. Richard Beck, shared a message in chapel on "Faith in a Partisan World." 50 pastors and church leaders from around the Willamette Valley joined our campus community and got to unpack the implications of his message, along with responses from our own Dr. AJ Swoboda. Bushnell's Church Relations office seeks to provide ongoing "professional development" for pastors through our mission of wisdom, faith and service. The next opportunity will be April 25th with Dr. Steve Garber on "Faith & Work". Alongside events, our Church Relations team serves with pulpit supply, worship teams, retreat speakers, and leadership coaching and consulting. Reach out to Lars Coburn, Director of Church Relations, to chat or to schedule someone to visit your church or with your pastor.

Bushnell’s Master of Arts in Leadership program continues to grow! Recently the MAL program was named the most affordable in Oregon for private universities by Organizational Leadership Education. Fully online, the program offers an accelerated pathway in as little as 12 months for aspiring and experienced leaders to advance their careers in several specializations. Bushnell and Pepperdine University have recently partnered to allow current MAL students to earn credits towards their doctorate through Pepperdine’s Doctorate in Organizational Leadership program beginning this fall. This partnership, as part of Pepperdine’s new Accelerated Graduate Degree Pathway, will give students a jumpstart on their doctoral degrees while exploring a potential career pathway. Additionally, Pepperdine Leadership Doctoral students will have the opportunity to potentially teach a course as a supervised adjunct instructor at Bushnell to build their own online teaching experience.