"At the core, we are all the same. We are each full of light and love," says Bushnell alumna Chelsea King '16. While studying music at Bushnell University, Chelsea King ’16 developed her passion for connecting with youth by serving as a camp counselor. Now a Guest Advocate at @hoseayouthservices, Chelsea works to create safe spaces for at-risk and homeless youth from marginalized communities in Lane County and provides them with the assistance they need to be supported. Chelsea credits Bushnell for helping facilitate connected experiences that helped prepare her for her work. She states that events like ETC Day, the Touch Project, and church connections with their own service events provided opportunities for early glimpses into the fulfilling work she now takes part in. Chelsea encourages students preparing for graduation, "You do not have to have it figured out yet ... It takes time. There’s so much pressure to be “a success”, but we need to redefine that. Being a kind person in a world full of anger and selfishness, that’s a success! Trying something new and it not going as planned, that’s a success! ... You’ll grow and learn and tear it all apart and then grow and learn again. Life isn’t about reaching some “goal”, it’s about all the brilliant, sad, challenging, strange, silly stuff along the way (cheesy as it sounds)." Read the full Q and A with Chelsea on our website! #BeaconsForLife #WeAreBushnell

With finals just around the corner, we want to wish our Beacons luck as they study hard and finish the semester strong! 💪🏼💙💛 #WeAreBushnell

Getting fancy for the Song Nai Rhee Honors Banquet! 🍽️🕯️ Bushnell faculty, staff, and honors students spent the evening chatting over delicious food, listening to program namesake Dr. Song Nai Rhee '58 share his keys to happiness, and hearing from Program Director Dr. Erin Mueller as she revealed a unique logo made for the honors program.

We’re feeling festive this Christmas! 🎄 Loving our Christmas Tree Lightning in the Quad! While keeping warm with hot coco and cookies, Santa joined us on campus as our ASBU and Student Programs teams got our Bushnell Christmas tree shining bright! . . . . . . . . . . . #christmastime #christmastree #christmasoncampus #treelighting #christiancollege

Say hello to this week’s student spotlight, Sayer Pescosolido! 💡 @sayer_pesco is a Sophomore on the @bushnellxctf teams, majoring in Business with a minor in Leadership. Sayer’s career goal is to own his own business or be a part of a management team. He also finds interest in Real Estate Appraisal. Sayer is heavily involved with the school as he is a part of athletic teams, ASBU as last year’s Freshman Representative and this year’s Sophomore Representative, and he works with Admissions as a tour guide. Sayer feels Bushnell has been preparing him for his future career and enhanced his faith in God, stating, “Based off what I am learning in classes, my professors are preparing me on how to develop a business and be a part of one. Bushnell has also helped me develop my faith a lot more than it was. My relationship with God before Bushnell wasn’t as intact as it is now, so I have been able to explore that more and build on it.” Sayer’s advice to students who are struggling balancing school life and social life, is to surround yourself with people that want to see you succeed, “Sometimes you need to take a step back to reevaluate what your priorities are. Surround yourself with good people who not only understand you but are able to support you and give you straight honest answers when you need them.”

This #GivingTuesday, be a beacon of hope! Join us in supporting the Bushnell University Beacon Fund for Student Scholarship and give hope for the next generation of Beacons. Your generosity lights the way for bright minds to shine. Together, let's help keep education at Bushnell accessible and empower dreams to soar! 📚✨ #WeAreBushnell #BeaconsForLife Visit give.bushnell.edu today!

Wishing our Beacon Family a safe and happy Thanksgiving! A peek 👀 at how Bushnell does Friendsgiving on Campus! 🦃🥧🍁   Comment your favorite Thanksgiving dish! . . . . . . . . #thanksgiving #friendsgivingdinner #friendsgiving #WeAreBushnell #christianuniversity #smallcollege

We noticed a few feathered visitors on campus this season 🦃 Anyone speak turkey?