Our Division of Enrollment team had a great experience working together in aiding the @lanecountydiaperbank by repackaging over 10,000 diapers for families in need within our local community! #WeAreBushnell

Congratulations to Matthew Wilhite '25 on being awarded the highly honored The Dr. Kendall E. Burke Award for 2025! 🏆 Matthew was presented the award during Commencement, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, concluding his two year run as ASBU President. The recipient of the Dr. Kendall E. Burke Award, determined through a vote by the student body and faculty of Bushnell University, is presented with a distinctive Bible during the Spring Commencement service. This award is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, served as a source of inspiration to both students and faculty, embodied high ideals of Christian character, and made significant contributions to the University’s mission. This distinguished honor was named in tribute to the late Dr. Kendall E. Burke’s wholehearted Christian service to the University.

A big congratulations to Benjamin Lovrod '25 on being awarded the 2025 distinguished President's Scholastic Award at Commencement! 🏆 Ben graduated with a remarkable 4.0 grade point average (GPA), and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology this spring. Great job, Ben! 👏

Jermaine and Tony ended the year of Getting Groceries 🛒 with a trip to Walmart before summer’s arrival! Will Jermaine and Tony’s grocery plan help maintain their fitness journeys? Come along with them on their quest for cereal, calories, clearance beef sausage, and friendship! Check out the full video on our YouTube!

Congratulations to professor Shelly Hartzell, M.S.M., CPA, CMA, for being awarded the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership at Commencement this spring! The Presidents’ Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership honors not only the excellence, but also the professor who models inspiring and motivating transformational leadership we strive to teach our students. Professor Hartzell has brought over 20 years of accounting experience to Bushnell as Associate Professor of Accounting. She has worked to develop innovative programs in the School of Business, Leadership, and Technology and to grow the accounting program enrollment. She is known for integrating faith and ethics into her teaching, making accounting accessible to all learners, and mentoring students with care and purpose. Congratulations, Professor Hartzell! We are incrediblely thankful for all you have done for our students!

Seeing some new faces during our Early Registration event for our incoming new Beacons made our Friday even brighter!

We want to give a very special recognition and thank you to the one and only Jocelyn Hubbs, our Thirty Years of Faithful Service award recipient!   🔹 Jocelyn Hubbs - Vice President for Student Development and Title IX Coordinator   We are incredibly grateful for Jocelyn and her strong commitment to our University throughout her years of faithful service. Her impact on campus has been felt by an immeasurable amount of people that have been and are a part of our Bushnell community. Here’s just a few of the many testimonies on Jocelyn:   “She is a gift to Bushnell in her tireless work to help us fulfill our mission, impacting the lives of our students through her direct engagement with those in the most difficult of circumstances and in her leadership in student development overall today. So very much appreciate you, Jocelyn!”   “Your love for this place and these students is always on display... You have continued to believe that this place is more than we can see just yet, and you remind us all that paying attention to the details today will bring results tomorrow.”   “In all seriousness, I can’t imagine NCC/NCU/Bushnell without Jocelyn... you lead with grace while having a strong vision for the future, knowing full well what our past looked and felt like.  Thank you for all that you do for so many…and for so many years!  You are appreciated and respected by all, who have worked with you and for you!”   Thank you, Jocelyn, for all that you have done for our University!

Bushnell is blooming! 🌹