Scott C. Thayer Installed as Minister of Bethany Memorial Church and College Chaplain

The Rev. Scott C. Thayer was formally installed as Minister of Bethany Memorial Church and Chaplain of Bethany College on Sunday, November 15, at the Bethany Memorial Church. The 2 p.m. ceremony was attended by members of the congregation, Bethany College community and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Bethany College Takes Classroom Learning to Wall Street

Bethany College today announced details of the McCann Family Student Investment Fund, where Bethany students will now serve as investment professionals responsible for a $1 million endowment and apply the financial savvy they have developed in the classroom to the real-world theater of investment management. The fund, established by Robert and Cindy McCann of Madison, N.J., positions Bethany as the first college in West Virginia to offer a student-led investment fund of this kind and one of only a handful of small colleges across the nation to do so.

Bethany College to Host Sixth Annual Relay for Life

Bethany College and the American Cancer Society announce the 2009 Bethany College Relay for Life to be held Nov. 7. The event — designed to celebrate cancer survival, remember those who have lost their lives to the disease, and raise money for cancer education and research — will run from noon to midnight at the Thomas P. Johnson Recreation Center.

Bethany Theatre and Dance Program to Present Oscar Wilde's 'Salomé'

The Bethany College Theatre is teaming up with the Dance Program to bring Oscar Wilde’s “Salomé” to life on the Wailes Theatre stage. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 4-7.

Bethany's Alpha Xi Delta to Sponsor 'Football FrenXi' for Autism Speaks

The women of the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority at Bethany College will host a flag football tournament in Bethany College’s Recreational Center. The tournament will be held Nov. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will help raise funds to support Autism Speaks.

Bethany Sophomore Receives UPS Scholarship

Alexander Stubbs, a sophomore at Bethany College, has been selected to receive a UPS Scholarship. The son of Rhonda Stubbs of Follansbee, W.Va., he is majoring in Business with a minor in Communication and is a member of the College’s Men’s Soccer Team. Stubbs will receive $2,700 in UPS Scholarship funds.