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April 2025
Oreon E. Scott Lectures
Oreon E. Scott Lectures
Save the date for Bethany College's Oreon E. Scott Lectures on April 28 - 29, 2025, at First Christian Church in Washington, Pa., featuring Professor Ted Smith. Founded in 1840 by Alexander Campbell, Bethany has proudly maintained its affiliation with the Christian C...
September 2025
Homecoming Weekend 2025
Homecoming Weekend 2025
Watch Recordings of Previous Events
BETHANY CONNECT SPEAKER SERIES
2024-2025 Academic Year
Sept. 11: Julie E. Bloemeke ’94, Two Truths and a Lie: On Life as a Poet
2022-2023 Academic Year
April 19: Evelyn del Cerro ’85, From WVBC to ABC Television
Feb. 22: Michael Hynes ’94, Reimagining Public Education
Jan. 17: Dave Sims ’75, No Such Thing as an Ordinary Day in the Life of a Sportscaster
Nov. 1: Dr. Catherine Gabor ’89, Sowing the Seeds of Leadership at Bethany College and Beyond
Oct. 1: Rev. Dr. Larry E. Grimes delivers the Grimes Lecture, Upon a Slender Stalk
Sept. 13: Beth Benatti Kennedy ’88, Career ReCharge: Do not go down the burnout escalator
2021-2022 Academic Year
March 30: Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, relieving stress and anxiety
March 23: Wheeling City Council member Rosemary Ketchum, LGBTQA
March 22: Doug Stanglin, Ukraine war
March 15: Bethany Fulbright Students, Bethany College experience from the perspective of a Fulbright student
March 15: Bethany Assistant Professor of History Ian Lanzillotti, “The Origins of the Russo-Ukrainian War: Putin’s Historical Delusions, Competing National Visions, and the Politics of NATO Enlargement.”
ALUMNI COUNCIL TOWN HALLS
2023-2024 Academic Year
2022-2023 Academic Year
Oct. 1: Angie Bado ’77 (moderator), President Dr. Jamie Caridi (speaker), Board of Trustees Chairman Ken Bado ’77 (speaker)
Remaining questions and answers that were not addressed at the Town Hall are available here.
2021-2022 Academic Year
April 5: Grant McLaughlin ’91 (moderator), Interim VP of Enrollment Services Tom Stein (speaker), Director of Alumni Engagement Deno Emili ’78 (speaker), Enrollment and Alumni Engagement
March 1: Sue Booth ’82 (moderator), Bethany President Dr. Jamie Caridi (speaker), Strategic Plan BUILD for a Lifetime
Jan. 12: Rick Clancy ’76 (moderator), Board of Trustees Chairman Ken Bado ’77 (speaker), Bethany College overview
LAST LECTURES
2021-2022 Academic Year
April 19: Dr. John Hull, “By the Numbers”
April 12: Professor Emerita Jan Forsty & Professor Emeritus John McGowan, “Title IX 50-year Anniversary and More”
ADDITIONAL ALUMNI EVENTS
2024-25 Academic Year
Oct. 11: Alumni Awards Celebration
Oct. 12: Grimes Lecture Series featuring Dave Wottle
2022-2023 Academic Year
April 21-22: Women & Leadership Symposium featuring a variety of speakers
2021-2022 Academic Year
March 25: Women & Leadership with Martha Pomerantz and Beth Van Riper Miller (moderator), A Conversation on Women and Leadership
Feb. 23: Zoom Session with Head Football Coach Brandon Robinson, Introduction and Q&A
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