Bethel Magazine Fall 2019

Strong Academics

an English major with an economics minor, completed her Bethel degree in Washington, D.C., through the American Studies Program. Since graduating, she has participated in American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Fellowship program, worked as a legislative assistant to an Oklahoma Congressman, filled several positions at AthenaHealth in Massachusetts and is currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate at Vanderbilt Law School. “At Bethel, I was exposed to psychology, history, literature, philosophy, theology, economics, languages, and fine arts. I was taught to interweave these disciplines, think critically and communicate effectively about them, consider new perspectives, and develop informed thoughts and opinions. In short, I learned well how to learn well.” AMY (BAKER) BADDLEY ‘14,

LAURA GLASS ‘15,

a mathematics and Spanish major with an accounting minor, currently serves as Lead Compliance Analyst at Stryker Corporation (Portage, Mich.). She earned her M.S. in Business Analytics from Michigan State University (MSU) and is currently working on an M.S. in Marketing Research, also at MSU.While at Bethel, Glass was mentored by Alice Ramos, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, who sparked her interest in Data Science and Data Analytics. This interest led her to graduate school and her current position. “The professors in the Bethel math department challenged me every day to become a better student. Overall, I learned how to be a problem solver. I now know how to approach difficult problems with a freedom and willingness to look at it from multiple angles before reaching a solution.”

Spiritual Formation

KEVIN BROWN ‘15,

SARA MOULD ‘14,

an intercultural studies major, began a 2-year internship with the Christian and Missionary Alliance after graduating from Bethel. While traveling and serving in Africa, Mould applied to the Peace Corps, where she worked with an environmental foundation in Armenia until she returned to the United States last June. The variety of skills Mould developed through her classes at Bethel prepared her well for her career. Mould particularly values the way her classes challenged her to dig into Scripture and become a critical thinker, which has helped her assess situations in cross- cultural environments in her career from religious, cultural and historical contexts. “The education I received from Bethel helped widen my worldview and helped me see things from different perspectives.”

a youth ministry and adolescent studies major, currently serves as Family Pastor at Grabill Missionary Church, Grabill, Ind., where he partners with parents, recruits small group leaders, and leads staff members in nursery through college ministries. As a Bethel student, Brown served as an RA in Oakwood-Slater Hall, was part of the Urban Ministry Experience in South Bend, served as the student Spiritual Life Director and worked in the mailroom. He says that his time spent at Bethel helped him to look more like Jesus in his relationships with other people and in his academics. “I felt like my church growing up helped me in my faith, but Bethel took it to the next level by challenging me on the why and how to make it my own.”

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FALL 2019