Bethany Lutheran College

For the nearby theological seminary, see Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. For other schools with similar names, see Bethany College (disambiguation).

Bethany Lutheran College
Motto	"ΕΝΟΣ ΕΣΤΙΝ ΧΡΕΙΑ" or One Thing Needful
Type	Private
Established	1927
Affiliation	Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Endowment	$28.7 million^[1]
President	Gene Pfeifer
Academic staff	75 (35 adjunct)
Students	600 undergraduate
Location	Mankato, Minnesota, USA 44°09′59″N 93°59′27″W / 44.16638°N 93.99087°W / 44.16638; -93.99087Coordinates: 44°09′59″N 93°59′27″W / 44.16638°N 93.99087°W / 44.16638; -93.99087
Campus	Medium city, 50 acres (20 ha)
Colors	Red and white (athletics also uses black)
Mascot	Viking
Website	www.blc.edu

Old Main, built in 1911.

Trinity Chapel

Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) is a private residential liberal arts college in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1927, BLC is a Christian coeducational college operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The campus overlooks the Minnesota River valley in a community of 53,000.

History

Bethany Ladies College opened in 1911 with 44 students and a faculty of four. In 1927, the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (now known as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod) purchased the campus for dual use as both a high school (Bethany Lutheran High School; closed in 1969) and junior college (Bethany Lutheran College). In 1946 Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (BLTS) began as a department of the college; in 1975 it became a separate institution.

In 2001 Bethany awarded its first baccalaureate degrees, completing a five-year transition from its 74-year history as a junior college.

Timeline

1911: Bethany Ladies College opens
1927: Norwegian Synod purchases college
1946: Seminary opens
1969: High school closes
1999: Baccalaureate programs begin
2001: First BA degrees granted

Licensures, certifications, and pre-professional programs

Secondary Education
- Communication Arts and Literature (5-12)
- Social Studies (5-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
Coaching Certificate
Pre-Professional
- Dentistry
- Engineering
- Law
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Seminary
- Veterinary

Extracurriculars

Students have the opportunity to participate in various activities on campus.

Choir
Drama
Intramural Athletics
Music
Scholastic Leadership Society
Speech/Forensics
Student Activities Committee
Student Leadership Institute
Student Publications and Communications
- BLC Studios
- Fidelis (Yearbook)
- Inkwell (Student literary magazine)
- The Scroll (Campus newspaper)
Student Senate

Athletics

The Vikings are members of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division III. The school offers the following sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men and women's cross country, men and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, volleyball and men's and women's track & field.

Presidents

Number	Name	Years	Notes
1	Rev. Holden Olsen	1927-1929
2	Rev. Walter E. Buszin	1929-1930	interim
3	Rev. Dr. Sigurd Christian Ylvisaker	1930-1950
4	Rev. Dr. Bjarne Wollan Teigen	1950-1970
5	Rev. Raymond Branstad	1970-1977
6	Rev. Theodore A. Aaberg	1977-1978	interim
7	Prof. Norman Holte	1978-1982
8	Dr. Marvin G. Meyer	1982-2002
9	Dr. Dan R. Bruss	2003–2015
10	Dr. Gene Pfeifer	2015-

Notable graduates

1949 - Marvin Schwan, founder of the Schwan Food Company.^[2]

References

↑ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/12/obituaries/marvin-m-schwan-64-builder-of-a-billion-dollar-food-empire.html Marvin Schwan's Obituary in the New York Times

External links

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Colleges and universities in Minnesota

Public institutions	Bemidji State Metropolitan State Minnesota State, Mankato MSU Moorhead St. Cloud State Southwest Minnesota State UMC UMD UMM UMR University of Minnesota Winona State

Private institutions	Adler AFLBS Augsburg Bethany Lutheran Bethel Carleton Concordia (Moorhead) Concordia (St. Paul) Crossroads Crown Dunwoody Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Luther Seminary Macalester Minneapolis College of Art and Design Martin Luther North Central Northwestern Northwestern Health Sciences Oak Hills St. Benedict/St. John's St. Catherine Saint Mary's St. Olaf St. Scholastica St. Thomas

Community/technical colleges	Alexandria TC Anoka TC Anoka-Ramsey CC Central Lakes Century Dakota County TC Fond du Lac Tribal CC Hennepin TC Hibbing CC Inver Hills CC Itasca CC Lake Superior Leech Lake Tribal Mesabi Range CTC Minneapolis CTC MSC-Southeast Technical Minnesota State CTC Minnesota West CTC Normandale CC North Hennepin CC Northland CTC Pine TC Rainy River CC Red Lake Nation CC Riverland CC Rochester CTC St. Cloud TCC Saint Paul CTC South Central Vermilion CC White Earth Tribal CC

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Full members	Bethany Lutheran Crown Martin Luther Minnesota Morris North Central Northland Northwestern-St. Paul St. Scholastica Wisconsin–Superior

Associate members	Eureka Greenville Iowa Wesleyan MacMurray Westminster

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