Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany Lutheran College
Motto "ΕΝΟΣ ΕΣΤΙΝ ΧΡΕΙΑ" or One Thing Needful
Type Private
Established 1927
Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Endowment $43,614,000 (as of 2014)[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

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. [2]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chronicle of Higher Education Sortable Endowments table by Fiscal Year 2013–2014". NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 29, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Official Athletics Site of the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings". Bethany Lutheran College. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Lambert, Bruce (12 May 1993). "Marvin M. Schwan, 64, Builder Of a Billion-Dollar Food Empire". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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