|
In preparation for Discover Bethany Day, held March 4, 2006 on the Bethany campus, Bethany College Ambassadors asked students why they love being at Bethany. The following are student responses. The student ambassadors capped the list at 125 in honor of the college’s 125th anniversary.
|
1. Community people are really nice!
2. The cafeteria food!
3. An excellent biology program!
4. Softball program is very competitive!
5. Coach May is great!
6. Very accepting of international students!
7. A multicultural society!
8. Professors are easily approachable!
9. Fun student activities held on campus!
10. Good location – small town, but close to bigger cities!
11. Meet everlasting friends!
12. Small campus!
13. You are not just a number!
14. Professors know you on a one-to-one basis!
15. Good small town feeling!
16. Being a Swede!
17. School spirit!
18. Scholarships!
19. Home away from home!
20. Ability to network to find great jobs!
21. Advisors are awesome and willing to do amazing things for you!
22. People are genuinely nice and friendly!
23. Bethany feels like home!
24. You can be a big fish in a little pond, which prepares you to be a big fish
in a big pond!
25. Best school in KCAC--for the quality it is reasonably priced!
26. Chairs in the library are absolutely amazing!
27. Walt the security guard is here to keep us safe!
28. Our sidewalks give us character!
29. We have Rockar Stockar!
30. Free printing, laundry, and internet!
31. You do not have to walk more than five minutes to get to class when it’s freezing out!
32. Noni is our pastor!
33. We get a spiritual half hour every MWF!
34. Our campus is surrounded by a town scattered with Dala horses!
35. You know everyone you meet!
36. Everyone learns your name quickly!
37. Feel safe on campus!
38. Helpful staff!
39. Beautiful campus!
40. Athletics!
41. Central location in Kansas!
42. So many opportunities to explore!
43. The professors are concerned with my progress!
44. Professors offering to take the time to provide learning experiences that
don’t happen in the
classroom!
45. Professors are concerned about me personally!
46. Professors willing to give up their time to make sure we are safe and
healthy!
47. The great pre-med program!
48. I wanted to play basketball!
49. Music programs!
50. My parents attended Bethany!
51. My siblings went here!
52. The size and values!
53. It has lots of squirrels!
54. I love being a Swede!
55. The solid relationships with my professors, peers, and other staff!
56. The atmosphere!
57. The wonderful education program!
58. I felt at home the first time I walked on campus!
59. The science program has an almost 100% acceptance rate into medical school!
60. I have formed lifelong friendships here. . .oh, and my boyfriend counts, too!
61. The liberal-arts education Bethany offers is an asset to my
education and will give me a boost in the real world when I graduate and move on.
62. The tennis program!
63. The people are great!
|
64. The opportunities to be involved!
65. You can always find something to do here!
66. The friendly community!
67. My grade point average is important!
68. I want the one-on-one attention!
69. I am receiving a strong education!
70. I am getting a strong start to the future career that I have chosen!
71. The tight-knit community that knows one another and works together!
72. Learning from professors with published works!
73. The school has a great reputation with the locals!
74. The musical talent in chapel services!
75. The campus is beautiful in the snow!
76. Lindsborg has a special charisma. The town glows with warmth!
77. I get a chance to be a student and an athlete, and people respect both sides of my career!
78. The dorms are nice, especially with all the free services (laundry, kitchen, internet, etc)!
79. The music department is top notch!
80. We have the acclaimed Messiah Festival!
81. We have Coronado Heights and the Old Mill Museum!
82. All of the free t-shirts you can collect!
83. We have a new Web site!
84. We have residence halls AND campus houses!
85. Intramurals are super fun!
86. Being able to take any class you want, especially those totally opposite your major!
87. The ability to contract with WSU for special classes!
88. Nurse Judy is amazing!
89. The Student Life staff are like your best friends!
90. Career Services can help you find a job now or in the future!
91. Campus jobs are so easy to get and awesome to have!
92. The BASS office is such a great help!
93. The great business program!
94. Good golf team!
95. Small classes with good access to professors!
96. Great small-town and yet very open-minded atmosphere!
97. You learn to appreciate the small-town life!
98. Meeting amazing people!
99. A winning track team!
100. Learning lessons for life!
101. Being able to develop my whole self in a liberal-arts-based college!
102. Great education!
103. To have life long goals met!
104. To continue to follow God’s will for my life!
105. Experience life away from home!
106. A chance to participate in collegiate sports!
107. Swedish, Lutheran background!
108. It feels right!
109. Small class settings!
110. Experiential learning!
111. A chance to study abroad!
112. The honors program!
113. I am being challenged!
114. Bethany has a wonderful history!
115. The accepting ecumenical ministry opportunities!
116. Great chapel services!
117. A great criminal justice program!
118. Local fraternities and sororities!
119. Chess School in town!
120. Lots of visiting dignitaries!
121. Free computer lab!
122. No big city traffic!
123. Fabulous admissions staff!
124. Great power house football!
125. Fantastic theatre program!
|
AND THE LIST GOES ON!!!!!!
|
