Black History Month Events
January 25, 2019
Dr. Gretchen Eick
Historian & Professor at Friends University
“Committed Wichita Young People Changed the Nation: 1958, the Dockum Sit-ins” February 6 at 7 p.m. in the Bud Pearson Swedish Chapel
Rev. Allen Smith
St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, Salina, KS
Black History Month Celebration Brunch February 9 at 10 a.m. in the Wallerstadt Library, Lindquist Hall
Marie Johnson ’09
Local Historian
“The Lives of African Americans in Salina, Kansas During Segregation” February 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bud Pearson Swedish Chapel
Historian & Professor at Friends University
“Committed Wichita Young People Changed the Nation: 1958, the Dockum Sit-ins” February 6 at 7 p.m. in the Bud Pearson Swedish Chapel
Rev. Allen Smith
St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, Salina, KS
Black History Month Celebration Brunch February 9 at 10 a.m. in the Wallerstadt Library, Lindquist Hall
Marie Johnson ’09
Local Historian
“The Lives of African Americans in Salina, Kansas During Segregation” February 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bud Pearson Swedish Chapel
Dr. Chienyn Chi, Assistant Professor of English at Bethany College (bethanylb.edu), was invited to speak at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan about her book. The event highlighted interdisciplinary scholarship and global academic collaboration which Dr. Chi is integrating into her teaching at Bethany.
Bethany College today announced the establishment of the Dean Coughenour Endowed Scholarship in Business. The scholarship will be awarded annually to returning Bethany College business majors to support their continued studies and internship opportunities.
Bethany College (bethanylb.edu) is proud to highlight the pivotal role its faculty play in sustaining and developing local education programs. Through direct involvement in teacher preparation and community partnerships, Bethany College faculty are shaping the future of education in Kansas.
