HC 1058 Summary

• Recognizes Bethel College on the occasion of its 70th anniversary of establishment in 1947 in Mishawaka, Indiana.

• Established approximately 11 academic programs during its first decade, including the Teacher Education Program in 1955, and now offers more than 50 areas of study.

• Intercollegiate athletic programs were approved in 1958, with the first intercollegiate basketball game played in 1959.

• Ranked as a Top Tier Midwestern College for 13 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report, recognized in the Top 100 of 4,500 colleges nationally for character education, and ranked number two nationally by Washington Monthly for proportion of students engaged in community service.

• Indiana General Assembly congratulates Bethel College and directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of the resolution to college president Gregg Chenoweth, Ph.D.