by Steffanie Lindgren ’10

New Student Body President Tyler Sura and Vice President Amber Oslin

Bethel students have elected Tyler Sura, a sophomore from Chanhassen, Minn., majoring in chemistry, as their student body president. Amber Oslin, a sophomore from Woodbury, Minn., majoring in business, was chosen as vice president. It was one of the largest elections ever for the student body, with more than 1,143 students voting.

“The student body president and vice president play a significant role in representing Bethel students both within and outside of Bethel,” explains Jeremiah Johnson, who is concluding two years as student body president. “The student body president’s collaboration with the administration can have a strong impact on student life.”

Along with representing students to administration, the student body president and vice president oversee the different branches of the Bethel Student Association, including intercultural programs, student activities, and student ministries as well as more than 30 student clubs. BSA’s mission is to develop students God-given gifts and inspire them to be used in kingdom building ways by connecting them with events opportunities and solutions within Bethel and beyond.

During the election, Sura and Oslin said, “Our primary goal for BSA is to create a presidency that will communicate well with the students and address issues important to the students. The mission of BSA revolves around serving students, and we both place the utmost value in that mission.”