Schedule
Friday, October 26
Saturday, October 27
Sunday, October 28
Friday, October 26
Take a Break in the Library
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Library Fireside Lounge HC, 3rd level
Check your email; browse the daily newspaper, magazines, and kids’ books; relax on comfortable sofas; and explore library resources and new tech gadgets.
Family Weekend Information Booth
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Community Life Center Lobby
Visit the information booth to pick up your name tags, tickets for the weekend, football passes, and schedule of events.
Campus Store Open
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed during chapel)
Brushaber Commons, 2nd level
Stop by and enjoy a special 20% Family Weekend discount on Bethel apparel and emblematic merchandise!
Chapel with your Student
10:20-11 a.m.
Benson Great Hall, Community Life Center
Experience one of the hallmarks of Bethel: student-led worship and an inspiring speaker.
Family Weekend Lunch
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monson Dining Center, Brushaber Commons, 3rd level
Cost: $8.50/adult; $4/child (ages 4-11)
StrengthsFinder 101
1-4 p.m.
BC468 (Brushaber Commons, 4th level)
As part of the Bethel experience, most students take the StrengthsFinder tool to discover more of who God has created them to be. We invite you to this three-hour session to promote deeper understanding and conversation with your son or daughter. In order to participate in this session, you must purchase the StrengthsFinder 2.0 book (available online or at your local bookstore), take the online StrengthsFinder test explained in the book, and submit your top five themes to parents@bethel.edu by Friday, October 19. Be sure to bring your book to this session.
Free, but reservations are required.
Facilitated by Linda Schubring, Director of Alumni and Parent Services
Campus Tour
2:00 p.m.
Meet in the Community Life Center lobby
See the beauty of Bethel’s campus in the fall and tour the recently completed Brushaber Commons student center.
Dinner with Your Student
Visit the Monson Dining Center or check out a local Twin Cities area restaurant.
Women's Hockey vs. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
7 p.m.
Bethel Arena - National Sports Center
Bethel Jazz Orchestra Concert
7:30 p.m.
Benson Great Hall, Community Life Center
Relax with the stellar sounds of Bethel’s talented jazz musicians.
Free.
Men's Hockey vs. Saint John's University
8 p.m.
Fogarty Ice Arena
Saturday, October 27
Take a Break in the Library
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Library Fireside Lounge HC, 3rd level
Check your email; browse the daily newspaper, magazines, and kids’ books; relax on comfortable sofas; and explore library resources and new tech gadgets.
Family Weekend Information Booth
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Community Life Center lobby
Stop in to say hello and get your tickets, football passes, and the weekend schedule.
Prayer Breakfast (Continental breakfast menu)
8:45-10 a.m.
3900 Grill, Brushaber Commons, 3rd level
Join other parents and family members to pray for Bethel students, staff, and families. Experience fellowship and mutual encouragement.
Cost: $5/ person.
Campus Store Open
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Brushaber Commons, 2nd level
Stop by and enjoy a special 20% Family Weekend discount on Bethel apparel and emblematic merchandise!
Parent Sessions (choose one)
10:15-11:15 a.m.
"Career Development and Calling Resources for Your Student"
The Underground (Brushaber Commons, 2nd level)
Ninety-six percent of Bethel’s graduates in 2010 who responded to a survey reported that they were employed, in graduate school, or serving with a volunteer organization such as the Peace Corps within six months of finishing at Bethel. Now that’s career planning! Learn about the resources Bethel offers to help your student achieve similar success.
Dave Broza, Director, Office of Career Development and Calling
"Spiritual Transformation"
Olson Boardroom (Brushaber Commons, 4th level)
Find out about Bethel’s mission and model of spiritual transformation and how, as a holistic community, that is lived out in the lives of students. Hear about Bethel’s fourfold commitment to Christian development, and the opportunities for students to grow in each of these areas through a variety of programs and experiences.
Donna Johnson, Assistant Campus Pastor
"Letting Go—How Does That Work?"
BC468 (Brushaber Commons, 4th level)
This discussion will focus on the balance between encouraging your student to develop his or her own individuality yet maintaining a healthy connection. Learn how to do that delicate dance of connection and concern without control.
Dan and Judy Rotach, licensed therapists and Bethel parents
Family Weekend Lunch
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monson Dining Center, Brushaber Commons, 3rd level
Gear up for the big game over a meal with your student.
Royals Football vs. Hamline
1 p.m.
Royal Stadium, Bethel campus
Family Weekend Tent
1 p.m.
West End Zone, Royal Stadium
Women's Soccer at St. Thomas
1 p.m.
Men's and Women's Cross Country
2 p.m.
MIAC Championships
Como Park Golf Course
Men's Soccer at St. Thomas
3:30 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. Saint Mary's University
5:30 p.m.
Fogarty Ice Arena
Women's Volleyball vs. St. Thomas
6 p.m.
Robertson Center Gym
Dinner with Your Student
Visit the Monson Dining Center or check out a local Twin Cities area restaurant.
Bethel Music Department Fall Concert
7:30 p.m.
Benson Great Hall, Community Life Center
All of Bethel’s choirs, the Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra combine talents for a splendid evening of music that features something for everyone.
Free.
Sunday, October 28
Worship with Your Student at an Area Church
Take advantage of the opportunity to attend a service with your son or daughter at a local church! For suggestions, check out the church directory or contact the Office of Church Ministries at 651.638.6301 (800.255.8706, ext. 6301).