Teaching and Learning Team

Julie Finnern, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning 
j-finnern@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2017

Education:
University of South Dakota—Ed.D.
University of Minnesota—M.A.
Wheaton College—B.A.

Meg Hintz

Director of Student Success
meg-hintz@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2026

Education:
Bethel University—MBA
University of Minnesota—B.S.

Mary Michener

Education:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis—Ed.D.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis—B.S.

Kathleen Sipprell

Director of Academic Advising
k-sipprell@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2014

Education:
Northwestern University—B.S.
University of St. Thomas—M.A.
Sotheby’s Art Institute—M.A.

Matthew Thiesen

University Library Director
m-thiesen@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2024

Education:
University of North Texas—M.S. 
Western Seminary—M.A. 
Grace University—B.A.

Kara Wicklund

Director of Instructional and Media Design
k-wicklund@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2011

Education:
Bethel University—EdD
Bethel University—MA
Northwestern University St. Paul—BS

Virginija M. Wilcox

Associate Dean of International and Off-Campus Programs
virginija-wilcox@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2021

Education:
University of South Dakota—MA
Black Hills State University—BA