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Jan 16, 2023 179 likes •237 views

Faculty President Chris Gehrz Department of History Id like to give you all an invisible gift. A gift of a silent minute to think about those who have helped you become who you are today. Some of them may be here right now. Some may be

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Faculty President

Chris Gehrz Department of History

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“I’d like to give you all an invisible gift. A gift of a silent minute to think about those who have helped you become who you are today. Some of them may be here right now. Some may be far

away. Some, like my astronomy

professor, may even be in Heaven. But wherever they are, if they’ve loved you, and encouraged you, and wanted what was best in life for you, they’re right inside yourself.” (Fred Rogers, 2002)

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“We believe that in the end the impact

f one life upon another is probably

greater than the impact of an idea or a method of teaching or a favorable physical setting…. At Bethel we want

ur young people to enter into

personal contact with their teachers, and we hope to keep such academic paraphernalia as the curriculum, course credits, class hours, and examinations from getting in the way

f this relationship.” (Carl Lundquist, 1959)

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“I rarely find myself nostalgic for Bethel, but this film got at the heart of what I loved about that place, and what I still love about it…. I miss the sort of attitude towards teaching, students, and learning that comes forward in this documentary. It’s special, and it’s one of the reasons I’m glad I went to Bethel and want it to continue to exist…. Bethel’s distinctiveness isn’t in the campus, in the buildings, or even in some of its more obscure traditions. It’s in the relationships of faculty and students, and I’m so glad to see that was captured here.” (Sara Misgen ‘13)