Bethany College Campus
The campus was first laid out in the late nineteenth century, beginning with a single four-story building that held classrooms, administration, student and some faculty housing, dining facilities and a two story chapel with pipe organ. It has grown considerably since then, including six residence halls, 10 academic and administrative buildings, a major regional art gallery, athletic facilities and playing fields, and other facilities.
The campus was first laid out in the late nineteenth century, beginning with a single four-story building that held classrooms, administration, student and some faculty housing, dining facilities and a two story chapel with pipe organ. It has grown considerably since then, including six residence halls, 10 academic and administrative buildings, a major regional art gallery, athletic facilities and playing fields, and other facilities.
Outside Groups
Campus Housing Residence Halls are available for the months of June and July. Groups must reserve a minimum of 20 beds. Single and double rooms are available in the suite-style residence halls and single rooms are available in the apartment-style housing and New Hall. All campus housing is air conditioned.
The Stroble-Gibson Centennial Center is a 20,000 square foot facility attached to the Ray D. Hahn Physical Education Center. The combined Complex holds the main gymnasium, coaches' offices, locker rooms, 2 full size basketball courts, a main court that can be subdivided for intramural sports, indoor practices, and two-track lanes, and a baseball/softball hitting cage; along with the Athletic Training Room, Weight Room, and Cardio Room.
Wallerstedt Library is an integrated learning space connecting library resources, the Writing Center, and the Student Success Center (SSC).
Nelson Science Center houses the laboratory sciences and mathematics departments with faculty-designed labs for biology, chemistry and physics. The campus computer lab is located in Nelson Science and has fresh technology including high speed duplex-capable printers, DLP projectors, and Bluetooth wireless.
Bud Pearson Swedish Chapel and J.E. and L.E. Mabee Welcome Center was added to the Bethany landscape in 2014. The building’s location, purpose and design are all reflective of Bethany’s Lutheran and Swedish identity; it sits in the heart of campus and serves as the spiritual center for the Bethany community. The Pearson Chapel is used for spiritual worship and weekly chapel services. The Mabee Welcome Center houses the admissions offices and offers hospitality to all who visit Bethany College.
Presser Hall consists of a three-story building for offices, classrooms, music practice facilities, and the auditorium - which seats over 1,700 people and was designed to showcase annual presentations of the Messiah, George F. Handel’s well-known oratorio. The main floor is home to the offices of Advancement, Alumni Relations, Business, Registrar, Financial Aid, Human Resources, and the President. The other levels house the Music, English, Communication, & Theatre, Religion, and Philosophy departments.
Bethany College is home of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, a modern center for displaying art and hosting chamber music concerts, poetry readings, and educational seminars. The gallery has been an important cultural attraction in the state of Kansas since it opened in 1957. It was extensively renovated during 2011-12.
Birger Sandzén, for whom the gallery is named, was an artist and distinguished professor at Bethany for more than 52 years. The gallery is managed and owned by the Birger Sandzén Memorial Foundation.
Presser Hall consists of a three-story building for offices, classrooms, music practice facilities, and the auditorium - which seats over 1,700 people and was designed to showcase annual presentations of the Messiah, George F. Handel’s well-known oratorio. The main floor is home to the offices of Advancement, Alumni Relations, Business, Registrar, Financial Aid, Human Resources, and the President. The other levels house the Music, English, Communication, & Theatre, Religion, and Philosophy departments.
Messiah’s doors opened in 1908 when the fledgling community determined that a rising generation of youth, (including the students of the newly founded Bethany College,) while mostly fluent in the language and customs of their Swedish immigrant ancestors, yearned to worship in their own idiom. Although not technically part of the College, Messiah and Bethany are very closely affiliated through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
J.E. and L.E. Mabee Welcome Center
800.826.2281 x 8113
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admissions@bethanylb.edu
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
J.E. and L.E. Mabee Welcome Center
800.826.2281 x 8113
785.227.3380 x 8113
admissions@bethanylb.edu