The Bethel Provost Office collection dates primarily between 1965 to 2008 and spans 19.5 cubic feet.

The first section of the collection contains folders by topic for Bethel University and Seminary. Topics include—but are not limited to—academic and lifestyle policies, spending, degree programs, news items, and institutional organization. The Assessment folder contains documents relating to a 1990s committee to research student achievement and improve teaching.

The Bethel College San Diego folder contains business plans relating to the San Diego campus.

The Bethel Seminary Series includes folders related to finances and development of Seminary programs.

The Baptist General Conference Series, Bethel Executive Coordinating Council folder contains documents relating to service learning and the Executive Ministry Team.

The Blandin Foundation folder contains documents for the development of a professional development program for Minnesota private college faculty members.

The Budget Series contains documents for various programs related to the University, Ministry teams, and Seminary.

Bush Foundation (Grant) Series contains folders detailing a faculty development program.

The Career Placement folder contains documents about the creation of the Career Development Office.

The Computer Strategic Computer Planning folder contains documents about new technology policies in the 1990s.

The Chemical Dependency Program folder contains documents about the training program and licensure.

The Community Life Center (CLC) folder contains documents about the preparations for construction and the opening of the CLC.

The Covenant Eyes folder contains brochures on Christian internet usage accountability.

The Counseling folder contains documents about student counseling and the Masters in Counseling program at Bethel University.

The Consultant | Evaluator folder contains documents related to the Anthropology and Sociology majors.

The Daystar - Nairobi folder contains paperwork for the exchange student nursing partnership program, including travel documents and visas.

The Elderhostel folder contains documents for a week-long, campus-based summer camp at Bethel for ages 60 and older.

The Extension Series includes folders related to semester-long study visits to other universities.

The Facility Memos folder contains documents relating to facility expansion and construction.

The Faculty Series includes folders related to salary, faculty development, and hiring.

The Gamble-Skagmo Foundation folder contains documents relating to a grant for the integration of multicultural learning experiences.

The Harry S. Truman Foundation folder contains information about a scholarship awarded to students with future careers in public service.

The Healthy Workplace Boundaries folder contains a letter from Jay Barnes about RA Initiation that feels out of place.

The Heart of the City folder contains information about a ministry band.

The Housing folder contains documentation of new policies related to student housing.

The Human Resources Office folder contains documents related to personal leave, categories of employment, and compensation policies.

The John Minter Series contains documents related to salary comparison and hiring.

The Learning Resource Center (LRC) folder contains documents about the Bethel Library.

The Lifestyle Statement Series contains various editions of the Lifestyle Statement as it was revised and reconsidered over the years.

Lilly (Grant) subseries contains documents relating to faculty development programs.

The Los Angeles Film Studies Center folder contains acceptance letters and curriculum documents from the CCC partner program.

The MacLaurin Institute folder contains documents for an opportunity for a Bethel professor to teach at the University of Minnesota Christian school.

The College Marketing Team folder contains a timetable for marketing materials and a copy of the 1997 college rankings.

The McGrath/Murdock Project folder contains documents related to curriculum reform.

Minnesota Private Colleges Series contains documents related to Bethel’s participation in the Minnesota Private Colleges Council that comprises 18 private colleges and universities in the state.

The Missions Series contains documents from the Missions Taskforces at Bethel University.

The MR NET folder contains Articles of Incorporation and by-laws for the Minnesota Regional Network Corporation.

The Nature Trails folder contains documents related to the campus trails before the Russell Johnson Nature Trail.

The National Endowment for the Arts folder contains a Notice of Intent to apply for a grant and an Assurance of Compliance with Civil Rights Statutes note.

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Series contains documents related to evaluation and accreditation review visits to the University

The NCATE Series Accreditation 1968-69 and 1972 folder mentions the adoption of the 4-1-4 (J-Term/Interim) credit schedule.

Northwest Area Foundation Series contains files relating to a faculty and program development effort focused on improving the freshmen experience.

The National Science Foundation Series contains documents and folders for grant applications and projects.

The Ober Center Budget (FSU) folder contains documents relating to the Bethel Frogtown Summit University Partnership, funding and involvement at the Ober Community Center in St. Paul, which closed in 2019.

The Origins Revisited, 1989-91 folder contains documents relating to denominational views and teachings on the origins of life.

The Pew II folder contains documents relating to a grant focusing on multiculturalism at Bethel and partnering with overseas institutions.

The Productivity Initiative folder contains a document of answers collected at a listening lunch.

The Professional Status of Librarians folder contains policy and salary documents.

The Racial Harassment Policy folder includes a notice to the Bethel Community about the harrassment/stalking of a community member.

The Registrar folder contains policies on graduation requirements.

The Retention Studies folder contains a draft of the 1992 report.

The ROTC folder contains cross-enrollment agreement forms.

The Salvation Army and Bethel Cooperative Venture 1995 folder contains details about the Guild Hall (located at 286 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul) as a potential entity of the Ober Center and associated with the Bethel-FSU partnership.

The Seitoku University folder contains materials [mostly in Japanese] related to the women’s college in Chiba, Japan.

The Silliman University Partnership folder contains materials related to the college in Dumaguete City, Philippines.

The Student Academic Programs Committee (SPAC) folder contains a Russian Studies program proposal.

The Student Affairs Office folder contains policies, communiques, and documentation related to sexual harassment, alcohol use, housing, dancing on campus, pregnancy, coaching, disciplines, videogames, student sponsored events, campus traffic, and other lifestyle guidelines.

The Student Life Center folder contains presentation notes and meeting minutes.

The Union Gospel Mission folder contains documents related to the FSU partnership and the Ober Center.

The WBCS - KABY folder contains correspondence and documents related to a campus radio station.

The Year 2000 (Y2K) folder contains documents related to Interim/J-Term travel and flight concerns.



The first major series is the Christian College Consortium Series, containing folders related to the inter-school support network of Evangelical Christian colleges and universities.

The Miscellaneous folders contains material relating to international exchange programs, salary comparisons, the Council of Senior Academic Officers, and a document titled, “Goodbye from Carl Lundquist.”

The 1993 folder contains documents and materials related to Daystar University and the nursing program in Nairobi, Kenya.

The NLN Accreditation folder contains documents for the National League of Nursing. The Humanities Project folder contains documents relating to a program focusing on writing standards and internationalized curriculum.

The Students From China folder contains a picture brochure and course catalogue for Peking University in Beijing, China.

The Dean’s Council Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains reports and meeting minutes.

The Dean’s Council Subseries June 1983 folder contains materials about a week-long Deans meeting.

The Minority Concerns Task Force folder contains documents relating to multiculturalism, inclusivity, and racial minority groups, including correspondence about the police brutality against Rodney King, a moment which would spark the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

The Christianity and the Humanities folder contains materials relating to a 1983 Workshop.



The second major series in the collection is the Majors and Programs Series, which contains folders and sub-series related to specific degree programs within Bethel Seminary and University.

The Art Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains documents and materials relating to NYCAMS (NY Center for Art and Media Studies), the department chair position, student displays, APIFANY (Aunque Es De Noche), space modification, art gifting, security issues, and the Tour of Northern Europe in 1967.

The Art Subseries Art Gallery Guidelines folder includes articles about artistic freedom and nudity.

The Art Subseries Art and Nudity, Censorship, Freedom, etc. folder contains articles, standards for art at Wheaton, and a newspaper article on performance art on college campuses.

The Art Subseries Art Department Nudity and Censorship contains articles, correspondence and materials related to Christian views on art, project approval, and the 1983 Dialogue and Papers on the Board of Regents banning all nude artwork, organized into pro- and anti-nudity categories. The Art Subseries Christians in the Visual Arts archive (CIVA) folder contains correspondence related to the potential for the Art Department and Bethel University Archives to house the archives of CIVA.

The Athletics Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains documents relating to the Basketball Summer Camp 1986 trip to Sweden, strength and conditioning equipment purchases, sports on Sundays, and adding sports.

The Athletics Subseries Discontinuance of Wrestling Program, ‘85 folder contains correspondence and documents relating to athletics reductions in the 1980s.

The Athletics Subseries MIAC folder includes materials relating to athletic expansion and Title IX, a copy of the MIAC Constitution, and a MIAC Commissioner job description

The Athletics Subseries Hockey folder contains documents approving the program in 1978. The Athletics Subseries NCAA folder contains gender-equity surveys.

The Band folder contains correspondence with words of appreciation and information about the Spain tour.

The Biblical and Theological Studies Subseries Miscellaneous folder includes a document co-signed by students encouraging the faculty to give women equal consideration in the department’s job search.

The Biology Subseries Miscellaneous folder includes documents about department expansion and faculty additions.

The Biology Subseries Nuclear Regulatory Commission folder contains a 2002 Violation of Regulations document. The Business Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains copies of Bethel College “Business Deductions” and standards for tenure. The Dancing folder includes documents pertaining to changes in the campus-wide dancing policy. The Education Subseries Minnesota Association of College for Teacher Education folder includes copies of the Association’s Constitution and By-Laws

The Education Subseries NCATE folder includes documents and correspondence about Bethel’s withdrawal from NCATE in 2002.

The Education Subseries Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) folder contains materials about dropping the TESOL program

The Electronic Piano Laboratory folder contains equipment contracts and insurance documents. The Ethnomusicality folder contains documents pertaining to a joint music department and anthropology program. The Foreign Language Subseries Teaching folder contains documents about departmental objectives and standards of evaluation.

The General Education folder contains Christianity and Western Culture (CWC) documents.

The History Subseries Fides et Historia folder contains documents related to the Journal of the Conference on Faith and History. The Math Subseries Grant folder contains documents for summer research.

The Music Subseries Möller Organ Purchase, 1979 folder contains documents related to the donation and purchase of practice organs.

The Music Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains copies of the Bethel Music Alumni Newsletter from 1993 and 1994, with subjects including the retirement of Gordon Howell and performances planned for the Inaugural Year of the CLC.

The Music Subseries Touring Groups - Subsidy Funding Policy and Tour Management folder contains a 10-Year proposed tour schedule for all Bethel music ensembles The Nursing Subseries Miscellaneous folders contain a copy Latex Allergy policy endorsement, lists of Bethel applicants and graduates, a book list, copies of The Clarion and the NLN Certificate and documents related to the Elizabeth Tobey Johnson Scholarship and malpractice insurance. The Nursing Subseries Nursing Laboratory folder contains floorplans and budget documents.

The Nursing Subseries Taylor/Bethel 2/2 Articulation Agreement folder contains guidelines for pre-nursing students at Taylor University transferring to Bethel College.

The Nursing Subseries Philosophy folder contains programs for Visiting Philosopher events and documents pertaining to the Society of Christian Philosophers Conference at Bethel.

The Physics Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains materials related to participation in the Apparatus Competition.

The Physics Subseries 3M Grant folder contains documents related to a research grant for a summer project in 1983, producing a report titled "The Development of Interferometric Techniques for Studying Moving Magnetic Media Surfaces".

The Psychology Subseries M.A. in Counseling folder includes a proposal for a change in Statement of Affiliation status. The Social Work Subseries Miscellaneous folder contains documents about changes in Standard 7 and 11.