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Beacons Exit Tournament in Shootout

MEDFORD, Ore.  – A pair of Penalty Kicks in regulation were just an appetizer as the Bushnell men’s soccer team played to a draw with No. 2-seed Carroll College on Monday in the semifinals of the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament. Their second straight shootout didn’t go the way the Beacons would have liked as the…

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Beacons Shock Top-Seeded EOU in PK’s

MEDFORD, Ore.  – They say where there is a will, there is a way. Bushnell men’s soccer will tell you where there is a Will Haberfield, there is a way to the CCC semifinals. The senior Goalkeeper pulled off one of the most impressive performances in school history on Saturday night, making the save on…

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Beacon Women Crush Records in Arizona

RESULTS BUCKEYE, Ariz. – The Bushnell women’s golf team closed the Firestorm Fall Invitational on Wednesday with the best round in school history and in the process finished off the best three-round tournament of all-time at Verrado Golf Club. Bushnell shot a combined 319 in the third round, breaking 320 for the first time ever and…

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Staff Spotlights: Andrea Niemeyer ’21

EUGENE, Ore. — When the lights come up in Bushnell’s chapel or a campus event begins, Andrea Niemeyer ’21 is behind the scenes using her technical gifts to help others step forward, share their stories, and worship freely. As Bushnell’s media services lead technician, she views her work not just as production but as a form of service to the campus…

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Faculty Features: Dr. Brian Kaelin

For Dr. Brian Kaelin, stepping onto Bushnell University’s campus for the first time was more than a visit: it was a calling. “The very first time that I stepped onto the campus, I thought to myself, ‘This is a place I’d love to teach,’” he recalled. “It was literally the moment we arrived — meeting people, seeing…

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Beacon Magazine: New Life for a Cherished Old Friend

Bushnell University kicked off the 130th academic year on August 26, 2025 at the annual Convocation Chapel. The event included a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the reopening of a renovated Goodrich Hall and the newly constructed Donna Racine Pomajevich Bell Tower, followed by a blessing and a first official ringing of the Bells at Bushnell….

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Beacon Magazine: Our Greatest Cloud of Witnesses

130 Years of Wisdom, Faith, and Service Excerpts from President Womack’s Address at the 130th Convocation Chapel, August 26, 2025 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked…

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Catching up with Everyone Village

EUGENE, Ore. — From its beginnings in 2021 through it continuing plans for the future, Everyone Village has been guided by God’s plan. Village founder and Executive Director Gabe Piechowicz ’19 highlights that “God is opening doors I didn’t even know I was looking for.” These words, shared years ago, still resonate today, as Everyone…

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History Made with Shutout Victory

EUGENE, Ore.  – 15 years to the day after their last win against Corban University, the Bushnell men’s soccer team shutout their Willamette Valley rivals 2-0, and earned their school-record ninth win of the season in the process. The Beacons (9-3-2, 3-3-2 CCC) out-shot Corban (4-7-2, 2-4-2) 14-5 in the game and allowed just one…

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Bushnell Keeps Streak Alive, Ends Another

EUGENE, Ore.  – For the first time in school history, the Bushnell women’s soccer team has won five straight contests, and for the first time have won six Cascade Conference matches in a season as they came from behind to defeat Corban University on Thursday night, 2-1. The win was also Bushnell’s first victory over…

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