Student Life

Bushnell Celebrates Achievements at Honors Convocation

PHOTO GALLERY LIVE RECORDING EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University celebrated the academic achievements of its students at the annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, May 2, 2024, inside the Morse Center. Additionally, the Associated Students of Bushnell University (ASBU) presented awards to outstanding faculty and staff members, as well as top-performing students and campus club of…

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Beacons Celebrate 2023-2024 at the Iggy Awards

PHOTO GALLERY LIVE RECORDING EUGENE, Ore.  – The 2024 Iggy Awards took place on Wednesday night as the Bushnell Athletic department honored the best of the best achievements of their 17 teams and over 250 student-athletes. In addition, the 2024 Senior Class was honored. Award Winners included: Perseverance Award: Jessie Matthews, Volleyball and Perseverance Award: Kell Schwers,…

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Former Beacon Sam Silver Selected to Represent UniUSA at FISU World Forum

OFFICIAL RELEASE EUGENE, Ore. – UniUSA announced this week it will be sending two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) student-athletes to the International University Sports Federation (FISU), FISU World Forum in Zagreb, Croatia, August 27-31, to serve as representatives for the USA at the worldwide event. The FISU World Forum is an opportunity for…

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CCC Announces First Beach All-Conference Team

EUGENE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference announced the first official All-CCC team and special awards for Beach Volleyball on Wednesday and Bushnell University was well represented. Adding one more impressive honor to her illustrious career, senior Halle Neumann was named the Co-Attacker of the Year for the CCC. Neumann played in the No. 1 pair…

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Indoor Track and Field Highlights Impressive Winter Sports Season

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University’s winter athletic season recently concluded, marked by impressive achievements and records across various sports.   Overall, the Beacons garnered significant conference recognition, with four Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Players of the Week and five athletes honored with All-Conference accolades. Additionally, 16 winter athletes received Academic All-Conference honors for maintaining a…

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Bushnell Debuts New Home Courts Against Portland

BOX SCORE | EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University Athletics and Grace Community Fellowship held a dedication for the Beacon’s new Beach Volleyball courts on Sunday, ahead of their official home opener against the University of Portland. The Pilots pulled out a 3-2 victory to spoil the grand opening on a day plagued by typical Oregon wind…

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Bushnell and Grace Community Fellowship to Dedicate Beach Courts

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University Athletics and Grace Community Fellowship will hold a dedication for the Beacon’s new Beach Volleyball courts on Sunday, March 10 at approximately 11:45 am. The ribbon cutting and a ceremonial First Serve will take place at the end of the second service at Grace and ahead of the first official…

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Schexnayder Places 12th at NAIA Indoor Championship

BROOKINGS, S.D.  – The Bushnell men’s track & field team sent an athlete to the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships for the first time as Freshman Jermaine Schexnayder competed in the Triple Jump on Saturday, posting a 12th place result and improving on his school record mark. Schexnayder broke his own indoor triple jump record once…

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Slifka Breaks Career Scoring Record in Final Game

LA GRANDE, Ore.– Aspen Slifka broke Bushnell’s all-time scoring record in the final game of her career as the Beacons fell to Eastern Oregon, 83-62, in a Cascade Collegiate Conference Quarterfinal game. Slifka wraps up an incredible career with 1,843 points, passing Morgan McKinney (1,830) for the top spot on the all-time scoring list. The senior…

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Schlabach Scores 2000th Point in Regular Season Finale

LA GRANDE, Ore. – Senior Stevie Schlabach completed a milestone that no Bushnell player has accomplished in 33 years on Saturday as he scored his 2000th career point in a 93-86 loss to Eastern Oregon University in the final game of the regular season. Schlabach, who currently has 2,008 points, is the third player to break through…

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