Embrace the Community Day – 2022

Serve one another humbly and in love. These words by the Apostle Paul written in his letter to Galatia resonates with the Bushnell community in terms of how we serve others. Embrace the Community, better known around campus as ETC Day, is a time where we pause classes for the day and allow our students,…

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Samantha Silver Wins NAIA Character Award

Official NAIA Release Bushnell senior softball player Samantha Silver has been named the winner of the NAIA’s Dr. Leroy Walker Champion of Character Award, as announced as part of the NAIA’s National Awards Day on September 15. Silver is Bushnell’s first recipient of any NAIA major award and was the third Beacon to be nominated…

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Bushnell Students Return with Record Undergraduate Enrollment

As the 2022-23 academic year gets underway at Bushnell University, undergraduate enrollment has reached record numbers and graduate student enrollment has nearly rebounded from pre-pandemic levels. With an overall enrollment of more than 700 students and a traditional undergraduate student body of nearly 400 students, Bushnell is reaching numbers not achieved before.  Of the 700…

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Bushnell University School of Nursing Ranked in the Top 10 Best Online Nursing BSN Programs

Eugene, OR — Bushnell University received the #8 ranking from OnlineU, a higher education publisher who evaluated online nursing program’s across the country. Their methodology is based on a Salary Score metric. “At #8, BU alumni are earning well above the median and more than most nursing grads across the country,” says Adrian Ramirez of…

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Center for Leadership & Ethics Summer Forum: Engaging People

  On Friday June 10th, Business leaders joined together at the Summer Center for Leadership & Ethics (CLE) event, Engaging People. It was a chance for friends to return to campus last Friday and as well as connecting new friends to the Bushnell community. Check out the photos from this special event and review the…

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Bushnell University Announces Fulbright Award for 2022-2023

June 10, 2022 Eugene, OR— Bushnell University is pleased to announce that Dr. Doyle Srader has received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2022-2023 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. Doyle Srader is one of over 800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research and teach…

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Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX and the History of Bushnell Women’s Athletics

June 2022 marks the 50th anniversary Title IX, a pivotal turning point in the history or higher education in America. Read the full story on Bushnellbeacons.com. Enacted as a follow up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX was a landmark gender equity law, passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972,…

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UCC and Bushnell University to sign agreement for local bachelor’s degree offering

  Bachelor’s Degree Now Offered on the UCC Campus ROSEBURG, Ore., May 31, 2022 — Students interested in pursuing a degree in psychology can now complete a bachelor of science degree on the UCC campus in Roseburg with a new agreement between Umpqua Community College and Bushnell University.   Watch the story on KEZI 9 news…

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Impacting the Trajectory of Business

Throughout its history, Bushnell University has developed academic programs in response to the needs of industry. Business, leadership, and technology are no exception. For over 40 years, management courses have been part of the curriculum. In the late 1980’s, the degree completion program launched with management as its primary draw, attracting working adults who were…

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Visit James Bushnell’s Grave at Historic Pioneer Luper Cemetery over Memorial Day Weekend – May 28, 29, 30

Luper Pioneer Cemetery will open the vehicle gate at 30391 Beacon Drive West (north of Eugene’s Santa Clara neighborhood) from 9 AM to 4 PM May 28, 29, 30 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) so people can walk the grounds and take a self-guided tour of this historic site. Every year students from Bushnell University work…

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